MY GENIUS HOUR PROJECT THE ARFWSWR THE AUTO REFILL WINDSHIELD WASHER RESERVOIR by: Jordan. T

WHAT WAS MY INSPIRATION FOR THIS PROJECT… You may be asking what my inspiration for this was and I will tell you now. My inspiration was I had a problem: its quite a hassle to re-fill your windshield washer reservoir. Why not create something to re-fill it for you? So there is my inspiration: I had a problem and I am fixing it.

MY ARFWSWR Main components of this presentation:  Collecting rain water  Collecting water from a/c system  Pumping the water  Pumping solids and liquids  Filtering system  Preventing the reservoir from overflow  Power supply and control  And last but not least the limitations of this project and other technology

HOW I WILL COLLECT WATER ON RAINY DAYS On rainy days I will collect water for the ARFWSWR I will use tubing. I have used the water collector that already exists and blocked of the sides so I can harness the water. Then I connected the tubes into the water collector. The other end of the tubes is connected to the reservoir. That is how I will collect the water.

HOW WILL I COLLECT WATER ON NON RAINY DAYS? I will be collecting water on non rainy days by using the condensation in the air conditioning system of the car. Why does it happen? When you turn on the a/c it is usually to cool down. So that means it is hot outside. Then when the hot air creates humidity. When that humidity hits the cool air it creates condensation. Witch I am collecting. (condensation is when the water vapor hits cool surface then condensation occurs.

MECHANISM OF A PUMP A pump is an object that moves liquids, gas, or solids. Some example for pumps are: the gear pump, the centrifugal pump, and the piston pump. Some pumps need casing (liquid and gas pumps) and others don’t (solid pumps). Different pumps can be used for different purposes, for example to pump substance to higher places or to slowly move it to lower places.

PUMPING SOLIDS AND LIQUIDS… Pumping solids and liquids requires different types of pumps, different strengths and different casing depending on the solid or the liquid you are trying to pump. Also some of the solids pumps don’t need the casing at all! They are “open pumps”. Just like in Minecraft! To pump rough solids for example, takes a stronger casing so the casing does not rip open. Same with pumping liquids with high pressure. For heavier items you need a stronger pump. Again same for the liquids with higher pressure.

FILTERING WATER… Filtering water is when you have water that is filthy or full of bacteria. Then you filter the water meaning that you are doing your best or completely cleaning the dirt or bacteria or whatever contaminated the water. The result: clean or much cleaner water. (I am also filtering water in my project). All filters work in the same way pretty much. They all trap or destroy bacteria and dirt. The filter type I will need is: a filter.

WHAT IS AN OVERFLOW VALVE? An overflow valve is a simple valve or tube that really all it does is it keeps an object from overflowing hence the name “overflow valve”. An overflow valve can be anything from a tube to a little lever activating a wall that rises. So an overflow valve is a tube or such that keeps an object or tank from overflowing. In my project I will have an overflow valve so the water tank does not overflow.

POWER SOURCE AND CONTROL The power source for the pump is always the car battery. The car battery controls the pump and other electrically powered things in the car. That is your source for when you want to charge your phone in the outlet.

12V BATTERY OUT OF TWO 6V BATTERIES… For my project I need a 12V battery. But I could not find one. So I made a twelve volt battery out of two 6V batteries! Here is a picture of what it kind of looks like. l V

LIMITATIONS FOR THIS PROJECT AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY A couple of limitations are: This does not work in cold places, and this does not clean with soap. Other technology: In Britain they are developing a windshield that does not need cleaning… because it does not get dirty. They are creating a windshield that repels the dirt and muck with ultrasound waves! Cool huh?

SO… THAT DID NOT REALLY WORK … Putting two batteries together did generate 12 V but not enough power to pump. So it’s not only about the Volts but about the Amps. Tried to connect the pump to the car battery but then the pump burned. With no pump there was not much use in putting all the rest together …

WHAT DID I LEARN FROM THE PROJECT I learned about pumps and types of pumps I learned that Volts are not everything Amps matter too. I learned the purpose of an overflow valve. I learned how to combine batteries. I learned how to use Word shapes better. I leaned how a car battery re-charges itself. I leaned that a fuse keeps things from combusting. I learned to make everything out of every situation. I learned that you can learn from every mistake. and last but not least I learned NOT TO LEAVE THINGS TO THE LAST MINUTE!

THE END! Thank you for your time and I hope you enjoyed my presentation!