Orbit Waterless Washing Machine
Feb-18-12
The Orbit waterless washing machine uses dry ice and levitation to deliver clean clothes in just a matter of minutes.Developed by designer Elie Ahovi, the Orbit consists of a metal laundry basket levitating in a battery filled ring. The basket is super cooled using liquid nitrogen, releasing carbon dioxide that breaks down the organic matter in the clothes. The dirt is filtered out, and the CO2 can be refrozen and used again.
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There is waterless Ozone washing machine too.
Dr.A.Jagadeesh Nellore(AP),India
E-mail: [email protected]
Posted by Anumakonda Jagadeesh on February 22, 2012
Probably not a good idea...
1. I have my doubts about the fabric friendliness of freezing your clothes...
2. If it's about saving resources... generating N2lq and dry ice needs a lot of energy
3. These substances are dangerous and belong into lab environments, not in your home and are certainly not available for the general public.
But it's a nice little paperweight for conventions. Looks really cool. Literarily.
Posted by Heiner Eckard on February 22, 2012
Micowave 50 yearsago Japanies
Posted by Steve Kiprillis on February 22, 2012
IdeaConnection should stop posting silly ideas drawn in fictional pictures by "designers" with no science or engineering background to the idea illustrated. None of the technology proposed in the "waterless washing machine" is substantiated by any basis in science or technology. For example the use of liquid nitrogen: basic laws of physics mandates that liquid nitrogen be highly insulated from the ambient environment or else it evaporates, which necessitates dewars to insulate the liquid nitrogen reservoir -- which is not included in the illustrated idea. Although the "designer" states that CO2 breaks down the organic matter in the clothes there is nothing substantiating such an action nor any consideration of inorganic clothing stains. Although batteries in the ring may *store* energy, there is no method to transfer energy to the batteries.
Posted by Leif Kirschenbaum on February 22, 2012
b ut what is the cost of electricity for rechilling co2 it should be less than normal washing macvhine
Posted by avi shinder on February 23, 2012
CO2 cleaning is a standard practice for industrial cleaning of clothes. If there is a way to deliver this to the home it could be very attractive for several reasons:
1. There would be a substantial reduction in fresh water demand (there is a spring drought for S.E. England already forecast in February!) and waste water processing (I read recently that synthetic clothes are delivering billions of microscopic fine fibres to the sea and causing problems for marine life.
2. electrical heating demand is reduced. No need to heat all that wash water any more.
3. bad planners can go out in yesterdays clothes-they can wash them and immediately wear as they come out instantly dry... more importantly in winter there would no longer be a need to hang out clothes indoors which makes cold houses damp.
4. We would no longer have unsightly washing hanging all over balconies of tower blocks, adding to everyones quality of life.
If it works it would be really great.
Posted by Jerry Joynson on February 23, 2012
good cencept I want to know more.
Posted by sanjiv saigal saigal on February 23, 2012
I thought it was a good idea. I also thought that an ultraviolet washer that turns and rotates clothes at the same time getting rid of bacteria would be great also but lacks the agitation and liquid for washing out stains and soiled in clothes. Can you imagine a young baseball player with ultraviolet cleaned clothes. He would have all the dirt and grass stains but he'd smell clean and look dirty.
Posted by Michael Sueda on February 24, 2012
OK I commented too quickly- CO2 is used industrially to clean clothes, but this is clearly not a real machine, and has a dangerous suggestion & some questionable science: bringing liq N2 into the home? One spill and you could lose a hand. How is liq N2 supposed to create CO2? If whacky concepts are to be presented which are not feasible then they should be indicated as such, and if they are supposedly feasible then it is worth an explanation - otherwise this site will lose its worth.
Posted by Jerry Joynson on February 26, 2012
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There is waterless Ozone washing machine too.
Dr.A.Jagadeesh Nellore(AP),India
E-mail: [email protected]
Posted by Anumakonda Jagadeesh on February 22, 2012
Probably not a good idea...
1. I have my doubts about the fabric friendliness of freezing your clothes...
2. If it's about saving resources... generating N2lq and dry ice needs a lot of energy
3. These substances are dangerous and belong into lab environments, not in your home and are certainly not available for the general public.
But it's a nice little paperweight for conventions. Looks really cool. Literarily.
Posted by Heiner Eckard on February 22, 2012
Micowave 50 yearsago Japanies
Posted by Steve Kiprillis on February 22, 2012
IdeaConnection should stop posting silly ideas drawn in fictional pictures by "designers" with no science or engineering background to the idea illustrated. None of the technology proposed in the "waterless washing machine" is substantiated by any basis in science or technology. For example the use of liquid nitrogen: basic laws of physics mandates that liquid nitrogen be highly insulated from the ambient environment or else it evaporates, which necessitates dewars to insulate the liquid nitrogen reservoir -- which is not included in the illustrated idea. Although the "designer" states that CO2 breaks down the organic matter in the clothes there is nothing substantiating such an action nor any consideration of inorganic clothing stains. Although batteries in the ring may *store* energy, there is no method to transfer energy to the batteries.
Posted by Leif Kirschenbaum on February 22, 2012
b ut what is the cost of electricity for rechilling co2 it should be less than normal washing macvhine
Posted by avi shinder on February 23, 2012
CO2 cleaning is a standard practice for industrial cleaning of clothes. If there is a way to deliver this to the home it could be very attractive for several reasons:
1. There would be a substantial reduction in fresh water demand (there is a spring drought for S.E. England already forecast in February!) and waste water processing (I read recently that synthetic clothes are delivering billions of microscopic fine fibres to the sea and causing problems for marine life.
2. electrical heating demand is reduced. No need to heat all that wash water any more.
3. bad planners can go out in yesterdays clothes-they can wash them and immediately wear as they come out instantly dry... more importantly in winter there would no longer be a need to hang out clothes indoors which makes cold houses damp.
4. We would no longer have unsightly washing hanging all over balconies of tower blocks, adding to everyones quality of life.
If it works it would be really great.
Posted by Jerry Joynson on February 23, 2012
good cencept I want to know more.
Posted by sanjiv saigal saigal on February 23, 2012
I thought it was a good idea. I also thought that an ultraviolet washer that turns and rotates clothes at the same time getting rid of bacteria would be great also but lacks the agitation and liquid for washing out stains and soiled in clothes. Can you imagine a young baseball player with ultraviolet cleaned clothes. He would have all the dirt and grass stains but he'd smell clean and look dirty.
Posted by Michael Sueda on February 24, 2012
OK I commented too quickly- CO2 is used industrially to clean clothes, but this is clearly not a real machine, and has a dangerous suggestion & some questionable science: bringing liq N2 into the home? One spill and you could lose a hand. How is liq N2 supposed to create CO2? If whacky concepts are to be presented which are not feasible then they should be indicated as such, and if they are supposedly feasible then it is worth an explanation - otherwise this site will lose its worth.
Posted by Jerry Joynson on February 26, 2012
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