Coil pump design as an object of meaningful learning

Abstract

Coil pumps can be a suitable solution to solve the pumping problem in isolate communities. This type of pump is easy to build, cheap and the maintenance can be performed for nonqualified personal. In addition, the pumping energy is provided by the river, so no fuel or electricity is required to the pumping process. The previous advantages constitute an attractive subject mainly for students whose water needs are no completely resolved as rural students. The design of this type of pumps demands mainly the application of concepts of fluid mechanics and energy. In this research is proposed a method to teach the design and implementation of a coil pump system in a simple way by a step by step methodology to impel the meaningful learning of the involved concepts in the design stage.