Swimming Pool Water Storage Compartment Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional swimming pools face significant water and resource wastage due to fluctuations in water level and temperature caused by evaporation, bather activities, and external environmental factors, necessitating frequent monitoring and adjustments.
Innovation Solution
A modular swimming pool design incorporating a water storage compartment connected to the filtration system, which recovers excess water, allows for external water sources like rainwater, and serves as a thermal buffer to maintain water levels and temperatures efficiently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of substance
If traditional swimming pools are used without water storage compartments, then the pool structure is simpler, but water wastage increases due to frequent top-ups needed to counterbalance evaporation and bather activities
Solution Approach 1:
The water storage compartment is integrated within the modular construction of the swimming pool, with the compartment nested alongside the pool basin modules. The intermediate wall serves dual purposes as both a boundary for the pool basin and a separator for the storage compartment, creating a nested structural arrangement that reduces overall complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The intermediate wall serves multiple functions: it delimits the pool basin, separates the water storage compartment, provides structural support, and offers mounting surfaces for filtration system components. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate structures, thereby reducing overall complexity while addressing water wastage.
2Reliability
If water is frequently added to maintain water level, then optimal water level is maintained, but resource consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The water storage compartment enables the pool system to serve itself by storing excess water during periods of low consumption or rainfall and automatically making top-ups during periods of high evaporation or usage. The filtration system circulates water between the basin and storage compartment, creating a self-regulating system that maintains water levels without external intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of discarding excess water that accumulates in the storage compartment, the system recovers and reuses this water to top up the pool basin when needed. The filtration system facilitates this recovery process by circulating water from the storage compartment back to the basin, eliminating the need to discard or purchase additional water.
3Reliability
If filtration systems are used to treat used water, then water quality is maintained, but significant water wastage is still observed
Solution Approach 1:
The filtration system operates continuously to circulate water between the pool basin and storage compartment, maintaining water quality through continuous filtration rather than periodic treatment. This continuous circulation ensures that water is constantly being filtered and reused, preventing wastage while maintaining quality standards.
Solution Approach 2:
The system recovers water that would otherwise be wasted after filtration by storing it in the water storage compartment for subsequent reuse in top-ups. The filtration system processes used water, and the storage compartment captures this treated water for future use, creating a closed-loop system that eliminates wastage while maintaining water quality through ongoing filtration.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This configuration reduces water wastage by storing and reusing excess water, maintaining optimal water levels and temperatures, while providing an ecological and economical solution for pool management.
Implementation Method 1
a water storage compartment (5) juxtaposed with said construction module (3) and connected to the basin of the swimming pool via a water filtration system (4), this water storage compartment (5) being configured to serve as a water retention system
Implementation Method 2
The water stored in the storage compartment can thus fulfill various functions: it can be used as a reserve to make top-ups in the basin in order to adjust the water level to a predetermined value, but also serve as a thermal buffer between the basin (1) and the external environment of the swimming pool (1)
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AI summary
The invention relates to a swimming pool (1) comprising several construction modules (3, 3') delimiting the basin of said swimming pool (1) and a water filtration system (4), the swimming pool being characterized in that it further comprises a water storage compartment (5, 5') juxtaposed to the construction modules (3) and connected to the basin of said swimming pool (1) via the water filtration system (4), the water storage compartment (5, 5') being configured to serve as a water retention system.