By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-22 19:15:24 | Updated at 2024-11-23 03:05:40
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Muscle-powered mechanism desalinates up to 8 liters of seawater per hour
New Atlas ^ | November 19, 2024 | Ben Coxworth
Posted on 11/22/2024 11:01:37 AM PST by Red Badger
The QuenchSea 3.0 is presently on Kickstarter QuenchSea
It's ironic that even when surrounded by water, sailors who are lost at sea can still die of thirst. The QuenchSea 3.0 portable desalinator is designed to keep that from happening, and it requires no power source other than its user's arm muscles.
Currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign, the QuenchSea 3.0 is made by British company Hydro Wind Energy. The firm debuted the original human-powered QuenchSea device back in 2020, followed by the smaller deep-sea-pressure-powered QuenchSea Reel in 2023.
On the original model, users arm-pumped a lever that forced seawater through a triple filtration system and a reverse osmosis membrane. The seawater was drawn in through one silicone tube that ran into the ocean, while the purified water was dispensed out of another tube that led to a bottle or other container.
This setup was said to remove salt, viruses, bacteria, microplastic particles and other contaminants from seawater at a claimed rate of over 2 liters (0.5 US gal) of water per hour on average, or up to 3 liters under ideal conditions. The resulting drinking water was claimed to meet World Health Organization (WHO) standards.
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1 posted on 11/22/2024 11:01:37 AM PST by Red Badger
To: Red Badger
Move a prison to the California coast and have the inmates walk on a hamster wheel 8 hours a day.
Run them in three shifts.
2 posted on 11/22/2024 11:04:38 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: Red Badger
That’s great. How many gallons can be run through it before the active components need changing or purging?
To: Pearls Before Swine
Oh, reading further down... 79 gallons estimated life.
Certainly a life saver.
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