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Mechanized tree

Mechanized tree

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Daylight investigations - Region 2: Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

Students
Nastaran Houshmand Khaligh
Seyed Amirreza Bahrololoumi Tabatabaee
Nastaran Houshmand Khaligh

School
Islamic Azad University

Country
Iran, Islamic Republic of

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With the increase in the population, human needs will be increased, we need different facilities which mostly work with fossil fuels, which are constantly producing air pollution that we have failed controlling them. This issue, along with the destruction of trees and forests known as the Earth’s lungs, has caused a decline in the Earth’s air quality and increased air pollution, which leads to respiratory diseases such as lung cancer and asthma, microclimates changes through the time, and can causes other major ecological damages such as global warming. Air pollution can be seen in crowded and industrial cities all over the world. We need a mechanism that can help the environment. For solving this problem we have designed Mechanized trees (artificial earth lungs).There are two main sources of air pollution, factories and cars, so the best way to prevent air pollution is to purify the pollutants ; as soon as they enter the air and before spreading in the city.It’s a multi-functional design that can be used in cities, highways or even concentrated around factories. In other words, we must update our cities. Briefly, mechanized tree can purify and condition the air by using solar energy. In addition to its main function it can be used as lamps and billboards on streets and highways.By using sunlight and converting it into electrical energy, the fan above the tree begins to suck the air and passes it through the activated carbon filters and in contact with the inner body of compressed zeolite, excesses moisture and loses contaminants and the fresh air is transferred to the desired layer through the lower holes of the body and exits from the umbrella shaped valve above the mechanized tree. The activated carbon filters used in this design are fully recyclable and reusable, from this point of view emphasizes mutualrespect for design and nature. In design of this mechanized tree, it is possible to use Photovoltaic cells or Nanocells that can be selected for the target community according to their economic status, which is fully compatible with the conditions of different communities.In urban applications, when are used extensively in the alleys, mechanized trees can be used as solar water heaters, as can be seen in the body of this tree. Then pipes are installed to enter the cold water system and absorb ambient heat over a distance along the body, helping to condition and cool the ambient air. This water, with the help of built-in heaters between pipes, which work with electricity produced by Photovoltaic Nanocells, provide hot water for several houses in a completely sustainable way.Due to the trumpet shape of its body, it’s possible to work without fan in urban areas, so that it can be used in residential areas to keep the residents calm and create the least possible noise. Providing the possibility of air suction without having a fan by establishing pressure differences between several parts of the body, and in this way, mechanized trees can be used completely independently and with a stable approach, which can adapt to different conditions.Also, the generated solar energy, stores by the battery which is located in the ground to utilize at night. According to the research, activated carbon filters also reduce the spread of Corona virus, to some extent through the absorption of pollutants and air conditioning, as if can be worked as an activated carbon mask which covers the earth. And this is how the quality of the environment is improved and the inhaling air is purified for everyone! Therefore, by purifying the air, future pandemics and airborne diseases can be prevented. Over the time, due to the reduction of pollution levels that enter the higher layers of the atmosphere the global temperature could be controlled and prevented. Also, the destructive effects of fossil fuels will be offset by using this scheme. The electricity generated by this system can replace many fossil fuels and non-renewable sources. This reduction in the extraction of fossil resources will cause less damage to the environment and also will reduce the risk of water pollution caused by the extraction of resources and the occasional leakage of such resources.This system creates a constant gentle wind and breeze throughout the cities and constantly rotates the air, and it leads to purified air. In the long run, this project will reduce the usage of the air purification sector by improving the climate of the whole planet and helping to reconstruct the ecosystem, and the energy produced by Photovoltaic Nanocells can help the grid and in the long run can be used as an alternative source in cities electricity.