PVC Redesign for Desalination Machine
Date:3.14.18
Time: 1 hour
Goal: Re-cut PVC pipes and add 90 degree elbows to decrease size of Desalination Machine (DM) and improve air flow.
We decided the weight of the DM was getting too great as well as the overall size. We needed to come up with a new way to route the PVC pipes to minimize size and maximize flow. The arrangement you see below reduced weight by 15% and we hope will improve the flow rate by decreasing the distance between the hot and cold tanks.
We still have to make a cart to hold the DM upright. That will be built after we finalize the size/shape of the machine. None of the pipes are cemented in right now which allows us to modify as needed. The down side is moving the DM back and forth storage causes pipes and elbows to come off.
Our next goal is to work out the heating and cooling mechanism for the tanks.
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| Side view of DM. |
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| Top view of DM. The plan is to have the tank (8" T) on the left be our hot tank and the one of the right be our cold tank. |
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| Top to right side angle photo. |
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