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h2. Small Solar Oven Subteam
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{center} h3. Memebers: Joe Beaudette, Lauren Nielson, Leif Paulson, and Rachel Philipson {center} |
This
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semester,
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the
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small
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solar
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oven
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sub-team
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set
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out
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to
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build
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a
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compact
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and
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lightweight
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solar
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box
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cooker
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for
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use
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in
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the
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Ithaca
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climate.
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In
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addition
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to
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promoting
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the
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solar
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oven
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project
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at
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Cornell,
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we
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wanted
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to
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promote
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the
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sustainable
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solar
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cooking
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technology
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in
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Ithaca,
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given
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the
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resounding
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interest
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in
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environmentalism
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throughout
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the
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community.
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However,
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traditional
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box
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cookers
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constructed
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by
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the
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ESW
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teams
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have
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been
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designed
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for
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nearly
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vertical
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incident
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solar
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radiation
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characteristic
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of
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tropical
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climates,
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namely
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Nicaragua
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and
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are
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not
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overly
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mobile.
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In
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order
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to
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have
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a
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functional
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oven
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available
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for
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demonstration
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at
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Cornell,
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we
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had
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to
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decide
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on
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a
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design
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with
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an
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angled
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window
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to
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accommodate
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for
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solar
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elevation,
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as
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shown
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below.
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{center}Figure 1: Completed Small Solar Oven{center}
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Our
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team
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also
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addressed
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the
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issue
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of
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the
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prop
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rods
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used
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to
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hold
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up
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the
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lids
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on
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the
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large
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ovens
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were
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not
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working
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very
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well.
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Forces
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from
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the
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wind
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would
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cause
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the
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prop
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rods
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to
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break
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and
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the
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hinges
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attaching
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the
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oven
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lids
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to
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the
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oven
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body
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to
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become
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loose.
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We
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decided
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to
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address
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this
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issue
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by
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designing
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the
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adjustable
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prop
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rod
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shown
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below.
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Instead
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of
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the
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old
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design
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with
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a
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wooden
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rod
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with
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discreet
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holes,
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this
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design
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uses
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a
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3/8"
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metal
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pole
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with
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a
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hydraulic
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fitting
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and
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a
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screw
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to
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tighten
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the
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rod
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in
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place.
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Additionally,
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a
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hold
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was
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drilled
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into
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the
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flat
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side
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of
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the
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tee
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so
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that
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it
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can
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be
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attached
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to
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the
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oven
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wall.
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Though
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this
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design
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has
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not
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yet
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been
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tested
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(we
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have
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yet
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to
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devise
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an
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experimental
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apparatus),
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we
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are
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confident
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that
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the
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new
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prop
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rod
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will
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work
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better
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than
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the
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previous
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design
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and
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we
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plan
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to
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use
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this
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on
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new
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ovens,
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and
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retrofit
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old
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ovens
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with
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the
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new
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design.
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{center}Figure 2: New Prop Rod Design{center}
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