Background
In Taiwan, there are 510 thousand households that lack tap water, which is one out of twenty, and 10 thousand of them apply to the small water distribution system. (2020)
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What’s Small Water Distribution System?
The system takes the mountain spring water, underground water, and well water as drinking sources because of the tap water inefficiency and the upland households.
Three Main Problems of Small Water Distribition System:
Environment
Extraction of groundwater
causes formation subsidence
Maintain
Pipes cleaning
Water patrol officer’s safety
Hygiene
E.coli and dirty litters
How might we provide an accessible and stable water resource for the community, in order to replace the use of the Small Water Distribution system in a sustainable way?
"Water from Air"
"Condensation"
Ideal Design Site: School
Elementary schools in remote areas are mostly set as emergency shelters, and the schools are often located in the center of the area.
Mountain Area Resource
Abundance of dampness and mist, there is a potential amount of water in the air.
Process & Prototype
Develop, Research & Investigate
Seek for areas with water issues, and went for field research and interview.
Experiment
With the thermoelectric cooling module to try out different material consendation outcomes.
Testing / Modeling
After rendering, spray printing and assembling the model into the final presented prototype.
Final 1:6 Prototype
Development
How Does It Work?
Bird-eye view
Flowchart
Exposed View
Energy Supply
The main electricity supply of the thermoelectric cooling module is from the motivation of hopping, and the secondary power is from eco-friendly wind energy.
Through hopping and playing, motivation alters to electricity applied to the main body.
Wind Energy- Filled up the time without people's activity in order to maintain the system with energy. The vertical type-S wind energy will be less affected by the wind direction and more secure with slower spinning.
Thermoelectric cooling modules- create the temperature difference, and make the flowing gas condensate into liquid on the surface, which is situated on the optimal part.
exterior
Via temperature difference to generate the dew, and catch the fog with the net. When the mists encounter the temperature difference mist collector surface, they will condensate to liquid. Particularly, there are many veils of mist at night and dawn, so the collecting will be more vigorous.
Feedback
Provide the visual and hearing senses to increase the outcome of the facility and more entertaining, more interactive for children to play.
Internal balls will vibrate when hopping, producing feedback of sound and visual dynamic pictures.
When producing the water, people could see the process which enhances the connection between people and the product.
The form was inspired by the image of ripples, with the bumpy ring of the outline. When people jump on the pad, just like dips of water falling into the water's surface, and draw the ripples.
The water comes out with the pump, which creates another interaction. The primary use of the stored water is for emergencies.
Designers
Ashley Yu
Finny Yang
Carol Lee
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