Solar Steam Vacuum Pump

太阳能蒸汽真空泵

• 批准号: 971458
• 金额: $ 6.18万
• 依托单位: THE IMAGINATION FACTORY LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Small Business Research Initiative
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2016 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=971458
• 关键词: Solar; Steam; Vacuum; Pump

The Imagination Factory is bringing together modern solar technology with a simple legacy pump from the steam era. Solar powered irrigation will be provided by a combination of a condensing steam pump and a solar steam generator. Steam vacuum pumps are robust, piston-less and have very few moving parts. These pumps date from the earliest days of steam and were widely used into the 20th century for pumping mines, ship bilges and for portable excavation work, they are well suited to pumping dirty water. Steam is used to apply direct pressure on the pumped water to provide positive displacement; condensing steam creates a vacuum to draw water into the pump. A vacuum is able to draw water to a height of ~30ft . Sub-Saharan Africa receives an abundance of solar energy. This will be used to create low pressure safe steam from a wet tube boiler. A compound parabolic solar thermal concentrator will concentrate heat onto a low cost solar vacuum tube. This will provide the heat to create the steam. Compound Parabolic solar thermal concentrators and solar vacuum tubes are well understood, reliable, solid state devices; both are light weight and portable. The ambition for this project is to combine these two well established pieces of mechanical technology in order to manufacture a modern solar steam vacuum pump design; appropriate to localised low cost production in the developing world. The Imagination Factory is able to draw on the talents of Motivation - Freedom through Mobility - charity who are skilled in setting up training, local manufacturing and production plant in the developing world. We will also receive advice from Oxfam's internationally recognised water program. The Imagination Factory has a number of creative approaches to meet the aggressive cost target for this pump. Recycled and repurposed fire extinguishers and other used pressure vessels are intended as the core pump components. The design intent will be cost sensitive from the outset, the pump will be available in kit form appropriate for simple production and servicing and maintenance in the developing world The Imagination Factory team includes members of the successful British Steam Car Challenge that broke and still holds the land speed record for a steam powered car. Steam and engineering experience are embedded.

Imagination Factory将现代太阳能技术与蒸汽时代的简单传统泵结合在一起。太阳能灌溉将由冷凝蒸汽泵和太阳能蒸汽发生器组合提供。蒸汽真空泵坚固耐用，无活塞，运动部件很少。这些泵可以追溯到蒸汽时代的最早期，并广泛应用于世纪，用于泵送矿井，船舶舱底和便携式挖掘工作，它们非常适合泵送污水。蒸汽用于对泵送的水施加直接压力以提供正排量;冷凝蒸汽产生真空以将水吸入泵中。真空能将水抽到约30英尺的高度。撒哈拉以南非洲地区获得了丰富的太阳能。这将用于从湿管锅炉中产生低压安全蒸汽。复合抛物面太阳能集热器将热量集中到低成本的太阳能真空管上。这将提供热量来产生蒸汽。复合抛物面太阳能集热器和太阳能真空管是众所周知的，可靠的，固态设备;两者都是重量轻，便携式。该项目的目标是将这两种成熟的机械技术联合收割机结合起来，以制造现代太阳能蒸汽真空泵设计;适合发展中国家的本地化低成本生产。想象力工厂能够利用激励-通过流动实现自由-慈善机构的人才，他们擅长在发展中国家建立培训、当地制造和生产工厂。我们还将获得乐施会国际认可的水资源计划的建议。Imagination Factory采用了多种创新方法来实现该泵的成本目标。回收和再利用的灭火器和其他使用过的压力容器将作为泵的核心部件。设计意图从一开始就对成本敏感，泵将以适合发展中国家简单生产和维修的套件形式提供。Imagination Factory团队包括成功的英国蒸汽车挑战赛的成员，该挑战赛打破了蒸汽车的陆地速度记录，至今仍保持着该记录。蒸汽和工程经验嵌入。