Desarrollo de un prototipo de máquina desalinizadora de agua de mar utilizando energía fotovoltaica

Abstract

This work is aimed at implementing a portable seawater desalination machine, creating an alternative source of water suitable for human consumption through renewable energy, from identifying the variables linked to the seawater desalination process, developing a mechatronic prototype for filtering and purification of sea water, perform performance tests of the mechanical, electronic, hydraulic, and software systems of the prototype and verify the functionality of the equipment through seawater desalination tests. Taking as a hypothesis that the development of a desalination machine that produces purified water or agricultural, domestic use using seawater and solar energy is feasible because the technology and the market exist to carry out said project, there is also a great acceptance towards green technologies and renewable resources, which means that this project is technologically, economically and financially viable. As conclusions, it was established that the functionality of the system was tested by means of simulation using the LabVIEW software since this allows us to easily observe the different stages of filtration that the equipment presents, and the SolidWorks software was also used for the development of the structure. With the results obtained, it is concluded that with a certain number of membranes a better permeate can be achieved, that is, if there are more membranes, more parts per million will be retained and the solids dissolved in water will remain in the membranes and therefore the permeate will be better and thus better results will be obtained.