System for effective Oelteppichbekaempfung (oil cleanup)
<< a expanding module which collects oil from the sea >>
Project Type:
industrial/product design
Project Mission/Goal:
increase awareness of the environment and/or address climate change
respond to our growing need for clean water, power, shelter, healthcare, education
address humanitarian crises
Project Description:
Function
As it applies to an accident, quickly as possible to combat the oil pollution, buoys within the shortest time with a plane directly to the Oelteppich thrown around. The impact on the sea surface after each buoy is a star-shaped tubing with gas blown out. The fine structure of the fractal networks between the tubes bind the oil without chemicals. Later it can summarize each boat with a simple hook be salvaged by sac-like. A buoy is a sphere of 50 m dia. cover about 2000 square meters. Through the use of several buoys, a large part of the Oelteppichs be committed. In addition to sea birds by an ultrasonic generator of Ollteppich kept away. About radar, light, and GPS are the buoys at sea to detect without special devices. The buoy is a product easy to manufacture, low-tech, sturdy, stackable and reliable long to store.
Inspiration
The entry point for my design I found on the topic of "swarm". A swarm is next to the individual human brain is another intelligent organism on our planet. The individuals of a swarm follow simple rules about the quality of survival, the decision of all. This synergistic effect is a swarm as a complex pattern of order is particularly effective and lets him than the sum of its parts appear stronger. The use of swarm principles offers the Oelpestbekaempfung due to the typical situation with: One of a large surface area distributed on Earth as possible be collected quickly pill. second bionic principle is found in the structure of the net again: Just Veogel clog due to the large surface of their plumage. Also animal hair can thus be used to bind oil. In combination with Sipernate network will only accept the oil.
Development
As a widely distributed Oelteppich not slow ships to bring under control and is almost single, my design is on many collecting buoys, fast unmanned, self-sufficient as possible and the weather can operate the. The development of the whole system was always with the view of his decentralized activity. The disaster command in Cuxhaven, Greenpeace, the Agency for Technical Relief and Evonik Ind. standing advice. The buoy as a mass product production makes a low-cost essential. Stacking and a dimensioning of the Europallets oriented, approach to conclusively make the smallest detail. The functional requirements flowed systematically in the formal design with one. Otherwise, stood godfather nautical forms for the first effect down to the details. The model was about sketches, preliminary models and CAD designed and milled. The details emerged in the 3D printing or were laser cut from Plexiglas or stainless steel.
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Project Details:
Project Location: US
Project Phase: Design development
Client: oil companies
User Client: oil cleanup companies
Nominated by Vasilios Katsavrias
