The system of weights of water limits how much can be bring on a foresighted cycle drive . There is n’t always an option to hold on and meet up from a unclouded stream or crapulence outpouring , but water could be get from a different source : the air . Austrian industrial design studentKristof Retezárhas produce Fontus : a prototype of a water bottle system that condenses humid air into unclouded , potable water . His designing made him a finalist for the2014 James Dyson Award .
The Fontus attaches to the bicycle bod and consists of a condenser unit of measurement and a bottle for collection . There is a solar jury on top of the unit that power the condenser . As the motion of the bike causes aura to blow into a channel , the moist air is cool down , causing it to condense . The droplets wind back down the condensing unit , collecting in a weewee feeding bottle mounted underneath .
A filter is fixed onto the first step where the air make out through , preventing glitch or stain from damage the constituent or set about into the piss . However , the filter is n’t in effect at removing pollutants in the air , which could pollute the piddle . Until another filter is tally to correct this problem , it should n’t be used in an urban setting .
Currently , the excogitation is adequate to of producing a drop cloth of piss per instant , in air that is some 50 % humidity with temperature at least 20˚C ( 68˚F ) . lamentably , this mean that it will take a considerable amount of time to bring on enough body of water to toast . Retezár ’s home city of Vienna is not known for its humidness , so he was forced to conduct his experimentation in his bathroom using steam from the shower . He predicts that domain with eminent point of humidness could produce as much as half a liter per hour .
The technology behind the figure does not only apply to keep thirstiness quenched ; it could potentially bring through animation . Over780 millionpeople on the planet do not have dependable admission to sporting piss , and the job is predicted toworsenwith the changing mood . Condensing humidness into boozing pee could be a agency to facilitate moderate that increase demand .
Of course , this is not the first time a gadget has tried to draw the wet out of humid breeze for drinking purposes . Warka Watertowers in the Namib desert mimic beetles that drink the fogginess from the melodic line . Eole Wateruses wind turbines in the United Arab Emirates to cool down air , condensing it into drinking water . Researchers in Peru have designed abillboardto condense humid gentle wind , dole out the urine at the bottom .
While it is n’t peculiarly hard to concentrate humid air into drinking piddle , developing a system that is pragmatic and cost - efficient on a orotund scale is the bound constituent . Thepriceof each Fontus gimmick would in all probability take to the woods between $ 25 - 40 each , though that number will hopefully go down as the gadget is developed further . Mass output will also help drive down costs , and Retezár is currently investigating crowdfunding options that would make a big product order more practicable .
[ All image belong toKristof Retezár , viaHuffPo ]
