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Research & Development

Development of The Development of

Mosquito buster Prototype for National Gas Turbine
Filed Testing and Evaluation at Research and

Dengue Hotspot Area Training Facility

The Mosquito Buster secured the Prototype Research Grant Scheme This project, funded by AAIBE, designs and
from MOE to facilitate a new discovery on a method to eliminate dengue. develops detailed engineering and technical
Mosquito Buster works by producing water mist from the ultrasonic specification of micro gas turbine training and
atomizer which carries a mixture of water and organic or inorganic research facility which will provide hands-on facility
insecticide. It uses the spatial repellency approach to disperse vapour to for students and young engineers from industry
the atmosphere and provide a barrier between humans and mosquitoes to gain expertise in handling a lab-scale system
with an effective radius of 25 meters. The method had been tested in using a micro gas turbine and plant control system.
several dengue hotspot areas, and within two weeks, the areas were Trainees will be able to perform computational study
lifted from the hotspot list. The device had been presented to the Ministry related to combustion and power plant operation
of Health Malaysia (MOH), who acknowledged the new technique to and to conduct various research projects in gas
overcome dengue problem. For commercial purpose, the unit needs quality and performance using a micro gas turbine.
further improvement before it can be effectively used by residential.

The MOH has acknowledged the potential of Mosquito Buster to tackle
the dengue problem in the country and wanted field testing to be carried
out in dengue hotspot areas.

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