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DESIGN OF PORTABLE STEAM OPERATED

SUSTAINABLE HANGING IRON
Aayushman Jain1*, Vibhu Jangid2*,Piyush Sawaye3*, Nitin Pal4*, Adarsh Singh5*, Naman Gandhi6*
1,2,3,4,5
Student, Mechanical Engineering, Indore Institute of Science & Technology
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Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Indore Institute of Science & Technology

ABSTRACT
With the Development of new generation, development of irons is also necessary. We have been noticing new generations of iron
for so long since 1882. As the latest update of ironing of clothes, Thomas Sears came up with an idea of steam iron which is
classified as the best iron for clothes nowadays. Most of the people in current century use steam iron in their daily use. To develop
further versions of steam iron we came up with the idea in which instead of doing iron by hands we just have to hang clothes to
iron them.
This saves a lot of time in this busy life and is easy to use and conserves a lot of water usage wasted in a normal steam iron. With
this idea we are introducing our product, also we have surveyed about our product and found it useful for people.
Keywords: Steam iron, Steam iron hanger, Portable iron, Emergency iron, Time saving iron

INTRODUCTION said that an electric iron with a carbon arc appeared in

France in 1880, but this is considered doubtful.[2]
A clothes iron (also flatiron, smoothing iron, or simply iron)
is a small appliance that, when heated, is used to press
clothes to remove creases. Domestic irons generally range in
Two of the oldest sorts of iron were either containers filled
operating temperature from between 121 °C (250 °F) to 182
with a burning substance, or solid lumps of metal which
°C (360 °F). It is named for the metal (iron) of which the
could be heated directly.
device was historically made, and the use of it is generally
called ironing, the final step in the process of laundering
clothes.
Metal pans filled with hot coals were used for smoothing
Ironing works by loosening the ties between the long chains fabrics in China in the 1st century BC.[3] A later design
of molecules that exist in polymer fiber materials. With the consisted of an iron box which could be filled with hot
heat and the weight of the ironing plate, the fibers are coals, which had to be periodically aerated by attaching a
stretched and the fabric maintains its actual shape when bellows. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries,
cool. Some materials, such as cotton, require the use of there were many irons in use that were heated by fuels such
water to loosen the intermolecular bonds. as kerosene, ethanol, whale oil, natural gas, carbide gas
(acetylene, as with carbide lamps), or even gasoline. Some
As we know nowadays steam press is widely used for
houses were equipped with a system of pipes for distributing
laundering clothes. This is because of the good heat
natural gas or carbide gas to different rooms in order to
absorbing characteristics. As we know when the steam is
operate appliances such as irons, in addition to lights.
formed, it absorbs much amount of heat in form of latent
Despite the risk of fire, liquid-fuel irons were sold in U.S.
heat of steam. we used these clothes.
rural areas up through World War II. In Kerala in India,
HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT burning coconut shells were used instead of charcoal, as
they have a similar heating capacity. This method is still in
Before the introduction of electricity, irons were heated by
use as a backup device, since power outages are frequent.
combustion, either in a fire or with some internal
Other box irons had heated metal inserts instead of hot
arrangement. An "electric flatiron" was invented by
coals.
American Henry W. Seeley and patented on June 6, 1882.[1]
It weighed almost 15 pounds (6.8 kg) and took a long time
to heat. The UK Electricity Association is reported to have

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From the 17th century, sadirons or sad irons (from Middle This type of iron, now obsolete, consists of a metal cylinder
English "sad", meaning "solid", used in English through the oriented horizontally on a stand. It was used to iron ruffs and
1800s [4]) began to be used. They were thick slabs of cast collars.
iron, triangular and with a handle, heated in a fire or on a
stove. These were also called flat irons. A laundry worker
would employ a cluster of solid irons that were heated from
a single source: As the iron currently in use cooled down, it
could be quickly replaced by a hot one. METHODOLOGY
Nowadays we are using steam vacuumpress of steam iron
which uses heavy machinery to produce vacuum and steam.
In the industrialized world, these designs have been These irons work between 121 degree (250° F) to 182
superseded by the electric iron, which uses resistive heating degree (360° F) these machineries are expensive and large in
from an electric current. The hot plate, called the sole plate, size that is why they are only compatible for industrial use.
is made of aluminium or stainless steel polished to be as
Thus, here our innovation comes into play, we have
smooth as possible; it is sometimes coated with a low-
designed a light weight, economic, no time consuming,
friction heat-resistant plastic to reduce friction below that of
the metal plate. The heating element is controlled by a automatic steam iron which irons the cloth just by hanging
thermostat that switches the current on and off to maintain them on a hanger. Our iron
the selected temperature. The invention of the resistively also uses the heat of the steam for loosening the ties between
heated electric iron is credited to Henry W. Seeley of New the long chain molecules that exist in polymer fiber
York City in 1882. In the same year an iron heated by a materials. With the heat of the steam and the weight of the
carbon arc was introduced in France, but was too dangerous hanging cloth, the fibers of material are stretched and the
to be successful. The early electric irons had no easy way to fabric maintain its new shape when cooled via fans. Our
control their temperature, and the first thermostatically steam iron is also suitable for materials such as cotton and
controlled electric iron appeared in the 1920s. Later, steam khadi which uses water to loosen the inter molecular bond in
was used to iron clothing. Credit for the invention of the common heat iron press. Our iron can be also called as
steam iron goes to Thomas Sears. The first commercially emergency iron because it is an automatic iron and does not
available electric steam iron was introduced in 1926 by a consume your valuable time for ironing the cloth.
New York drying and cleaning company, Eldec, but was not
a commercial success. The patent for an electric steam iron
and dampener was issued to Max Skolnik of Chicago in DESIGN
1934. In 1938, Skolnik granted the Steam-O-Matic
Corporation of New York the exclusive right to manufacture
steam-electric irons. This was the first steam iron to achieve
any degree of popularity, and led the way to more
widespread use of the electric steam iron during the 1940s
and 1950s.
Types and names - Historically, irons have had several
variations and have thus been called by many names:
Flatiron (American English), flat iron (British English) or
smoothing iron
The general name for a hand-held iron consisting simply of
a handle and a solid, flat, metal base, and named for the flat
ironing face used to smooth clothes.
Sad iron or sadiron [3]
Mentioned above, meaning "solid" or heavy iron, where the
base is a solid block of metal, sometimes used to refer to
irons with heavier bases than a typical "flatiron". Front view
Box iron, ironing box, charcoal iron, ox-tongue iron or slug
iron [3]
Mentioned above; the base is a container, into which hot
coals or a metal brick or slug can be inserted to keep the iron
heated. The ox-tongue iron is named for the particular shape
of the insert, referred to as an ox-tongue slug.
Goose, tailor's goose or, in Scottish, gusing iron [3] [what
language is this?]
A type of flat iron or sad iron named for the goose-like
curve in its neck, and (in the case of "tailor's goose") its
usage by tailors.
Goffering iron

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Section view cloth to blow out the dry steam. This whole process takes
around 5 minutes to complete and completely compatible for
cloth life and sure ironing. As a comparison to a normal
steam iron, it takes less time and no efforts. Just hang the
cloth for 5 minutes and it is ready for you.
Our emergency iron also has a cut off feature which
automatically switch off itself depending on the cloth
condition so to protect them from excessive heat.

COMPONENTS USED
1. 2 Heating coil (1000w)

Zoomed chamber’s view

Side view
2. 2 (2200 rpm) Turbo fan
WORKING
Our iron is designed in such a way that it has two chambers
connected to each other via pipes and heating coil fitted in
both the chambers which produces steam. The whole
mechanism is fitted inside a cloth hanger.

3. 4 Fan covers

As shown in figure, the water is filled in the upper container

and heated by the coils to produce steam. The produced
steam is wet steam which goes into the second chamber via
tubes the second chamber receives the wet steam which is
now super-heated dry steam by the secondary coil in this
chamber. This super-heated dry steam now travels through
the steam pipes and spreads inside the whole cloth. The
steam straightens the fibers of cloth and irons the cloth at its
stretched position. We have used thick pipes with small
pores to blow steam into the cloth as the more amount of
superheated dry steam can reduce cloth life. Also, to release
the dry steam out of the cloth, we have used two small fans
which sucks air from outer atmosphere and blows inside the

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4. Metal hanger Cast iron, an alloy of iron that contains 2 to 4 percent

carbon, along with varying amounts of silicon and
manganese and traces of impurities such as sulphur and
phosphorus. It is made by reducing iron ore in a blast
furnace.
For the fan covers and other plastic material we are using
Bakelite because of its high heat resistance properties.
Bakelite has a number of important properties. It can be
moulded very quickly, decreasing production time.
Mouldings are smooth, retain their shape and are resistant to
heat, scratches, and destructive solvents. It is also resistant
to electricity, and prized for its low conductivity.
A hard, infusible, and chemically resistant plastic, Bakelite
5.
was based on a chemical combination of phenol and
formaldehyde (phenol-formaldehyde resin), two
compounds that were derived from coal tar and wood
alcohol (methanol), respectively, at that time.

Conclusion
MATERIAL USED
For the fabrication of the hanger containing both the This emergency steam iron is a unique invention
chambers, we are using Cast iron so to last long its life and which will bring a revolution in laundering
durable to use. technology. Now no one has to spend their time in
Some properties of cast iron are- ironing the cloth, just hang the cloths and do your
other work. You will get the ironed clothes within
• Hardness – material's resistance to abrasion and
indentation.
5 min. its time saving and very easy to use. Also,
• Toughness – material's ability to absorb energy.
its very handy and portable thus you can carry it
with you wherever you go.
• Ductility – material's ability to deform without
fracture. Acknowledgement
• Elasticity – material's ability to return to its original
dimensions after it has been deformed.
History of all great works is to witness that no great work
has ever done without either the active or passive support of
a person surrounding and once close quarters. thus, it is not
hard to conclude how active assistance from our group could
prohibitively impact the execution of a project I am highly
thankful to our learning faculty Mr Norman Gandhi for his
active guidance throughout the completion of project.
Last but not the least I would also want to extend my
appreciation to those who could not be mentioned here but
here well played their role to inspire the curtain.

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