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AguaClara / ram_pump

Optimizing the hydraulic ram pump for more efficient use in providing plant plumbing.

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Closed ChingPangggg closed 5 years ago

ChingPangggg commented 5 years ago

Ram pump in Honduras Problems they encounter in Honduras

no one knows how it works, only four plants have ram pumps in Honduras right now
operators should be able to fix ram pump in their own without much mechanical knowledge but not the case
used to be in the box in the bottom (?) box causing problem of back flow
in Honduras the operators do not adjust anything of the ram pump
what matters is if the ram pump pumps water
ideal world- put in parameters --> how high and how much they can pump

Problems that past ram pump teams work

tested different springs and found different correlations between springs constants and flow rates but inconsistent
hard to get good data
should reach out to people in the industry or professors who has experience with ram pump
split up team to research on different areas: mathematical models and empirical calculations
Talk to Chris Galantino (?)