Bicycle-Powered Aquaduct Mobile Water Filtration Vehicle Wins Google Content
Just found out about this puppy from Aquaduct Mobile Filtration Vehicle Wins Google's Innovate or Die Contest.
The Aquaduct s a crazy little bicycle-like contraption that simultaneousy transports and filters of water (H20), folks!
For more information on what this is and how it works, visit PESWiki.com.
Designed for third world applications, the vehicle combines the work of pedaling a bike with the work of transporting and filtering water. Mobile pedaling option possible with simple clutch. Will this western idea prove plausible where it was intended?
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.
