Goal 6. Clean Water and Sanitation
Water-related Students Graduation projects
Department of Architecture, South Valley Branch in Aswan
Presenting the project of the students of the Department of Architecture in the Faculty of Engineering at the AASTMT, South Valley Branch in Aswan, to His Excellency the Minister, the Governor of Aswan, Major General Ashraf Atiya. The project involves the planning of the Nile Corniche area in the Nasr al-Nuba Center, west of the town of Kalabsha and the village of Abu Hor, to serve the residents of Nasr al-Nuba by establishing infrastructure services. Furthermore, the project aims to preserve the archaeological heritage of the area while creating a sustainable green resort that is environmentally friendly along the Nile Corniche. The project also includes the establishment of a Nile Cruise Marina and swimming services.
“Hydrological Study Based on NASA Remote Sensing Data Egypt as a Case Study”, Department of Construction & Building Engineering, Alexandria Campus [18]
Flash floods are a major threat to human life and infrastructures. Unfortunately, there is often a lack of data of key hydrological processes in arid areas. This fact limits the ability to understand the flooding process and use this knowledge to minimize its threat to human health and well-being. The lack of understanding sometimes compounds problems of flooding, with settlements, roads and other structures inappropriately located and designed relatively to the flood risk. The ability to predict sites mostly prone to flooding would help mitigate future damage and substantially aid regional development.
This project has developed a systematic methodology for estimating hydrograph of Wadi El-Arish, Wadi Ras Gharib, Wadi El-Salloum and Wadi Watir by using watershed modelling system (WMS). These hydrographs help to estimate discharge, volume, and time. and these factors have an important role in protection and control structures in different areas.
In order to achieve the target of this report, the analysis of hydrology and hydraulics, land use, flash flood history, and flash flood characteristics has been performed throughout watershed modeling system WMS and Remote sensing data integrated with the physical-based hydrological model. In conclusion, the methodology developed to forecast flash floods considering preventive and mitigating strategies can be used in advance for taking emergency actions for evacuating people so that their lives and property may be saved and minimized.
Construction & Building Engineering graduation projects on AASTMT page [18]
“PV Water Desalination System for Rural Areas”, Electrical & Control Engineering Department, Alexandria Campus [19]
The main goal of the project is building a low-cost renewable-energy-based water filtration mobile unit intended for use in remote areas, mainly for drinking and irrigation requirements. To minimize costs, the water filtration system is powered from a renewable PV resource. Once the primary prototype is implemented, the system requires monitoring for faults in the electrical and water pumping systems, so a surveillance IoT solution should be added as a secondary prototype.
“PV Water Desalination System for Rural Areas”, Electrical & Control Engineering Department, Alexandria Campus on AASTMT page [19]
“Water Desalination Plant powered by Solar Power, Mechanical Engineering Department”, Sheraton Campus
The Project methodology depends on using reverse osmosis (RO) concept to transform safety water into fresh water. Multiple membrane filters have been used to implement the filtration procedures. The filtration process is started by pumping the salty water through the system with the feed pump. The water then passes through the multimedia (sand) filter first to remove the large non-dissolved particles which are around 10-25 micron. The final step before entering the RO filters is to pass the water through a cartridge filter to take down the particle size to lass then 1 micron. The water is then passed to the CCRO system to remove the dissolved salts. The clean water is stored in a tank for later use. The power provided to the pumps are from PV cells powered by solar energy.
“Design and Economic Feasibility of Solar Powered Atmospheric Air Water Generator, Mechanical Engineering Department, Alexandria Campus [20]
The major aim or objective of our project is to provide safe and clean drinking water to those areas which are facing water scarcity problems. In this project, an experimental setup was constructed to extract water from the atmosphere. This project employs dehumidification / condensation technology for extracting water from the humidity present in the air. The extracted water is collected and then filtered through several filters for purification. Purified water can be served for drinking purpose. The working principle is based on cooling via evaporation similar to a refrigerator and air conditioner system. The coolant is allowed to flow inside the tube by using pump. Atmospheric air is forced towards the tube by using fans and it hit onto the surface of the condenser tube which decreases the temperature to its due point. As a result, the air is condensed into liquid. The condensed air is then filtered for impurities using filters. This AWG system can produce 2 liters of drinking water per hour.
The Council for Community Service and Environmental Development reviews the project of rainwater management strategy on AASTMT page [20]
“Gas Water Heater”, Mechanical Engineering Department, Alexandria Campus [21]
The main objective of our project was to solve the problem of not having hot water effectively when we need it as 10 L/min and 6L/min water heaters provide a really good flowrate at the expense of time needed for water to be heated which is not really useful all the time as mostly we use water for small tasks that we'd need hot water for instantaneously so by providing a 2L/min gas water heater that takes than less than 5 seconds to heat water up We believe we’ve reached our objective successfully.
Various Water Related Graduation Projects For The College Of Engineering And Technology For All AASTMT Campuses 2022 on AASTMT page
“Irrigation system combined with solar panel”, Mechanical Engineering Department, Alexandria Campus [22]
Cost effective solar power can be the answer for all our energy needs. Solar powered smart irrigation systems are the answer to the Egyptian farmer. This system consists of solar powered water pumps. It is the proposed solution for the present energy crisis for the Egyptian farmers. This system conserves electricity by reducing the usage of grid power and conserves water by reducing water losses.
“Wind operated Humidity Separator”, Mechanical Engineering Department, Alexandria Campus [23]
The atmospheric water generator (AWG) extracts water from the humidity present in the air through the process of condensation and purifies it. The atmospheric water generators are divided into two types: production volume rate depending on the size of the application, the target market is bifurcated into residential, commercial, and others. Due to the presence of varying industrial sectors, rapid growth and awareness of the importance of these devices, Demand for the atmospheric water generator is continuously increasing in the Middle East, Asia Pacific. Furthermore, the rising requirement for sustainable use of the available water resources in countries such as Egypt, KSA, Kuwait, China, Indonesia, and India may have a positive impact on industry growth.
Mechanical Engineering Department, Alexandria Campus
