Project Description
In northern Thailand, the village of Nong Pit in the Phrao district does not have a sufficient water supply during the dry months of the year (Febuary-April). The solution is to simply pipe water from a local stream into the town and distribute it as needed. This water supply will add to the water provided by the government's water system so the system we design will provide the village with water to use other than drinking. We need to determine how much water the village needs. Using data provided by the town, we can tabulate the total volume the village’s uses per month.
We also need to determine how much water the stream can provide using data collected in Thailand from the previous summer trip. Finally we need to determine the total elevation difference between the water source and the town. All of this data will then be used to for the design. There are three design options. One design is a distribution system that will transport the water from the storage tanks to the town. This design will ensure there is enough flow and pressure to satisfy local standards. The second option will be to place a set of tanks on a nearby hillside and pipe the water from the source to the tanks. This design is a gravity fed system requiring only the piping materials and tanks. The final option will utilize a turbine powered by the waterfall at the source to power a pump that can easily distribute the water to any desired location. Semester One will consist of the calculations and Semester Two will consist of the designs. Throughout the year, the TCNJ Chapter of EWB will fundraise so in May or June of 2012, a group of students can fly to Thailand and implement the final design.