A Low-Cost Mechanized Tube Well Installer

Horn, Zackariah J; Stwalley, Robert M.

doi:10.13031/aim.201901319

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“…This type of well is commonly driven by hand, with a tripod system set-up, and installation tends to be a very labor-intensive effort. Reducing the labor element in the tube well installation process could potentially make this type of well more feasible across a considerable range of developing territory [15,16]. The Purdue Well-Driver PUP mechanizes the tube well installation process by using a hydraulic ram.…”

Section: Current Methods Of Sourcing Groundwatermentioning

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“…They have been used for transporting goods to and from market, as school bus alternatives, garbage collection vehicles, and light utility tractors. Tillage attachments, seeders, harvest heads, water pumps, generators, threshers, and maize grinders powered by the PUP have been designed and tested [3,15,16,34,36]. These implements have helped improve small-holder farmer access to markets, and they have improved the livelihoods for many of those in sub-Saharan Africa.…”

Section: Cross-section View Of Device For Well Driving By a Guiding L...mentioning

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Cost-Effective, Sanitary Shallow Water Wells for Agriculture and Small Communities Using Mechanized Tube Well Installation

Kan-uge¹,

McPheron²,

Horn³

et al. 2023

Groundwater - New Advances and Challenges

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Multiple studies have adequately demonstrated the connection between sanitary water supply for developing communities and sustainable economic growth. Unfortunately, the cost of traditional drilled water wells prevents their more rapid installation across much of the developing world. Numerous communities and agricultural areas could benefit greatly from access to groundwater less than 10 meters deep. Researchers have developed a means to mechanize shallow tube well installation to provide sanitary water wells of modest capacity. A hydraulic ram for agricultural fence post driving has been attached to a small PUP utility vehicle and repurposed to drive small diameter well pipe. This chapter will outline the water access problem from a global perspective, describe the traditional means of construction for sanitary water wells in remote areas and their relative costs, and detail the recent advancements and potential cost savings provided by a simple mechanized means to install tube wells in shallow water table areas.

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Section: Current Methods Of Sourcing Groundwatermentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Cross-section View Of Device For Well Driving By a Guiding L...mentioning

confidence: 99%