| Author |
Message
|
| saladtossser |
 Posted: 05/31/2006 22:25 PM Post subject: inventing portable desalinizer |
 |
|
SpudZilla
Joined: 26 Mar 2005
Posts: 1237
98.19 Spud Bux
|
ok for the enterpernuership unit of business class, we have to make a 5 minute presentation on our own invention
i have come up with a portable salt water desalinizer as an essential tool for converting salt water to fresh pure water when you are stuck on a life boat or an island
all you need to use it is some sort of heat source:
electric (not always avaliable)
solar, using a collapsible parabolic mirror similar to an umbrella
fire
hot beach sand
here is how it works
CONTENTS REMOVED
what do you think? attempted patient worthy? oh and i am aware of the pressure built up, not an issue
copyright 2006 Frank Zhao
Last edited by saladtossser on 06/01/2006 17:46 PM; edited 3 times in total |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
|
|
|
| Benny |
| Posted: 06/01/2006 0:07 AM Post subject: |
|
|
Brigadier General
Joined: 19 Apr 2006
Posts: 845
144.97 Spud Bux
|
| good, if i ever get stuck on a desert island...... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
| jrrdw |
| Posted: 06/01/2006 5:27 AM Post subject: |
|
|
Donating Moderator
Joined: 16 Nov 2005
Posts: 3187
4966.45 Spud Bux
|
| If you could make it so it was easy to assemble and fairly inexpensive, you mite be able to get patended, but that takes time and money, plus you just gave your idea away for free, remember there's a pill that does the same thing same, it's been out for year's. But for your class idea A+++! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
| rna_duelers |
| Posted: 06/01/2006 6:02 AM Post subject: |
|
|
Major General
Joined: 26 Sep 2005
Posts: 1641
3118.23 Spud Bux
|
| Those pills are good,but cant be used of prolonged periods of time they can cause all sorts of nasty things like,kidney falure and such.Its a great idea go for gold! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
| boilingleadbath |
| Posted: 06/01/2006 16:04 PM Post subject: |
|
|
Moderator
Joined: 12 Mar 2005
Posts: 1647
5491.22 Spud Bux
|
The pills are KMnO4.... they kill bacteria and whatnot very effectivly, but will do nothing about salinity.
Operating in solar mode:
You don't need a parabolic mirror.
Footprint is too small... low output.
Otherwise:
It's not a very 'elegant' system, although I geuss it would work. You might want some way to protect the cooling water and the distilate from the heating source. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
| dgr-c |
| Posted: 06/01/2006 16:40 PM Post subject: |
|
|
Private First Class
Joined: 07 Nov 2005
Posts: 37
145.97 Spud Bux
|
Nice idea. Add a couple heat exchangers. One at the bottom to heat the evaporation chamber and one at the top to cool the condensor.
A heat exchanger at the bottom lets you heat something external and send the heated working fluid through the evaporator. With the right geometry, convection alone should keep hot working fluid moving through the condensor. If that doesn't work, gravity and check valves might.
As for the evaporator. The application presumes a source of water at ambient temperature. Just keep pouring water through the exchanger inlet. It gain heat from the evaporator and may be a source of warmer than ambient working fluid for the heater.
Patentable? Seems likely but I'm not a lawyer nor do I play one on TV. Will it work well enough to be marketable? Off you go to the garage, er I meant lab, to start prototyping.
Good luck,
dgr-c |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
| spudmonkey |
| Posted: 06/01/2006 17:03 PM Post subject: |
|
|
Do You Have AnalGlaucoma
Joined: 14 Feb 2006
Posts: 154
815.60 Spud Bux
|
| if ur stuck on an island chances youll have (weather or not you want to use it or not) a flare with you if you'v got a first aid kit or survival kit |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
| saladtossser |
| Posted: 06/01/2006 17:39 PM Post subject: |
|
|
SpudZilla
Joined: 26 Mar 2005
Posts: 1237
98.19 Spud Bux
|
how easy can somebody machine this?
i wonder how much it will take for me to patent something in canada |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
| beebs111 |
| Posted: 06/01/2006 20:45 PM Post subject: |
|
|
Brigadier General
Joined: 25 Aug 2005
Posts: 812
847.12 Spud Bux
|
umm i see no link  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
| saladtossser |
| Posted: 06/01/2006 23:19 PM Post subject: |
|
|
SpudZilla
Joined: 26 Mar 2005
Posts: 1237
98.19 Spud Bux
|
| i removed all useful info so no one can steal it from now on |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
