Water Filtration System

By: Suyash Krishan, Joaquin Arellanes, Reema

Heydari, and Thomas Towey
Our Design
Blueprint

● We used a glass container

to hold the filtered water
● We used a plastic bottle to hold
all the filters
● We also used multiple filters
which were gravel, activated
charcoal, sand, and a coffee
filter
Development

1 Brainstorming 2 Materials 3 Assembly

● Watched videos on water ● Activated Charcoal ● Bottle as base

filtration ● Sand ● Stacked filters inside
● Researched each ● Plastic bottle ● Changed order throughout
component ● Gravel trials
● Drew out model ● Large cup or Mug
● Cloth/Coffee filter
Tests

1. Test how many stages the water must go through in order to be most
purified

2. Test which filtering tools is most effective. (coffee filters, reverse

osmosis, UV filter, etc.)

3. Test the limit of how precisely can the filtration device filter the water
How does it work?

● Gravel/small stones used to filter out large sediments, like leaves or insects,
● Sand is used to remove fine impurities
● Activated charcoal removes contaminants/impurities through chemical absorption
● Activated charcoal goes through a process called adsorption, where pollutant molecules in
the fluid to be treated are trapped inside the pore structure of the carbon substrate.
● Active charcoal carbon filters are most effective at removing chlorine, particles such as
sediment, volatile organic compounds, as well as taste and odor from water. They are not
effective at removing minerals, salts, and dissolved inorganic substances
Challenges

● Activated charcoal left the water with a dark color

● It didn’t fully treat it

How drinking water is treated?

Filtered through 4 stages:

● Coagulation and Flocculation: Positively charged chemicals are added to the water. The positive
charge of these chemicals neutralizes the negative charge of dirt and other dissolved particles in
the water. When this happens, the particles bind with the chemicals and form larger particles,
called floc
● Sedimentation: floc settles to the bottom of the water supply, due to its weight
● Filtration: The clear water on top will pass through filters of varying compositions and pore sizes,
to get rid of dissolved particles, such as dust, parasites, bacteria, viruses, and chemicals
● Disinfection: Disinfectants can be added to kill any remaining parasites, bacteria, and viruses, and
to protect the water from germs when it’s sent to homes.
Our Pitch

● Doesn’t contain all parts

● Our design includes some of the most important aspects of filtration

● It’s a good design and good start for water treatment