Waste Reduction and Green Solutions for Chafing Fuel Products

SternoCandleLamp Engineering, 2012-13

Liaison(s): Mike Pacharis, Joe Lepe, Shane Peck
Advisor(s): Kash Gokli, Erik Spjut
Students(s): Martha Cuenca (TL-S), Carlo Vaccari (TL-F), Alyssa Siegman, Mia Cooledge (S), Kevin Lau (S), Angela Medina (S), Anthony Chung (F), Victoria Feudo (F)

SternoCandleLamp is the nation’s #1 chafing fuel supplier. Their liquid chafing fuel cans are selfcontained standalone fuel sources designed to keep food at safe temperatures in chafing dishes. These cans are usually discarded after one use and not recycled. Additionally, the cost of the can constitutes a large portion of the product’s overall production cost. To address these issues, the team designed a means to reduce chafing fuel can waste without compromising current product performance, while also minimizing lifecycle cost.