CEB Research 2015

CEB Press Research 2015 for CEB Rev 4.3 Build VI

CEB_Press_Molds Interchangable Press Molds This was addressed {{CEB Press Molds]],{http://forum.opensourceecology.org/discussion/178/alternate-ceb-press-designs-mutual-improvements/p2 by mrsquish], VelaCreations, and is common in many fully automated commercial Compressed Earth Block Presses.

Increasing production rate; Enlarging the press to produce multiple blocks per cycle increases the production rate. Video example HydraForm V2LE

Eliminate shaker components. - steeper hopper sides - different hopper to press geometry - load with auger or conveyor - prepare a soil mix that performs better in the hopper

Insulating CEB (lightweight too) Consider mixing as much as 70% perlite, styrofoam or other closed cell insulator into the soil mix. This could be tested with one or two blocks pressed with various insulating materials and soil mixes. Test for shrinkage, compression capacity and R Value. Perhaps a composite block, half compressed earth and insulated compressed earth, might make a better exterior wall because of thermal mass on the inside and insulation on the outside.

Mixed Soil Transport Auger Moving the soil from ground level into a smaller hopper with steeper sides could be accommodated with a material transport auger. Also, the tractor has the ability to apply enough down pressure to seriously damage a CEB Press a risk which is eliminated by filling the hopper with a soil mix transport auger. While traveling in the auger the soil may be further mixed and kept broken into small pieces. This has been discussed in OSE forums by Wolfrick,

Soil Mixer has been proposed and discussed in the past Soil Mixer many commercial CEB Presses are fed from circular tub mixers, others from hammer mills and ball crushers.

Interchangeable Parts within the entire OSE OEB series. There are at least three variations 1- fully automatic CEB press, 2- compression powered CEB press, 3- full manual CEB press.