Design and Fabrication of an Automatic Water Hyacinth Removal and Prevention Machine

Abstract

Water Hyacinth scientifically called as Eichhornia Crassipes has been a problem throughout the entire world in terms of water pollution and flow of water. In any country, continuous flow of water in its water bodies is always necessary in order to drain wastewater and supply water to all the places of the country. Out of the four major methods present to drain water Hyacinth, Mechanical and Biological removal of the plant are the most effective methods. The aim of this project is to design and develop a water Hyacinth removal and prevention machine which can effective collect the aquatic weeds, shred them in large quantities and prevent them from growing again. The major components used in the development of this machine are ramp cutters, guide vanes, propellers, boat base, chain drive, storage tank and a motor.