Browsing Engineering and Technology by Author "Sayers, Kimmitt"

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Improving reliability and functional sustainability of groundwater handpumps by coating the rubber piston seals with diamond-like carbon

Lubwama, Michael; Corcoran, Brian; Kirabira, John Baptist; Sebbit, Adam; Sayers, Kimmitt (Honor, 2015)

In many rural communities, handpumps are essential in order to provide access to safe drinking water from groundwater sources. The functional sustainability of handpumps is poor, however, and most maintenance issues in ...