Budget
The current total project cost is estimated to be $612.52. This includes all part costs, labor, shipping, taxes, and time on machinery. The largest expense is labor, which totals $339.03 after taxes. This is followed by the parts cost, which is $240.80 after taxes. The maximum allowable project budget is $1000, which is closer to resembling the retail cost of currently retailed thermal conductivity testing machines.
Funding
The majority of this project will be funded by Isayah Bannister. Components which also could be useful in the MET316 lab may qualify for funding from the CWU MET Lab budget, per review by Dr. Choi and William Reichlin. Further CWU resources that will be used include access to 3D printers and machining equipment.
Purchasing
Components will be purchased from online vendors. Adafruit, Arduino, Digikey, and Jameco will be used to purchase electronic components. Mechanical components will be bought at McMaster-Carr. Materials, such as metal stock and printer filament, can be bought on Amazon.
Schedule
Fall
The report should be mostly done by December 10. All Analyses should be completed by December 2. Two hours every weekend has been allotted to complete one analysis, with two needing to be done every weekend. Similarly, two hours have been allotted per drawing. All drawings should be completed by December 2, but they will be revised during Winter quarter as needed.
Winter
This quarter will culminate in the delivery of a fully constructed TCM. To accomplish this, all drawing documentation and manufacturing should be completed a week before the end of the quarter.
Spring
The TCM should be fully tested, all project tasks completed, and a SOURCE presentation given before the end of the quarter.
Gantt Chart Picture #3
Gantt Chart last updated 12/07/2025
Thermal Conductivity Meter 