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Aquaduct three-wheel water transport system is comprized of a water storage tank (for impure water), a filter, a peristaltic pump, a clutch, tubing, and a clean tank for deposit of the filtered water.
Aquaduct three-wheel water transport system is comprized of a water storage tank (for impure water), a filter, a peristaltic pump, a clutch, tubing, and a clean tank for deposit of the filtered water.

The Aquaduct is pedal powered vehicle that transports, filters, and stores water for the developing world. A peristaltic pump attached to the pedal crank draws water from a large tank, through a filter, to a smaller clean tank. The clean tank is removable and closed for contamination-free home storage and use. A clutch engages and disengages the drive belt from the pedal crank, enabling the rider to filter the water while traveling or while stationary.

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Official Websites

Video


(2 minutes)

  • Innovate or Die - Aquaduct: Mobile Filtration Vehicle (YouTube; December 15, 2007)

How it Works

Image:Aquaduct three-wheel water filtration transport mechanism 300.jpg

Pedaling action runs the unfiltered water through a filter, while traveling, or while stationary, depending on the clutch setting.

Costs

Advantages

  • it filters while transporting
  • it creates incentives for people to make roads smoother
  • it is less expensive than drilling wells and installing stationary pumps
  • it transports water to schools, homes, hospitals and places of worship without using fossil fuels
  • it can be made out of locally grown, environmentally friendly, biodegradable, non-carcinogenic hemp
  • local manufacturing of the aquaduct will create safe, age-appropriate jobs for men, women and children
  • more jobs and safer jobs mean less crime, less stress, more peace of mind, and less strain on local hospitals

Independent Testing

Patents

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Profiles

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Inventing Team

Adam Mack, Brian Mason, John Lai, Eleanor Morgan, Paul Silberschatz.

Coverage

list here.

Awards

The Aquaduct is the winning entry in the Innovate or Die contest put on by Google and Specialized. The contest challenge was to build a pedal powered machine that has environmental impact.

In the News


  • Specialized, Google Push Pedal Power - How about power a mobile water filtration system, run a movie theater, drive a snow plow? Specialized Bicycles and Google have announced the winners of ... (Wired News - Jan 18, 2008)
  • Aquaduct mobile filtration vehicle - Aquaduct utilizes the human ability to pedal, giving hope to those in the developing world who struggle to gather, transport, filter, and store clean ... (Core77.com, NY - Jan 17, 2008)
  • EuroTrash Thursday! - Of the more than 100 qualified entries, ��?Aquaduct: Mobile Filtration Vehicle��? won based on environmental impact, creativity and design. ... (PezCycling News - Jan 17, 2008)

Other Coverage

Comments

See Discussion page

Contact


(Aquaduct Team)
Menlo Park, CA, USA

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