DBCE Mechanical Engineering Students develop Machine to Harvest Water from Air

India faces a crippling water crisis today and it is directly or indirectly affecting us. Today, one in every 10 human beings has no access to clean water. This is due to various reasons such as droughts, lack of natural supply of water, inadequate infrastructure, and contaminated water, etc. With the increasing population and rising global warming, the water crisis is becoming a huge danger to our ecosystem.

In this dire situation, there comes a unique solution from a team of Mechanical Engineering students of the 2019-20 passing out batch of Don Bosco College Of Engineering, Noah Gomes, Gerhard Lourenco, Johan Godinho, Hubert De Barros and Anand Raikar developed and tested a prototype of Atmospheric Water Generator. The Project was guided by Prof. Gaurish M Samant, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mr. Valentino Barbosa, Maintenance Engineer, Turbocam India Pvt. Ltd.

Atmospheric Water Generator (AWG) is a device that collects humidity available in our atmosphere utilizing condensation and is the principle is similar to the condensation happening around a glass filled with cold water. The collected condensed water is purified using purification cartridges and then mineralized before dispensing it for drinking. The present prototype generates 24 liters a day and it’s cost is approximately Rs. 65000/-

The team members are grateful to the Director, Fr. Kinley D’ Cruz , Principal, Dr. Neena Panandikar and Prof Ajit Salunke for the help rendered during the execution of the project.