University of Twente Student Theses
Smart Rainwater Buffer XXL : concept for the UT campus
Verhoef, Paco (2020) Smart Rainwater Buffer XXL : concept for the UT campus.
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| Abstract: | To tackle unfortunate events such as heavy rainfall and droughts, a solution is presented which offers a large water storage capacity and makes it possible to harvest and store rainfall. The solution comes in the form of a large volume Smart Rainwater Buffer (a.k.a. SRB XXL); a large silo tank which collects rainwater from nearby rooftops and is able to self-regulate the stored water content in order to be most efficient depending on the current or near-future weather conditions and is located on the campus-terrain of the University of Twente at the “Sport-Centre” building. In this bachelor thesis, research, stakeholder interview-sessions and the Creative Technology Design Process are performed to create a concept for the SRB-XXL which satisfies the condition of being both a rainwater buffer as well as a harvester. Furthermore, a user interface dashboard design is created with the purpose of providing the user of the SRB-XXL with information regarding the water level, status conditions and future precipitation events, as well as allow the user to perform system-control commands. Also, the rainwater router is realized to direct the overflow water in case the tank reaches full water capacity and to minimize altering the storage tank’s base composition. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Clients: | University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands |
| Faculty: | EEMCS: Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science |
| Subject: | 43 environmental science |
| Programme: | Creative Technology BSc (50447) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/82230 |
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