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Simran Duggal
Award: B.DES - IADP
Project: Familiar Process – Unfamiliar Terrain
Guide/s: Sudipto Dasgupta
Familiar Process – Unfamiliar Terrain
Seminar 3
Design Brief :
My design intervention will aim at creating a system or an arrangement of relevant products [sourced,
designed or modified] that will allow rainwater harvesting on a medium sized [200 tons] fishing boat as a
supplement for water stored on board for drinking, bathing and personal hygiene. I aim to make my design
capable of being accepted universally – even outside of the current context.
MALPE
It is found that rainwater harvesting, the collection of rain from surfaces upon which it falls, is a long-
standing practice of many countries still used as a means for dealing with the water problems of today.
Rain is harvested in many ways and is a vital supplementary source of water.
As Malpe is a coastal area, where it is raining most of the time throughout the year, rainwater
harvesting can be tried as the water from the rain can be consumed by people around instead of
getting wasted. On the boat, when fishermen go for fishing for 10-12 days, they carry approximately
2000 liters of drinking water with them.
The climate here is tropical. There is significant rainfall in most months of the year. The short dry sea-
son has little effect on the overall climate.
Precipitation here averages 4360 mm.
The driest month is January, with 0 mm of rain. With an average of 1437 mm, the most precipitation
falls in July.
Trawler boat
RESOURCES IN A BOAT
The function of the first flush device is to take the water from the catchment
area into the storage tank. By using the first flush method, bird droppings, First flush CATCHMENT
dust and airborne contaminants from rainwater are removed from the
catchment area. First flush devices are also available at cost effective rates.
The first flush of the rain can also be used for non-drinking purposes.
STORAGE
Filteration
- The awning / shed is placed on the side of the boat, the opposite side
of the doors of the cabin and kitchen - The awning / shed is placed on the side of the boat, the opposite side
- The material that can be used is canvas,tarpolene or plastic. of the doors of the cabin and kitchen
- The fabric is attached to a skeleton of wood or metal so that the shed - The material that can be used is canvas,tarpolene or plastic.
- The awning / shed is placed on the front or the back side of the boat. opens because of the ‘Strength/ Tension ‘ of the fabric. - The fabric is attached to a four sided skeleton of wood or metal so that
- The material used will mostly be Tarpoline. - The system can be permanent or removable, depending on the season. the shed opens.
- The fabric will is tied to the edge of the boats with rope or velcro - The shed can either be rolled or folded on top. - The system can be permanent or contractable
- The system is a permantly set shed, which can be removed by opening - The piping system can be attached in order to store the water at the - The piping system can be attached in order to store the water at the
the ropes or velcro bottom tanks or directly to the tanks which are on top. bottom tanks or directly to the tanks which are on top.
- The pipe will be attached on the tip end of the fabric. - The system has a proper channel, where the water falls and gets - The system has a proper channel, where the water falls and gets
- The piping system can be attached in order to store the water at the collected. collected.
- This the collection of water and arrangement of piping system will be - The structure is more stable as the fabric is well streched because of the
bottom tanks four sided skeleton.
easier.
Criteria Matrix Analysis for Catchment
Criteria
Iteration
Mechanism 2 4 3.5
Quantity of 3 4 3.5
collection
Cost
Total 20 32.5 31
Boat Model