Photo by Bor Cvetko
With the help of Triglav National Park administration we found out
that local users collect water from the naturally occuring springs
because they believe that water is healthier than tap water. In
order to enable that behavior we wish to offer filtration systems by
developing a prototype based on ceramic filtration.
Photo by Bor Cvetko
The final product Dodola is an installation of
intricately shaped filtration modules which purifies
water of contaminants as small as bacteria.
Dodola is multitude more efficient than already
available ceramic filters, because of the used
technologies and principles such as gyroid
structure and archimedes screw. The filtration
system is self-operating and doesn’t need constant
maintenance.
Photo by Bor Cvetko
Dodola is a pagan tradition found in the Balkans, South Slavs
used to organise the Dodola / Perperuna festival in times of
drought, where they worshipped the goddess named Dodola
and prayed to her for rain.
The objects are mostly submerged underwater where porous
structure filters water as it passes through the material. Because
of the rivers flow the objects rotate, and by doing so transport the
water towards the upper part of the module, where it leaves the
system to be used as potable water.
To increase the permeability of water, the filter was
designed by incorporation of the gyroid minimal
surface, which can be observed in beetle shells and
paths of butterfly’s wings mid flight.
The structure used in the water filter increases the
area of water permeability by a manyfold, which
consequently accelerates the water filtration.
Furthermore using this structure makes the objects
statically reinforced.
Photo by Bor Cvetko
We use the flow of the river to turn the filter with an archimedes
screw, which then transfers the water from lower to higher plane.
By using the flow of water to power the rotation of the filter the
object can be installed even in remote areas where there are no
power connections.
Water travels up.
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