Development of River Current Hydrokinetic Siphoning Device

Abstract

Water is essential to daily life and access to a steady supply of water can be a problem especially those who are living in far-flung areas. Others have to rely on the rain to collect water, but during the summer season, this poses an immense challenge. People have to exert a lot of manpower to collect water specifically those who are far and elevated from the water source. They have to buy water pumps, powered either by gasoline or electricity. Places that have running water like a river, is an example of a body of water that can be a source using its current. The purpose of the study is to develop a river current hydrokinetic siphoning device that can collect water without using electricity or fuel. The current of the river drives the turbine to rotate and supplies water to the Polyethylene (PE) Coil that collects water, as the other intake rotates, pressure is created to push the liquid upward. The prototype can be used in different types of water as long as the water current is enough to drive the turbine. It must be submerged $1/2$ ft. below water level and it is capable of siphoning water with a vertical height of 20 feet and can push water ranging from 492.15 to 656.17 feet in horizontal distance. The river current hydrokinetic siphoning device can collect 1 gallon of water for 1 minute and 30 seconds. The prototype has two floaters to adjust to different water levels. It is mounted on a concrete structure connected on both sides of the river to ensure its continuous operation.