TY - GEN
T1 - Estimation of Water Quality Indexes to Customize the Design of a Water Purifier System
AU - Ntobela, Delani Favours
AU - Tartibu, Lagouge Kwanda
AU - Kunene, Thokozani Justin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 IEEE.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Water is the most basic important substance on earth. Many people from developing countries are struggling daily to have access to potable water to sustain their lives. Poor people from rural areas are walking long distances and spend money on water transportation just to have access to potable water. People who can't walk long distances and can't afford to pay for transportation of water, have to share river water, dams, or ponds with animals. In rural areas, most communities are using the river water for different reasons such as bathing, swimming and washing their livestock, while others use the same river water for drinking without purification. Consumption of this water causes the outbreak of waterborne disease. Illness from water-related diseases and bacteria is a common problem in developing countries and it accounts for approximately 2.2 million deaths per year globally. In this work, raw water samples were collected from one of the rural villages (Dumezulu village). Water analysis was performed in the laboratory to determine how much contaminants are present in raw water. Reverse Osmosis (RO) method has been adopted to reduce the high concentration of contaminants and comply with South African National Standards.
AB - Water is the most basic important substance on earth. Many people from developing countries are struggling daily to have access to potable water to sustain their lives. Poor people from rural areas are walking long distances and spend money on water transportation just to have access to potable water. People who can't walk long distances and can't afford to pay for transportation of water, have to share river water, dams, or ponds with animals. In rural areas, most communities are using the river water for different reasons such as bathing, swimming and washing their livestock, while others use the same river water for drinking without purification. Consumption of this water causes the outbreak of waterborne disease. Illness from water-related diseases and bacteria is a common problem in developing countries and it accounts for approximately 2.2 million deaths per year globally. In this work, raw water samples were collected from one of the rural villages (Dumezulu village). Water analysis was performed in the laboratory to determine how much contaminants are present in raw water. Reverse Osmosis (RO) method has been adopted to reduce the high concentration of contaminants and comply with South African National Standards.
KW - energy storage system
KW - renewable energy
KW - reverse osmosis
KW - solar photovoltaic
KW - water purification
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85168769444&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ICMIMT59138.2023.10199212
DO - 10.1109/ICMIMT59138.2023.10199212
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85168769444
T3 - 2023 14th International Conference on Mechanical and Intelligent Manufacturing Technologies, ICMIMT 2023
SP - 87
EP - 92
BT - 2023 14th International Conference on Mechanical and Intelligent Manufacturing Technologies, ICMIMT 2023
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 14th International Conference on Mechanical and Intelligent Manufacturing Technologies, ICMIMT 2023
Y2 - 26 May 2023 through 28 May 2023
ER -