innovation catalogue

Ceiling cooler is based on the simple principle that when unsaturated air comes in contact with water, the water evaporates. In the process, the moisture content of air increases, while its temperature decreases. The resulting cold and moist air is used for providing cooling. Thus a ceiling cooler is a simple device, which consists of an arrangement for blowing dry and hot air over a wet surface and an arrangement for keeping the surface wet continuously. The ceiling cooler consists of ceiling fan (not the fan being used by available coolers), submersible water-pump with motor, cylindrical water container having grass pad (Tati) and arrangement for water drip similar to that in desert cooler. It has four spokes made of valves of old engine for adjusting it and making completely leveled. It is effective in hot and dry areas.

It is an attachment, which can be fitted into any handloom Jacquard machine for the insertion of weft threads needed to make a variety of designs. Conventionally the task is done manually by tying knots, which is tedious, cumbersome and time consuming. The device consists of three components, base frame, magnet-bearing shaft and specially designed bobbin. Each attachment costs Rs. 2500/- (approx) and can reduce the time required for making designs to one third of the time required in traditional way.

Conventionally, tyre re-treading is carried out through steam based heating system using fire wood. This system needs at least 1.5 tons of fire woods to cure a 14 kg of matrix (heavy duty matrix weighing up to 80 kgs.) and for proper vulcanizing the matrix needs a temperature of 150 degree Celsius. In addition to that, in conventional system the entire tyre is exposed to heating which leads in reduction in life of the tyre too. To minimize all these problems, the innovator has developed an electrically heating system for matrix in tyre vulcanizing. An Indian patent has been filed for the innovation and the Project has been supported under MVIF. The product has been licensed to Eastern Treads a group company of Eastern Masalas.

The innovation consists of an iron box that is operated through LPG gas. There is an inbuilt automatic lighter for ignition of the filament in the iron. The box has a capacity of holding 1 kg of gas. The gas flows through a small copper pipe, the size of the pipe is such that 1kg of the gas can be used continuously for 24 hours. The flow of the gas can be regulated by a knob regulator. the iron gets warmed up within 2-3 minutes up to 45° C. The cost for operating the iron box for an hour is Rs. 1.8/- approximately.

The low cost gas operated iron is ideal for tailors and washer men due to its cost effectiveness, and simplicity in design.

A low cost, energy efficient water pumping device, which taps hydel power and is driven by the kinetic energy of the stream or water current. The pump is placed axially in the direction of flow in river or channel to capture high-speed water flow.