Water treatment system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional shower facilities are inefficient in sharing among a large number of users and lack effective reuse of drainage water, especially in water-scarce environments.
Innovation Solution
A water treatment system that includes detection units for monitoring water input and output, an information processing device to generate usage information, and a water treatment device capable of purifying drainage water for reuse, allowing efficient sharing of multiple water utilization units like showers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If conventional shower facilities are used, then the space utilization is improved, but the sharing efficiency among a large number of users deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The drainage water treatment system enables the shower facility to serve multiple functions: not only as a showering space but also as a water treatment and recycling station. The system processes drainage water from multiple users and makes it reusable, allowing the facility to efficiently serve a larger number of users beyond just one shower booth
Solution Approach 2:
The system recovers useful resources from drainage water by treating and purifying it for reuse. Instead of discarding drainage water, the system captures, treats, and redistributes it to multiple users, thereby improving sharing efficiency while maintaining compact space utilization
2Device complexity
If drainage water is discharged without treatment, then the system complexity is reduced, but the water resource loss increases
Solution Approach 1:
The drainage water treatment system is designed to be self-contained and self-sufficient, processing its own waste water without requiring external treatment facilities. The system autonomously captures, treats, and recycles drainage water from the shower facility, enabling water resource conservation while maintaining manageable system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The treatment system acts as an intermediary between the shower facility and the environment, transforming drainage water from a waste product into a reusable resource. This intermediary function enables water conservation while keeping the overall system complexity manageable through integrated design
3Loss of substance
If multiple water utilization units are shared, then the water resource efficiency is improved, but the information management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The information management system incorporates feedback mechanisms that track water usage, treatment status, and system operation across multiple utilization units. This feedback enables automated control and monitoring, improving water resource efficiency while managing information complexity through systematic data collection and response protocols
Solution Approach 2:
The information management system serves multiple functions simultaneously: monitoring water usage, tracking treatment processes, managing user access, and optimizing resource distribution across multiple utilization units. This multi-functionality improves water efficiency while consolidating information management tasks into a unified system
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AI summary
Providing a water treatment system with which it is possible to efficiently share a plurality of water utilization means including a shower, and with which it is possible to use drain water in environments in which it is difficult to secure water. The water treatment system containing shower stalls which, when input water is used by a user, output the used water as drain water, wherein treated water sensors are capable of detecting a given physical amount, or an amount based thereon, pertaining to at least a portion among the water input to each information processing device controlling the shower stalls and the drain water output from each of the shower stalls. An information generation unit generates information pertaining to the use by a user of each of the shower stalls based on at least a portion of the results from the treated water sensors.