Development and Design of Air Purifier Device
Prototype
Vedad Saletovi´ c, Adis J. Muminovi´ c
(B )
, Isad Šari´ c, and Nedim Pervan
Department of Mechanical Design, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sarajevo,
71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
adis.muminovic@mef.unsa.ba
Abstract. Air pollution is one of the main environmental problems today. It is
a problem which cannot be solved in many cities around the world. Sarajevo, as
main capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is one of those cities. Few times during
every year, Sarajevo is the most polluted city in the world, especially during winter
season. Taking in consideration that air pollution cannot be solved on global level
for one town or country, engineers are started to work on the devices that can
improve air quality in small closed spaces like offices, schools or homes. This
paper is focused on the design and development of an air purification device
intended for indoor use, full development process is presented, from initial design
to prototype manufacturing using additive manufacturing (3D printing).
Keywords: Air pollution · air purification · design · development · device
1 Introduction
Air quality is one of the biggest environmental problems today [1]. There are numerous
studies about air quality monitoring [2, 3] and different filtrations technologies. New
filtration technologies are developed constantly [4, 5]. Taking in consideration that air
pollution cannot be solved on a global level, or even in one city, like Sarajevo in Bosnia
and Hercegovina, there is growing research in the area of development of devices for
air purification inside closed spaces like schools, offices and homes [6]. Today market is
filled with air purification devices. These devices gain popularity in recent years because
peoples become more informed about health problems related to low air quality.
Through this paper full design and development process [7] of an air purification
device intended for indoor use is presented, from initial design to prototype manufac-
turing using additive manufacturing [8]. During process of development and design of a
new product there is always a goal to develop a product which properties will be better in
comparison to the other products available on the market [9]. Market success is depen-
dent on various factors (design and development time, price, shape, customer needs,
etc.). Focus of product developed in this research is on its unique design and function-
ality. All parts of a device are designed for manufacturing using additive manufacturing
(3D printing). This reduced manufacturing time to just few days. Goal of this design
is to offer it to everyone who have some types of desktop 3D printers so everyone can
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