FIT2001 - Week 1

During the first week of my fourth Semester, I have met new people, new units, and especially new knowledge. For this unit, the tutorial has been quite educational. We talked about the artificial water cycle system that has been used in all parts of the world.

The System consists of 5 subsystems that works simultaneously to keep the water running. These subsystems are:

1. Collection - The collection subsystem works with a purpose of collecting the water from natural water resources. My group and I was considering the use of Seawater as an additional water source since 70% of the world's area are covered in seawater with the main collection facility to be freshwater from dammed rivers and mountain springs. Seawater can be distilled to produce freshwater and processed to produce cleanwater while the remaining leftover salt from the distillation process can be distributed to salt manufacturer plants.
2. Storage - The storage subsytem works as a place to store the water collected by the collection plant. Is is used as a water reserve in case the collection facilities are producing less cleanwater than the consumption. The water in the storage can be distributed accordingly until production rate restored. It is can be used also to store the cleanwater when the collection facilities are producing more water than the consumption.
3. Distribution - The Distribution subsystem is responsible for carrying the water from both the collection and the storage facility to the population for consumption. This contains devices such as pipes to carry the water, and waterpumps to generate sufficient pressure to be used for general consumption. I think this should be designed accordingly to withstand natural disaster to avoid water scarcity when natural disaster strikes.
4. Consumption - Distributed water are consumed by the general population both for residential and industrial purposes. This consumption should be monitored from the water meters for the usage to see the consumption trends of the population as a information source to improve the production : consumption ratio.
5. Disposal - The water disposal is the subsystem that is resposible for disposing the waters used after consumption. Water waste are categorised into two types: grey water, and blackwater. Instead of disposing the water, my group and I suggest a way to reprocess the both water types into cleanwater to be collected as a collection subsystem. The water can be reused for the general population to increase the production. The leftovers from the waste process can be used as a natural fertilizers for agricultural needs.

so far, the tutorial has taught me the importance of water cycle in our daily lives. The tutorial also enables me to think critically to analyse different systems. This should help me in my future career.

This concludes my first week blog. Stay tuned for next week ^^.

~ Dian P. Irianto ~
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