Mini Design Project - Water Filter
Introduction:
The purpose of this project was to teach my partner and me about the design process and how it works. Throughout the project, we had many adversities that we conquered.
Define the Problem:
To reduce the level of turbidity in very turbid water.
Constraints:
The purpose of this project was to teach my partner and me about the design process and how it works. Throughout the project, we had many adversities that we conquered.
Define the Problem:
To reduce the level of turbidity in very turbid water.
Constraints:
- Be constructed from easily acquired inexpensive/free materials
- Significantly reduce the turbidity of the contaminated water
- Purify 100 ml of water in the least amount of time
- Be durable and require the least amount of maintenance
- Be easily assembled
- Be designed to attach to a bucket or other device as designated by your instructor as the clean collection container
- We searched the web for many different types of water filters
- We found out that most home made water filters use sand, rocks, gravel, a t-shirt/cheesecloth, activated charcoal, and a 2-liter soda bottle
- Clear tube
- Funnel-like metal object
- Duct tape
- Sand
- Larger rocks
- Smaller rocks
- T-shirt
Gantt Chart
Design
Our design was made of a tube we found in the engineering room, a funnel-like thing we found in the engineering room, and duct tape. The materials inside the design used to filter the water are: larger rocks, smaller rocks, sand, and a cut up t-shirt.
Pictures
Conclusion
Our water filter worked very well, however it took a few days for the water to go through the filter. This could have been due to the fact that we used clay water, so the clay may have settled, preventing water to go through the filter. This mini project helped to refresh my memory of how the design process works.