Main Body:
1) Critical Requirement:
a. Hands Free Interface: The system must be able to operate without
any customer interaction. Process Heating must develop a
computer control system that can control flow rates in the system
to optimize the heat transfer efficiency. An example would be if
outboard motors are at full speed generating a lot of heat than the
fluid flow must automatically adjust to optimize the amount of heat
recycled. The opposite situation is if the outboard motors are not in
use then the system must sense that and stop the system
otherwise it would actually cool the hot water reservoir
b. Efficiency of System: This requirement is a numerical value of the
effectiveness of the system. The efficiency of each subsystem will
directly affect the efficiency of the whole system. Engineer has
specified that each subsystem must operate at higher than 40% for
the systems operating cost to break even. A requirement of 80%
has been placed on each subsystem to ensure the system as a
whole has a substantial benefit to the end user.
c. Manufacturing Costs: For Deffos Marina to desire this product the
manufacturing cost of each unit must be kept to a minimum so they
can still sell their boats at a completive price while still offering the
best possible product.
d. Engineering Cost: For my company to maximize profits from this
project we must keep engineering costs to a minimum. Since we
will be selling this product to Deffos Marina at a low profit margin
once the system is designed and approved we must keep the
upfront design costs as low as possible to ensure a quick return on
investment of this project.
e. Ease of Instillation: For Deffos Marina to desire this product they
want it to be a simple instillation into their boats. They have
requested that the system be so simple that any assembler can
read basic instructions and put it together. This will help in reducing
the required labor cost for Deffos Marina if a specialist is not
required for every build
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