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wheel pump

This pump consists of a hydraulic wheel with blades and a flexible spiral pipe, attached to the wheel.

This pump is basically made up of a hydraulic wheel with a certain number of blades and a spiral of flexible tubing fixed to the same wheel; the wheel rotates around its horizontal axis, always remaining partially submerged in the current of water; the same flow of water moves the wheel. With each rotation the end of the pipe submerges and collects a certain amount of water. By rotating when it is not submerged it also collects a certain amount of air. This water core passes through the spiral, followed by the air core, as the wheel continues to rotate. A new core of water enters the tube at each revolution, and also a new core of air; Thus, a series of alternating nuclei of water and air travel through the interior of the spiral as the wheel rotates, ending up being routed towards the axle of the wheel, which has a sealed rotating joint, where it connects to a tube. fixed, which will carry the water from the pump to the reserve.

$400 - $1,000

Estimated value:

It does not affect biodiversity or the quality of the water used for storage. Furthermore, it does not use electrical current of any other type, only the movement of water.

Expected environmental impact:

Rural

Sector:

70 - 90

Efficiency (%):

N.A.

Energy used:

20 - 30

Precipitation (mm):

1, 2, 6 and 13

SDGs impacted:

Efficiency in water use

Main theme:

20 - 30

Precipitation:

Andean

Region:

Half

Application difficulty:

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