General Water Supply Conservation TRIZ Cases

A pressure exchanger flush port supplies clean fluid to separate abrasive proppants from sealing surfaces, preventing premature wear on the rotor and end cover.

A modular kiosk integrates solar panels and a Stirling generator to power water distillation.

A modular rainwater filter uses interchangeable sieves to adapt filtration precision for different water reuse applications.

Resin-treated hydraulic fractures store high-pressure fluid for grid-scale energy storage, reducing capital expenditure compared to batteries.

A subsea pumping apparatus integrates desalination systems to produce hydraulic fluid directly from seawater for blowout preventer actuation.

Nested lattice units increase electrode capacity without expanding apparatus volume or raising manufacturing costs.

A buoyant cleaning device combines a strainer and pump within a single floating housing to remove debris from pool water.

Distributed UV-LED monitoring units detect water purity through optical absorption, resolving the trade-off between centralized cost and endpoint reliability.

Floating shredded bark lids prevent odor release in compact sewage systems while evaporation basins recycle water and concentrate residues for fertilizer reuse.

Segmenting waste streams into parallel thermal hydrolysis and pasteurization paths reduces viscosity while minimizing high-pressure vessel requirements.

A river basin ecological risk assessment method segments the basin into fishnets to calculate landscape disturbance and vulnerability indices.

A valve assembly translates slow water leaks into discrete pressure changes via a compliant chamber, preventing continuous waste without complex electronics.

Electro-Fenton oxidation removes organic matter before bipolar membrane electrodialysis converts brine into valuable acid and alkali products.

Oblique central corrugations create ridge contact points that eliminate edge gaskets, reducing leakage risk and improving area efficiency.

Nested condensation surfaces on the hot water tank increase output while preventing contamination from the evaporation chamber.

Vertical evaporation panels with fins treat wastewater faster than ponds by increasing surface area.

Lateral ports in the connector body expel accumulated air and excess water, preventing pressure buildup that hinders tank capacity.

A floating solar still apparatus vaporizes contaminated water using captured heat and transports the resulting distillate via dedicated conduits.

A wave energy system uses a seabed mat to capture subsurface circulatory motion, increasing extraction efficiency while avoiding side energy dissipation.

Temperature control of feed water between 10 and 23°C improves boron removal efficiency in electrodeionization systems.

Underground water storage device captures rainwater via film-based collection layers, preventing evaporation and groundwater depletion during droughts.

High internal phase emulsion foams achieve 15 ml/ml volumetric capacity, resolving storage logistics and absorption limits.

A collection system captures condensation water from climate-control plants and enables controlled discharge through a rotatable tap.

A solar water purifier uses waste heat from a panel to boil water and condense steam into purified liquid.

A hydraulic ram pump system recovers grey water using kinetic energy from gravity-driven flow without external electricity.

Preliminary ion removal prevents scale formation, maintaining desalination efficiency.

Portable solar powered ultraviolet light system circulates water through a pump for rapid pathogen destruction.

A thermal utilization system combines a heat engine with chemical separation to store energy and generate power simultaneously.

A recycle-brine multi-stage flash train treats reverse osmosis reject streams using waste thermal energy from steam generators.

Acoustic pressure shock waves generate cavitation and unidirectional flows to separate contaminants from water.

An on-demand water treatment system delivers purified well water using reverse osmosis and carbon filtration without a product storage tank.

Merges solar thermal input with combined heat and power generation to offset high energy consumption in industrial desalination.

Segmented rollers and a hydraulic purification unit resolve width constraints and water pollution in wheel washing.

A flexible pipe excess water slot directs clean faucet runoff to a collection funnel for reuse.

A cylindrical bioreactor device removes nitrogen from water, reducing hypoxic zones caused by nutrient pollution.

A combined refrigeration and distillation unit generates vacuum through phase transitions in a diaphragm-separated chamber.

A multi-stage fluid treatment system uses sequential filtration and dual ultraviolet modules to remove contaminants from water.

Distributed UV-LED water purification units monitor contamination locally to eliminate detection delays while maintaining low energy consumption.

Varying barge drafts and waterplane areas reduces wave energy attenuation along the system length to drive bi-directional pumps.

A graph neural network predicts molecular structures for polymeric seawater desalination membranes.

Replaces reverse osmosis pumping with solar evaporation to lower electricity consumption while maintaining high desalination rates.

A bipolar capacitive deionization electrode uses a circular current collector and hydrophobic polymer coating to enable stable ion adsorption.

Lifting the aerator out of the draft tube simplifies maintenance while preventing floating solids from exiting through the outlet.

A polarity-sensitive tracer detects oil in wastewater while a turbidity measurement corrects background interference.

A boron removal system uses reverse osmosis membranes with cation treatment to enable high-sensitivity detection.

Dual filters and check valves in a bypass duct purify reverse water flow, eliminating costly air gaps while protecting supply purity.

Removing the cylindrical container reduces manufacturing complexity and maintenance costs while maintaining structural integrity.