Team Osol1

Presentation of the participants of the TUM DeSal Challenge 2016

Osol1
Team leader:
Desalination technology: Single stage evaporation powered by solar thermal energy
Osol1 will be a convection driven system, relying on humidification and dehumidification. The main goal is to find a design, which enables as many people as possible to build up and drive a low cost, yet effective desalination system. Therefore it will be characterized by the following three points:

First, the choice of materials: Osol1 will try to use mostly wood and plastics which are abundant and cheap. Furthermore, neither advanced tools nor special skills are needed to process them.

Secondly, the functionality will be simple and intuitive.
To archieve this goal, only concentrated solar power, gravitation and muscle power will drive the system. In particular there will be no electrical elements or parts which are sensible to mistreatment or environmental conditions.

Finally a low price per liter distillate and day which means Osol1 will try to archieve the maximum output regarding the materials used, and also that additional parts will only be added, if they are expected to decrease the price per liter and day.
Institution: Technische Universität München
Ranking at the TUM DeSal Challenge 2016: 6

 

Team Membranos

Presentation of the participants of the TUM DeSal Challenge 2016

Membranos
Team leader:
Members:
Desalination technology: Reverse osmosis powered by static forces
We are the advanced chemistry course of the Gymnasium Essen-Werden, being a small creative group who coincidentally found this competition. We previously participated in other competitions. We are excited about the competition’s topic because it combines a chemical challenge with an engineering one.

Our project relies on the general concept of reverse osmosis, which purifies water by forcing it through a semipermeable membrane to remove the salts. We produce the required pressure in a pipe using both the water’s own weight besides an additional weight. The water column is fed by a reservoir to ensure sustained filtration.
Institution: Gymnasium Essen-Werden
Ranking at the TUM DeSal Challenge 2016: 10

 

Team Helios

Presentation of the participants of the TUM DeSal Challenge 2016

Helios
Team leader:
Members:
Desalination technology: Solar evaporation with a parabolic trough collector
All team members are students from the technical university of Munich in their first semester. What we can‘t reach through experience we compensate through motivation and effort.
Our desalination plant is specialised for the use in warm developing countries as it works with the power of the sun and is easy to handle. Through a well-balanced relation between expenses and effects we try to make our construction as affordable as possible, so less wealthy costumers still can get access to it.

The system of our desalination plant is based on condensation through solar energy. To increase the temperature of the water we use circular mirrors to concentrate the sunlight . To cool the water-steam the incoming sea water is used as coolant. By a smart placement of all components we try to make it as efficient as possible.
Institution: Technische Universität München
Ranking at the TUM DeSal Challenge 2016: 1

 

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Team Chorismós

Presentation of the participants of the TUM DeSal Challenge 2016

Chorismós
Team leader:
Members:
Desalination technology: Electrodialysis powered by photovoltaics
Veronica Della Mura and Johannes Bundschuh are attending the secondary school “Thomas-Mann-Gymnasium” in Munich, Germany. Florian Kretzler is their biology and chemistry teacher. Johannes Bundschuh took part in the 2016 pupils’ and students science fair “Jugend forscht” with a presentation of his empirical data about the “effects of direct-current on salt water”.

The two pupils are designing a small scale electrodialysis device based on Johannes’ results. The completely energy self-sufficient outdoor gear is either powered by a foldable 50 W solar panel or a hand-operated dynamo.

Energy self-sufficient, low cost and lightweight, with a capacity of a minimum of 6 l a day, the Chorismós desalination device is the ideal equipment wherever drinking water is needed.
Institution: Thomas-Mann-Gymnasium München
Ranking at the TUM DeSal Challenge 2016: 8

 

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