DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A ONE QUART INSULATED RECTANGULAR BEVERAGE CONTAINER

摘要

The problem of design and development of a one quart insulated rectangular container can be resolved into two integrated parts; that of materials and weight and that of heat lose. The geometry of the subject container demands a material with a very high elastic limit and a very high stiffness to weight ratio. Since the combination of both of these properties is not found in engineering materials, it was necessary to design a container of heavier weight than called for by the contract exhibit. In regard to the problem of heat loss, because of the relatively high surface to volume ratio, the rectangular shape called for by the exhibit represents a less than ideal design shape for obtaining minimum heat loss.