DEVELOPMENT OF PORTABLE COLD-WATER DISPENSER

Michael Dan B. Lara, Ernesto B. Llauderes III, Eliezer V. Ocate, Engr. Braulio A. Reyes

ABSTRACT
Generally, this study aimed to fabricate a portable cold-water dispenser in which water does
not have a direct contact with iced water but contained in a copper tube around inside the
experimental water. This was conducted to determine (1) the temperature variation of water from the
experimental dispenser in 10-minute interval using iced brine solution; and (2) the coefficient of
performance of the device in producing cold water.
This study was conducted at the Mechanical Engineering Laboratory Room at Capiz State
University, Main Campus through the 2nd semester of school year 2017-2018.
Experimental method was employed by the researchers which is within the scope of true
experiment. The results show that the device produces considerable amount of cold water at different
levels of salt concentration. It also reflects that as the time increases, the temperature of water taken
from the experimental dispenser decreases as well as the temperature of brine solution and the
coefficient of performance of the device at trial 1 is 12.42, at trial 2 is 11.875 and at trial 3 is 11.75.
Keyword: Cold, Dispenser, Portable

water dispenser which dispenses cold and

INTRODUCTION
At present, different problems arise
as we move to globalization. One of which is
the problem on health specifically on the risk
of having typhoid fever and other diseases
brought about by contaminated water coming
from an unknown source of ice.
In 10 September 2017, World Health
Organization reported a typhoid fever
outbreak in Italy from 23 July to 21 August
2017. Eating food or drinking water or
beverages that have been handled by a
person who is shedding Salmonella typhi and
sewage contaminated with Salmonella typhi
bacteria are the main causes of the infection.
In more recent years, health and
safety became the foremost priority and
conjointly the motive force for the planning
and manufacturing of water dispensers. That
is why the researchers would like to contribute
to this aim and develop and innovate a cold-
safe drinking water available for everybody.
On the nearest prior art of the device,
coils are concentrated beneath the walls of
the container that is why the effect of cooling
is not effectively distributed around the copper
tubes. By these, the researchers had develop
other possibilities to improve the cooling effect
and used the brine solution to give a higher
cooling effect.
Trial method was employed within the
real scope of conducting true experiment. The
results show that the device produces
considerable amount of cold water at different
levels of salt concentration. It also reflects that
as the time goes on, the temperature of water
taken from the experimental dispenser
decreases as well as the temperature of brine
solution and the coefficient of performance of
the device at trial 1 is 12.42, at trial 2 is 11.875
and at trial 3 is 11.75.
 METHODOLOGY solution are at trial 1, the coefficient of
performance is 12.42, at trial 2 it is 11.875 and
The criteria of this study focused on
at trial 3 it is is 11.75. The data gathered are
fabricating a Portable Cold-Water Dispenser
measured at an inlet temperature of 28˚C.
to become more useful and effective device
for cooling water accessible to everybody in
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND
easy and convenient way as well as to
RECOMMENDATIONS
maximize the contact of cold temperature in
the tubes with the aid of iced water. Summary
The concept of this study was based
The purpose of this study was to
on the previous study wherein the flowing
develop and fabricate a portable cold-water
water was cooled by indirect contact of iced
dispenser in which the drinking is contained in
brine solution to the drinking water. The
the copper tube and is cool by the use of iced
researchers focused on safety and
brine solution. Specifically, it sought to: (1)
environmental hazards brought about by
determine the temperature variation of water
unsafe drinking water for which every
taken from the experimental dispenser for
individual fails to notice. The water dispenser
every 10-minute interval using iced brine
used have copper tubings inside where the
solution; and (2) determine the coefficient of
clean drinking water passes. Cooling effect
performance of the device in producing cold
takes place as the water passes through the
water using iced brine solution.
tubings.
Based on the gathered data, the
device produces considerable amount of cold
ANALYSIS, PRESENTATION AND
water at different levels of salt concentration.
INTERPRETATION OF DATA
It also reflects that as the time increases, the
The temperature variation of water temperature of water taken from the
taken from the experimental dispenser using experimental dispenser decreases as well as
iced brine solution with an inlet temperature of the temperature of brine solution and the
28˚C shows that as the time goes on, the coefficient of performance of the device at trial
temperature of water taken from the 1 is 12.42, at trial 2 is 11.875 and at trial 3 is
experimental dispenser decreases as well as 11.75.
the temperature of brine solution. This also
reflects that at high concentration of salt in the Conclusion
solution, the colder the water taken from the
Based on the results obtained from
experimental dispenser. The water taken from
the conduct, testing and experimentation, the
the experimental dispenser was measured for
following conclusions are derived:
every 10-minute interval with 150-gram salt at
The device produced drinking water with
trial 1, 300-gram salt at trial 2 and 450-gram
a mean of 12˚C after 10 minutes, 11.33˚C
salt at trial 3 to make a brine solution.
after 20 minutes, 10.33˚C after 30 minutes
Data reflects that the coefficient of
and an over-all mean of 11.22˚C.
performance of the device in producing cold
The coefficient of performance of the
water after 30 minutes when iced water with
device was 12.42 at trial 1, 11.875 at trial 2,
150-gram salt at trial 1, 300-gram salt at trial
11.75 at trial 3 and has a mean of 12.015.
2 and 450-gram salt at trial 3 to make a brine
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Based on the performance and data
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refrigerator or chiller.
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every now and then to fully test the effecticity
of the device.
The device should be further improved in
terms of tube coiling and positioning.
Other researchers are encouraged to
explore possibilities of the device to be cooled
using rechargeable or solar-powered cooling
devices such as a thermoelectric cooler
module.

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