Suzanne van Beek

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As this report described the first time the Fortune Cooker Project has been carried out, as well as the first time the product has been introduced to its aspired customers, this project has not yet been able to significantly contribute to development in the area of research. Although there have not been concrete results, such as the implementation of the product to the market, that would…

The experience of building the first prototypes has learned that the Fortune Cooker might be quite expensive to produce. Moreover, market research has pointed out that none of the test persons would be able this pay this amount of money. Research also shows that full technical functionality and good user-experience is the most important in designing for the people cooking on gas, whereas a low…

Prior to the general conclusions on this project, the conclusions on The Product, The People and The Market will shortly be repeated. These conclusions are used in the realization of a List of Requirements and Wishes for the Fortune Cooker with a target group in Morocco, and a new Business Model Canvas. Both results can be used in the continuation of the project, as they give an idea of what the…

Need for the Fortune Cooker Below a short overview is shown of the fuel consumption of the test persons. Also an indication of the available budget of the test persons for the Fortune Cooker is given. Fuel consumption   Test person Amount of gas bottles per month Price of one gas bottle Rabeha 4 40 Dh Latifa 3 44 Dh Zara 2 ½ 44 Dh Hanane unknown 40 Dh…

In this chapter we will give the main findings of the user research we carried out. The findings are divided in two categories: direct and indirect. Findings falling in the “direct” category are those that can directly be included in the list of requirements; simple requirements like the size of the pan that should fit in the Fortune Cooker. Indirect influences generally need more research before…

First of all, we can conclude that the heat input from the sun is not enough to compensate the heat loss. Thus, this aspect should be further improved to maintain a required temperature for cooking. In the next alineas calculations are made on how long food can stay warm enough for cooking, considering the current prototypes. As the heat input from the sun was very low, only the heat loss is…

The Fortune Cooker is a clean cook stove that aims to eliminate the use of open fire or inefficient stoves as well as reduce the amount of fuel to be used during cooking. It does that by combining solar energy with a second heat source, which can entail a variation on the rocket stove or a more common heat source like electricity or gas. The functioning of the Fortune Cooker is based on the idea…

Goals The last aspect of our research in Morocco concerns market research. As this product is still in an early stage, this research should mainly give an indication of the commercial future of the Fortune Cooker in Morocco. The possibilities for commercial success can be estimated by researching the suitability of the product to the target group, and by researching the possibilities for local…

What we want to find out For the people we want to reach, the Fortune Cooker is a completely new product. It is different from the gas hobs or wood fires they’re used to. This means that, as a designer, there is no base that can be used to derive from. It also means that the user does not have tools for comparison during the decision making process. The choice to buy the Fortune Cooker is a much…

Goals The aim of the technical tests is to know whether the Fortune Cooker functions technically. Therefore, we did technical tests on the heat input and heat loss of the prototypes. The Fortune Cooker’s initial goal is to maintain 100 degrees in the pan after turning off the heat resource. In ‘Function Analysis of the Fortune Cooker’ of the project plan (Appendix 4), the additional technological…

Morocco is one the most developed countries in Africa, but that certainly doesn’t mean that it is similar to other developed countries we know in western culture. The prologue describes a series of typical Moroccan events. In this chapter is described how this can influence both the execution of the project and the future use of the Fortune Cooker. We immediately experienced that Moroccans are…

Introduction and timeline Although the project plan contained a risk analysis of the project and we felt well-prepared, events turned out much different than expected and in some cases different from what we had hoped. There are many factors that influenced the turn of events, apart from the fact that we did not always make the right choices. In this the encountered problems have had an influence…

In the past ten weeks, we have had the wonderful opportunity to get acquainted with the warmth and the values the Moroccans live by. Moroccan culture is one that differs endlessly with the cultures we’re used to in the Western world, and getting to know it has been a treat. It was also a crucial experience for the Fortune Cooker Project. THE FORTUNE COOKER PROJECT “To adapt an environmentally…

It was a regular Wednesday morning, and we had not heard from Farida – our local facilitator – for a couple of days. As Farida contacts her husband in The Netherlands daily and values good communication with us, not having heard from her worried us. After having called her for several times during the past two days, we decided to pay her a visit. Just to make sure everything was fine.

Whether the Fortune Cooker project can be continued locally in Morocco is completely dependant of the acceptance of the Fortune Cooker by the target group. If it turns out the Fortune Cooker is suitable for this target group, a market implementation can be initiated. In this case, Morocco would serve as an example for other countries, where similar projects around the Fortune Cooker can be set up.

The project team consists of three female students, Sophie Holierhoek, Carlijn Beerepoot and Suzanne van Beek. We have chosen the minor because of the meaningful experience abroad it can give us and from our interest in technology and development. Carlijn follows and education in Architecture, and Sophie and Suzanne both follow one in Industrial Design Engineering. Both studies contribute to the…

The problem in general As you have read in the introduction, the pollutive smoke from cooking on wood or inefficient stoves kills 4 million people every year. This is a major problem, and with that, one that probably needs more than one solution. The Fortune Cooker aims to become one of these solutions. At this point, the product offers a cleaner, more efficient way of cooking (in relation to…

The Fortune Cooker project originated at Engineers Without Borders, which is the organisation we will work for. Maarten Romijn designed the first concept of the Fortune Cooker, a device which uses solar energy exclusively. Jan Kluiver, another engineer from EWB took over the development of this product. Which resulted in the prototype, that uses both solar-energy and fuel, we will be testing in…

In December 2012, a study on the global burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors brought to light that each year, 4 million people die from the household air pollution that is caused by cooking with solid fuels. To quote the United Nations Foundation on the subject: “Each day, around 3 billion people cook and heat their homes using open fires and inefficient stoves that burn solid…