Technologies
Title: | Onboard Fish Hold Cooling and Potable Water Generation using Trawler Engine Exhaust Heat |
Area: | Rural Technologies |
Focus Area: | Agriculture Processing |
Developing Agency: | Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay |
Email: | ranemv@iitb.ac.in |
Principal Investigator: | Prof. Upendra Bhandarkar, Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Maharashtra; Prof. Milind Rane, Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Maharashtra |
Implementing Agency Link: | https://www.iitb.ac.in/ |
Brief Description
Description : | The proposed system will use engine exhaust heat of the trawler for Vapor Absorption Refrigeration (VAR) resulting in cooling of the trawler’s fish hold. The proposed machine is expected to reduce the amount of ice to be carried onboard to about half (initially). The system will also generate potable water (as a by-product) which will solve the problem of getting clean drinking water onboard. This proposed intervention will not disturb the conventional method of fish handling and preservation using ice. It will enable reduced usage of ice and also co-produce potable water in an energy efficient environment friendly manner. |