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[[File:Eliodomestico_Solar_Still.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Eliodomestico Solar Still]]]] |
[[File:Eliodomestico_Solar_Still.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Eliodomestico Solar Still]]]] |
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[[File:Eliodomestico_Solar_Still_in_use.jpg|right|300px|thumb| Fresh water is taken from the still at the end of the day.]] |
[[File:Eliodomestico_Solar_Still_in_use.jpg|right|300px|thumb| Fresh water is taken from the still at the end of the day.]] |
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[[File:Eliodomestico_Solar_Still_schematic.jpg|thumb|300px|The still heats either salty or dirty water in the upper chamber, steam is created, and fresh water condenses and collects in the lower chamber.]] |
[[File:Eliodomestico_Solar_Still_schematic.jpg|thumb|300px|The still heats either salty or dirty water in the upper chamber, steam is created, and fresh water condenses and collects in the lower chamber.]] |
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− | The [[Eliodomestico Solar Still]] was designed by [[Gabriele Diamanti]], who was inspired by his world travels to try to help with global water scarcity. His solution is an open source water still made primarily of pottery. |
+ | The [[Eliodomestico Solar Still]] was designed by [[Gabriele Diamanti]], who was inspired by his world travels to try to help with global water scarcity. His solution is an open source water still made primarily of pottery. |
It functions by filling the black boiler with salty sea water in the morning, then tightening the cap. As the temperature and pressure grows, steam is forced downwards through a connection pipe and collects in the lid, which acts as a condenser, turning the steam into fresh water. Potentially, the still will convert five liters of water daily. Once Diamanti established the fundamentals were sound, he experimented with a series of concepts for the aesthetic of the object. “My goal was to design something friendly and recognizable for the users,” he explains. “The process developed quite naturally to determine the current shape; every detail is there for a reason, so the form, as well as production techniques, represent a compromise between technical and traditional.” |
It functions by filling the black boiler with salty sea water in the morning, then tightening the cap. As the temperature and pressure grows, steam is forced downwards through a connection pipe and collects in the lid, which acts as a condenser, turning the steam into fresh water. Potentially, the still will convert five liters of water daily. Once Diamanti established the fundamentals were sound, he experimented with a series of concepts for the aesthetic of the object. “My goal was to design something friendly and recognizable for the users,” he explains. “The process developed quite naturally to determine the current shape; every detail is there for a reason, so the form, as well as production techniques, represent a compromise between technical and traditional.” |
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− | The project won a Core77 Design Award for Social Impact; already, Diamanti has received international feedback, and hopes to see locals adapt and modify the design to take advantage of their own readily available materials and native environments. “The idea is that instructions for the project can be delivered to craftsmen” with the help of NGOs, he says, then a micro-credit program could be established to finance small-scale start-ups specializing in production. |
+ | The project won a Core77 Design Award for Social Impact; already, Diamanti has received international feedback, and hopes to see locals adapt and modify the design to take advantage of their own readily available materials and native environments. “The idea is that instructions for the project can be delivered to craftsmen” with the help of NGOs, he says, then a micro-credit program could be established to finance small-scale start-ups specializing in production. |
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==Articles in the media== |
==Articles in the media== |
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*'''August 2012:''' [http://www.fastcodesign.com/1670546/a-simple-solar-oven-makes-salt-water-drinkable#1 A Simple Solar Oven Makes Salt Water Drinkable] - '' Co Design'' |
*'''August 2012:''' [http://www.fastcodesign.com/1670546/a-simple-solar-oven-makes-salt-water-drinkable#1 A Simple Solar Oven Makes Salt Water Drinkable] - '' Co Design'' |
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==Audio and video== |
==Audio and video== |
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[[File:Eliodomestico|thumb|left|400px|Eliodomestico Solar Still]] |
[[File:Eliodomestico|thumb|left|400px|Eliodomestico Solar Still]] |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Water pasteurization]] |
*[[Water pasteurization]] |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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− | *http://www.gabrielediamanti.com/ |
+ | *http://www.gabrielediamanti.com/ |
==Contact== |
==Contact== |
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− | Gabriele Diamanti<br> |
+ | Gabriele Diamanti<br /> |
− | via Melloni, 36<br> |
+ | via Melloni, 36<br /> |
20129 Milano, [[Italy]] |
20129 Milano, [[Italy]] |
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Tel. +39 334 8718624 |
Tel. +39 334 8718624 |
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− | Email: [mailto:info@gabrielediamanti.com |
+ | Email: [mailto:info@gabrielediamanti.com info@gabrielediamanti.com] |
[[Category:Non-cooking uses]] |
[[Category:Non-cooking uses]] |
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[[Category:Health and safety]] |
[[Category:Health and safety]] |
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[[Category:Italy]] |
[[Category:Italy]] |
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+ | [[Category:Water distillation]] |
Revision as of 18:32, 19 October 2013
The Eliodomestico Solar Still was designed by Gabriele Diamanti, who was inspired by his world travels to try to help with global water scarcity. His solution is an open source water still made primarily of pottery.
It functions by filling the black boiler with salty sea water in the morning, then tightening the cap. As the temperature and pressure grows, steam is forced downwards through a connection pipe and collects in the lid, which acts as a condenser, turning the steam into fresh water. Potentially, the still will convert five liters of water daily. Once Diamanti established the fundamentals were sound, he experimented with a series of concepts for the aesthetic of the object. “My goal was to design something friendly and recognizable for the users,” he explains. “The process developed quite naturally to determine the current shape; every detail is there for a reason, so the form, as well as production techniques, represent a compromise between technical and traditional.”
The project won a Core77 Design Award for Social Impact; already, Diamanti has received international feedback, and hopes to see locals adapt and modify the design to take advantage of their own readily available materials and native environments. “The idea is that instructions for the project can be delivered to craftsmen” with the help of NGOs, he says, then a micro-credit program could be established to finance small-scale start-ups specializing in production.
Articles in the media
- August 2012: A Simple Solar Oven Makes Salt Water Drinkable - Co Design
Audio and video
See also
External links
Contact
Gabriele Diamanti
via Melloni, 36
20129 Milano, Italy
Tel. +39 334 8718624
Email: info@gabrielediamanti.com