DESALINATION DEMONSTRATI

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WHAT IS DESALINATION? Refers to any of several processes that

remove some amount of salt and other minerals from water.

Water is desalinated in order to convert salt water to fresh water so it is suitable for human consumption or irrigation. 

LARGE SCALE DESALINATION “The world's largest desalination plant is the Jebel

Ali Desalination Plant (Phase 2) in the United Arab Emirates. It is a dual-purpose facility that uses multi-stage flash distillation and is capable of producing 300 million cubic metres of water per year.” (Approximately 80 Billon Gallons)

OUR DESIGN This project is a Senior Design Project for the

College of Engineering

The goal was to design a system, using renewable energies, that would desalinate enough water for one person.

The system uses only solar energy to desalinate the water

Input W

ater

Flows Through

the Still

Into the CPC

Where it gets heated and

flows back into the Still

The hot water evaporates, leaving

the salt behind

The water forms droplets, then flows down the

glass into a collection trough

And clean water flows into the

portable container

TEAM MEMBERS Sergey Chiripko

5th Year Mechanical Engineering BS/ME, Business Emphasis Andy Thistle

5th Year, Mechanical Engineering BS Wayne Evans

5th Year, Mechanical Engineering BS/ME, Sustainability Emphasis Allison Schneider

5th Year, Mechanical Engineering BS, Biomedical Emphasis Dylan Connole

5th Year, Mechanical Engineering BS Kelsey McConnaghy

4th Year, Mechanical Engineering BS/MS , Sustainability Emphasis

SPECIAL THANKS! The team would like to thank the faculty in the

mechanical engineering department at RIT, especially Dr. Edward Hensel and Mr. Gerald Garavuso.

The team would also like to thank Dr. Alexander Friess and Dr. Stevens for their insight.

Additional thanks to Rob Kraynik, Steve Cramb, Evan Evans, Kyle Norlin, and the Aero club for their assistance.

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