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WIND-POWERED DEVICE WORKS 24/7 TO PRODUCE CLEAN DRINKING WATER OUT OF THIN AIR
WATERSEER COULD BE THE ANSWER TO WATER SCARCITY AROUND THE WORLD
RESEARCHERS AT VICI-LABS, IN COLLABORATION WITH UC BERKELEY AND THE NATIONAL PEACE CORPS ASSOCIATION (NPCA), DEVELOPED A DEVICE THAT CONDENSATES PURE WATER FROM THE AIR WITHOUT THE USE OF POWER OR CHEMICALS.
THE WATERSEER IS AN INEXPENSIVE, LOW-TECH AND LOW-MAINTENANCE CONDENSER THAT IS EXPECTED TO CREATE WATER SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD.
IT USES A RELATIVELY SIMPLE MECHANISM, WITH AN ABOVE-GROUND TURBINE THAT SPINS IN THE BREEZE, TURNING INTERNAL FAN-BLADES AND DIRECTING AIR DOWN INTO A CONDENSATION CHAMBER INSTALLED (6 FT) UNDERGROUND.
THERE, THE METAL SIDES OF THE CHAMBER ARE COOLED BY SURROUNDING SOIL AND THESE IN TURN COOL DOWN THE WARM AIR INSIDE THE CHAMBER.
THIS CAUSES THE WATER VAPOR TO CONDENSATE INTO LIQUID WATER FLOWING DOWN INTO THE RESERVOIR.
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