[ARTICLE] Novel Multi-Path Kitchen Sink Strainer (Open Design Magazine - MIT PubPub / 2023)

<p>Tired of food debris blocking your kitchen sink? We all are, making this an excellent opportunity to look at novel ways to manage the dirty water outflow (often carrying clutering debris).</p><p>This multi-path strainer accommodates design features that store food debris in special 360 degree cavities, while preveting complete blockage. The horizontal water path is the primary way to carry water to the outlet, whilst preventing debris from blocking completely the water flow. If this horizontal path gets blocked (by soo much debris that covers the entire 360 degrees of cavities), water will accummulate and overflow via the vertical path, providing an alternative means of discharge, and thus preventing overall blockage of the sink.</p><p>This article explains the design process of a novel manner of managing the water flow from a sink in order to prevent, or at least minimize, its blockage (due to singularity convergence of debris, which often happens when we are washing dishes).</p><p>The CAD model is available for download from <a href="https://figshare.com/articles/media/_CAD_Novel_Multi-Path_Kitchen_Sink_Strainer_Open_Design_Magazine_2023_/23579181" target="_blank">Figshare here</a>.</p><p>This research was originally published as an article on the <a href="https://opendesignmagazine.pubpub.org/pub/1hzh92zy/release/6" target="_blank">Open Design Magazine</a> hosted by the MIT PubPub open source publication platform.</p><p>-------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>For more public data, please visit my Figshare profile: <a href="https://figshare.com/authors/Luis_Teia/10811244" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://figshare.com/authors/Luis_Teia/10811244</a></p>