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Download fileContinuous flow solar disinfection system for a rural community in Kenya
conference contribution
posted on 12.02.2018, 15:09 by Laurence Gill, Colin PriceThis project involved the design and installation of a continuous flow solar disinfection reactor at a rural
village of approximately 500 population in a drought prone part of Kenya. The system was installed to
disinfect surface water collected at a recently constructed microdam.
The solar reactor uses CPC
reflectors which reflect both direct and diffuse solar radiation onto clear pipes through which the
requisite water supply flows. The system has been installed to operate by gravity flow between the hours
of 9am to 5pm. The community fully participated in the planning, installation and subsequent operation
of the system. Preliminary water quality results indicate that the system is providing a safe source of
water for the community. However, the technology needs to be evaluated over a longer period across a
wide range water quality and solar radiation conditions, in particular during the next rainy season.
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Research Unit
- Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)