Saints Sagicor Presentation

	SAGICOR

VISIONARIES’ CHALLENGE

 

TITLE OF PROJECT: The DARECO Drainage Project

The Detect Alert Reuse Economy

Drainage Project

NAME OF SCHOOL: Saint Stanislaus College

TELEPHONE NO: +592-226-0272

ADDRESS OF SCHOOL: Lot 3 Brickdam, Georgetown,

Guyana

TEAM MEMBERS:   Jemuel Parasram

Mahadeo Singh

Team Teacher:     Colin Moses

Mentor:                   Fanta Burnett

TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                         

Introduction                                                                                                                        1

Problem Affecting the City Of Georgetown

Objectives of the Project                                                                                     2

Proposal for the Solution                                                            

Detecting Process

The Digitally Sensing Machine

The Circuitry

Alerting and Transporting the Water Process

Why DARECO Surpasses All Competitors?                                                      6

Budget/Resources Needed

Implementation                                                                                                      7

           

Incorporation Of .S.T.E.M                                                                                   8

Community Involvement and Community Impact

                                                                                                                                    9

Conclusion

Reference                                                                                                                 10

INTRODUCTION 

PROBLEM AFFECTING THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN

Guyana, a country of South America located at 6.3490° N, 58.5820° W is a fast growing economy rich in natural resources, biodiversity, and pristine forests and rivers. With reference to colonial time, Guyana has been one of those territories in the world that is subjected to rain.  Due to our immediate distance to the equator, we experience two seasons; the Sunny season and the Rainy season. Being a country that is below sea level, we are easily targeted by flooding. When it precipitates, Georgetown, the lowest leveled area is affected as the constant raining causes perpetual flooding which tends to leave both major and minor consequences and damages.

Guyana has proven to exhibit two primary seasons of harsh precipitation. These include The May-June Period and the December-January Period, but these may be extended to a varying length of time. According to stated data from the Ministry of Agriculture Hydrometerological Services, we see that a minimum of 25.4 mm (1 inch) or more rainfall that accumulated over the surface of Georgetown tends to cause a flooding which results in severe problems.

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2011	127.1	389.6	403.5	29.6	287.6	241.7	182.9	118.3	52.9	194.4	68.4	168.7
2012	429.7	165.9	20.9	201.7	362.2	210.5	301.1	176.9	6.7	86.4	117.0	217.9
2013	57.8	83.2	33.5	119.0	390.0	224.6	228.2	159.7	46.1	57.9	128.8	283.5

Georgetown’s drainage impediment has severe effects on the population, being an inconvenience for the residents to have accessibility to their daily routine and economic activities resulting in a loss of income. For example the major flood of November 2013, the water level was at 128.8 mm high. The rain was so intense retail stores closed; many Secondary Schools were dismissed. This hindrance has caused us, the people to spend money excessively as we attempt to safeguard ourselves to build up the infrastructure of the land.

                                                                                       

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT

Project DARECO is a cure to our extreme flooding cases in Georgetown. It substantiates to accomplish the following objectives:

ü Drain the accrue amounts of surface water instigated by the rainfall.

ü Prevent the loss of income in businesses that are considered ‘Low Leveled’

ü Help alleviate epidemics such as leptospirosis, cholera and other water borne diseases.

ü There is no contaminated water in which mosquitoes breed. Viruses such as the Chikungunya Virus will desist.

ü Time is conserved so residents will be able to perform their normal day to day activities.

ü Subsequently, when the water is drained it is transported to be purified so distilled water back to the environment

THE DARECO PROJECT

Since the means of drainage in the city is fixed to only two forms; tidal and gravitational, a new system is necessary to be introduced. Due to modern influences, solutions have been introduced to aid in relieving this impediment; THE DARECO PROJECT.

The DARECO PROJECT known as the DETECT ALERT & REUSE ECONOMY DRAINAGE PROJECT is a resolution to the periodic drainage problem found in Guyana, created under the following objectives to:

ü DETECT    - The amount of water in the environment

ü ALERT      - The system circuit to trigger the pump to drain the water

ü FILTER      - The drained water is sent to the reservoirs where it is purified

ü TRANSPORT- The water back to the environment for usage when rainfall levels are low.

                                                                             

1. DETECTING THE WATER                                                                                    

The DARECO Drainage Project withdraws the contaminated water in the environment by developing mechanisms the Digitally Sensing Machine which is connected to a circuitry linked to a water drainage pump.

THE DIGITALLY SENSING MACHINE (DSM)
The DSM is a specialized crafted machine produced as a measuring tool that represents accurate data on the amount of water present in the environment after precipitation occurs. It detects the aggregated amount of water that causes the flooding in the located area which alternatively alerts the circuitry that is linked to the water drainage pump.

Figure 3 shows a diagram of The Digitally Sensing Machine

STRUCTURE OF THE DSM

The DSM is a funneled top, cylindrical assembly established at ground-level centered by a measuring-pole connected to a gliding-sensor. This glider is positioned to the unit of flooding in the designated area. As it rains, the water enters the system. The rising water touches the sensor, which sends a message using a red light activating the circuit.

For instance, in the compound of Saint Stanislaus College; this area floods on a regular basis when the rainfall level is at 20.2 mm. using the attachable rod, the sensor is guided to the designated point that is 20mm. Now when rainfall occurs, the rain pours through the funnel.

2.  THE CIRCUITRY SYSTEM

Since the DARECO PROJECT applies electrical technology, it uses a circuit. This is the second expedient of the DARECO PROJECT. It is predominantly connected to Digitally Sensing Machine. As the rain falls into the structure, the water is first greeted by a diode situated at the bottom as it upsurges, met by another diode. This diode now sends an electrical message to the remnants of the circuit. As seen below, the electrical pulse passes through a 100 ohms resistor, two BC547 transistors, and then subsequently triggering the relay turning on the pump.

 3. ALERTING AND TRANSPORTING PROCESS

After the system has triggered the Drainage pump, the water is extracted and carried underground to a reservoir, situated out of the busy town. Here the water will be purified then sent back to the environment. Now the water can be used when rainfall levels are low for any purpose whether domestically, agriculturally, etc.

LAYOUT OF THE DIFFERENCE PROCESSES IN THE DARECO PROJECT

WHY DARECO SURPASSES ALL ITS COMPETITORS?

The DARECO DRAINAGE PROJECT uses one of the most inimitable forms of technology that no other competitor comprises off. While others who dare to take on this challenge uses the influences of mechanical, we the Dareco Drainage Team comprises the use of modernized technology into our project. The DARECO PROJECT, overall projects, has a high proficiency of being efficacious in draining the contaminated water from the environment with less or frequently no obstructions at all. With a low budget of US$235, there is no absolute reason not to invest into this blueprint. So with a low cost and a guaranteed efficiency, DARECO is the choice that surpasses all!!

THE TABLE BELOW SHOWS THE BUDGET OF THE RESOURCE NEED TO PERFORM THE DUTIES TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM

Item/service	Amount		Price .US$	Supplier
1k Ohm Resistor Bc547 Transistor 3 Pin 5 Volt Regulator Diode   Electrical Wire		2 2 1 2 --	9.00 8.00 6.00 10.00 9.00	-- -- -- -- --
ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY TOTAL		--	42.00
Rechargeable 9 v battery		1	10.00	--
Drainage Pump (approx.)		1	180.00	--
Plastic/Glass ampoule Measuring Pole Funnel		1 1 1	-- --                        2.00	St. Stanislaus College Self Help --
CONSTRUCTING PARAPHERNALIA TOTAL			2.00
LABOUR Electrician Specialist Carpenter		1 1	-- --	-- --
ESTIMATED EXPENSE		--	US$234

IMPLEMENTATION

	Task	Performed by	Wk1	Wk2	Wk3	Wk4	Wk5	Wk6
1	Preparation and obtaining supplies	Students	ü
2	Constructing of the DSM	Team Members		ü
3	Construction of the Circuit	Electrician & Team Members			ü
4	Assemblingof the Systems	Teacher & Team				ü
5	Experiment on the System With research	Team members					ü
6	Final experiment with modification	Team members						ü

Table 3 Shows implementation of tasks took on according to weeks: