Sustainable Water Harvesting Technique by Condensation of Water through Atmosphere in an Optimized Approach for Future Cities in India

6 Pages Posted: 18 Apr 2019

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Akshay Chavan

University of Mumbai, PHCET Rasayani, Students

Manav Dodiya

University of Mumbai, PHCET Rasayani, Students

Sagar Davate

University of Mumbai, PHCET Rasayani, Students

Sameer Prajapati

University of Mumbai, PHCET Rasayani, Students

Raju P. Narwade

Department of Civil Engineering Associate Professor Pillai HOC College of Engineering and Technology, Rasayani, Maharashtra, India

Date Written: March 5, 2019

Abstract

Water is one of the vital needs of humans. Many rural areas lack the water infrastructure to fulfil their basic needs. About 8-10% of the people lack safe drinking water which causes health issues and deaths. Water harvesting structures (WHS) is a vertical conical structure designed to harvest potable water from the atmosphere. In this research work, WHS is constructed by using material such as bamboo, polyester mesh which absorbs the water molecules from humid mist present in atmosphere. This absorbed water passes through the mesh and forms water droplets through condensation and is collected under the action of gravity. Considering the effect of large formation of fog, seasonal rain and dew during majority of the seasons in a year, WHS was constructed keeping Rasayani (Maharashtra) as the study area. Due to the geographical assistance provided by this study area, it was possible to extract water from air at high altitude hence proved to be a sustainable method for the collection of water from atmosphere. Water harvested in this WHS was pure and can be utilized for various domestic purpose like drinking, cooking, etc. This research signifies that by constructing WHS by locally available material, a sustainable low initial cost structure was constructed with less maintenance and zero energy requirement.

Keywords: Condensation, Sustainable material, Water scarcity

Suggested Citation

Chavan, Akshay and Dodiya, Manav and Davate, Sagar and Prajapati, Sameer and P. Narwade, Raju, Sustainable Water Harvesting Technique by Condensation of Water through Atmosphere in an Optimized Approach for Future Cities in India (March 5, 2019). Proceedings 2019: Conference on Technologies for Future Cities (CTFC), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3346936 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3346936

Akshay Chavan (Contact Author)

University of Mumbai, PHCET Rasayani, Students ( email )

India

Manav Dodiya

University of Mumbai, PHCET Rasayani, Students ( email )

India

Sagar Davate

University of Mumbai, PHCET Rasayani, Students ( email )

India

Sameer Prajapati

University of Mumbai, PHCET Rasayani, Students ( email )

India

Raju P. Narwade

Department of Civil Engineering Associate Professor Pillai HOC College of Engineering and Technology, Rasayani, Maharashtra, India ( email )

HOC School Complex,Rasayani,
Rasayani, Dist Raigad Maharashtra
Rasayani, MA Raigad 410207
India

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