Village Supply System

Village Supply System

This subteam's primary goal is to design a distributed storage system for a village water supply. (Six teams from CEE 4540 Fall 2013 explored options. Background information is available)

Our code sizes a PV array and optimizes pipe and tubing sizes based on equity constraints, local weather data, desired flow rate, and system cost. 

Household Infrastructure Subteam:

This semester, goals of the house hold infrastructure sub team include designing a household water storage tank, including a float valve and a flow restriction valve to ensure equitable distribution of water. Additionally this team will be designing a tap or faucet system for individual house holds that minimizes water contamination, the spread of waste and encourages sanitary habits. This team will also consider the design of a sink or water catch system for recycling and disposing of grey water. 

In future semesters, this team could include anything from redesign of the toilet (use less or no water) to design of a greywater treatment system that will allow households to repurpose their wastewater safely.  The code will also need to be modified to account for growth and variability, ensuring that the system can adapt to any rural village.