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Filter Sand
Fine Gravel Coarse Gravel 4 Inches Tall 4 Inches Tall
12 Inches Diameter
PROOF OF CONCEPT
MATERIALS
PROOF OF CONCEPT
PVC PIPE
PROCESS
PVC PIPE OFF OF THE BOTTOM ONE INCH RIVER ROCK ON THE BOTTOM
SPECIFICATIONS
CONCRETE CONTAINER 60 INCHES TALL X 12 INCHES IN
DIAMETER
STAINLESS STEEL DIFFUSER PLATE 12 INCHES DIAMETER COARSE GRAVEL ( TO ) 4 INCHES DEEP FINE GRAVEL (PEA) 4 INCHES DEEP FINE FILTER SAND (SILT FREE) 40 INCHES DEEP CONCRETE COVER 12 INCHES DIAMETER PVC 40 DRAINAGE SPOUT (1/2 X 72)
NATURAL RESOURCES: GOLD, PETROLEUM, NATURAL GAS, MANGANESE, MARBLE. AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS: COFFEE, RICE, CORN, CASSAVA, SWEET POTATOES, SOYBEANS, CABBAGE, MANGOES, BANANAS, VANILLA. INDUSTRIES: PRINTING, SOAP MANUFACTURING, HANDICRAFTS, WOVEN CLOTH.
BASED ON WHAT WAS AVAILABLE, WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT A BIOLOGICAL SAND FILTRATION SYSTEM WOULD BE THE MOST ECONOMICAL AND SUSTAINABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS. WE ALSO LOOKED AT A CLOTH/BOIL METHOD TO ACHIEVE SAFE POTABLE DRINKING WATER.
(IDENTIFY CRITERIA/ CONSTRAINTS) THE CRITERIA DECIDED ON WERE THAT THE RESOLUTION MUST BE SIMPLE, RELIABLE, SUSTAINABLE AND AFFORDABLE. IT MUST BE EASY TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN. THE WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM MUST LEVERAGE LOCAL MATERIALS SUCH AS GRAVEL AND SAND AND MUST BE ABLE TO FILTER OUT 100% OF THE SEDIMENT AND 98% OF THE BIOLOGICAL MICRO ORGANISMS TO ENSURE SAFE POTABLE DRINKING WATER.
(DEVELOP/PROPOSE DESIGNS/CHOOSE AMONG ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS) THE TWO SOLUTIONS THAT WE PROPOSED WERE A BIOLOGICAL SAND FILTRATION SYSTEM OR A CLOTH FILTRATION/BOIL METHOD. THE CLOTH FILTRATION/BOIL METHOD WHILE SIMPLE IN DESIGN AND LEVERAGED LOCAL MATERIALS (CLOTH, GAS/OIL) WOULD REQUIRE MORE MAINTENANCE AND SUPERVISION WHILE THE BIOLOGICAL SAND FILTRATION SYSTEM ONCE BUILT ONLY REQUIRES WATER TO BE DEPOSITED INTO THE TOP AND TIME WOULD ALLOW FOR SAFE POTABLE WATER WHILE THE DIRTY WATER WORKED ITS WAY THROUGH BIOLOGICAL SAND AND GRAVEL FILTRATION. (IMPLEMENT THE PROPOSED SOLUTION) A CONCRETE OR PLASTIC CONTAINER 5 FEET TALL AND 12 INCHES IN DIAMETER IS REQUIRED FOR THE BASE OF THE BIOLOGICAL SAND FILTRATION SYSTEM. A SPOUT IS INSERTED ONE INCH FROM THE BOTTOM UNDER THE COARSE GRAVEL AND BROUGHT UP VERTICALLY JUST BELOW THE DIFFUSION PLATE. THE CONTAINER FROM THE BOTTOM UP CONSISTS OF FOUR INCHES OF COARSE GRAVEL, FOUR INCHES OF FINE GRAVEL, FORTY INCHES OF SILT FREE SAND, A DIFFUSER PLATE SO THAT THE BIOLOGICAL SAND IS NOT DISTURBED WHEN POURING DIRTY WATER IN AND A COVER FOR THE CONTAINER SO DEBRIS AND INSECTS CANNOT GET INTO THE CONTAINER.
Step 2
Step 5 FINISHING Step 1
164 Feet
MANUFACTURING LOCATIONS
HOUSTON, TEXAS CLAYTON, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
POPULATION: 2,160,821 FEMALE:49.8% MALE:50.2% AFRICAN AMERICAN: 23.7% AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE: 0.7% ASAIN: 6.0% NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER: 0.1% TWO OR MORE RACES: 3.3% HISPANIC OR LATINO: 43.8% WHITE: 25.6% UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 5.7%
POPULATION: 15,543 FEMALE: 48% MALE: 52% AUSTRALIA NATIVE: 28.1% CHINA: 16.8% INDIA: 9.7% MALAYSIA: 5% GREECE: 3.3% INDONESIA: 3.1% UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: 12.3%
MANUFACTURING LOCATIONS
HOUSTON, TEXAS CLAYTON, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
EDUCATION LEVELS:
EDUCATION LEVELS:
LESS THAN HIGH SCHOOL 26% HIGH SCHOOL 23% SOME COLLEGE/ASSOCAITES DEGREE: 23% BACHELOR DEGREE OR HIGHER: 28%
YEAR 12 OR EQUIVALENT: 77.86% YEAR 11 OR EQUIVALENT: 4.9% YEAR 10 OR EQUIVALENT: 5.52% YEAR 9 OR EQUIVALENT: 3.19% YEAR 8 OR BELOW: 6.98%
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: 88.85 RENT INDEX: 52.62 GROCERIES INDEX: 88.37 RESTAURANTS INDEX: 75.43 CONSUMER PRICE PLUS RENT INDEX: 71.41 LOCAL PURCHASING POWER: 114.97
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $953.00 PER WEEK, $49,556.00 A YEAR COST OF LIVING:
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: 112.68 RENT INDEX: 59.68 GROCERIES INDEX: 110.46 RESTAURANTS INDEX: 97.65 CONSUMER PRICE PLUS RENT INDEX: 87.16 LOCAL PURCHASING POWER: 104.37
MANUFACTURING LOCATIONS
HOUSTON, TEXAS CLAYTON, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
OUR COMPANY CHOOSE THE LOCATION IN CLAYTON, VICTORIA, 3168, AUSTRAILIA. WE CHOOSE THIS LOCATION DUE TO THE CLOSE PROXMITY TO EAST TIMOR FOR LOWER SHIPPING COST. THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS HIGHER THAN HOUSTON, TX LOCATION. THE COST OF LIVING IS CLOSE ALTHOUGH CLAYTON IS A LITTLE HIGHER THAN HOUSTON.