Doctor-motherâs suffering drives engineering student to design âair coolerâ for PPE kits
Nihal Adarsh, a second-year student of K J Somaiya College of Engineering, Mumbai, designed a ventilation system to provide relief from heat and sweatiness caused by the suit worn by healthcare workers treating COVID patients
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Nihal Singh Adarsh has named it the âCov-Tech Ventilation Systemâ. Pic: PIB
The plight of his doctor-mother inside a PPE kit, carrying out her everyday responsibilities towards COVID patients, has prompted a Mumbai engineering student to design a small device that pumps air into a compact ventilation system, offering relief from heat and sweatiness.
The system developed by the student collects the surrounding air, filters it and pushes it into the PPE suit. (Representational Image)
MUMBAI: Nihaal Singh Adarsh, a 19-year-old student from Mumbai has developed an innovative belt-like wearable ventilation system Cov-Tech that keeps personal protective equipment (PPE) kit cool from inside.
Nihal, a second-year student of KJ Somaiya College of Engineering, has given a hope to medics that they can work for long hours without perspiration.
The system is already being used by two Pune hospitals - Sai Sneh hospital and Lotus Multi Specialty hospital. It collects the surrounding air, filters it and pushes it into the PPE suit. This system offers a steady flow of fresh air with complete air-sealed kit. It provides fresh air to the user in just 100 seconds, Nihaal told a government news agency.
New Delhi, May 23
Necessity is the mother of invention. For the student innovator, Nihaal Singh Adarsh from Mumbai, his doctor mother's necessity became the source of inspiration for his invention of
Mumbai, May 23, 2021
Necessity is the mother of invention, they say. For the student innovator Nihaal Singh Adarsh from Mumbai, his doctor mother’s necessity became the fount of inspiration for his invention. Named Cov-Tech, the compact and frugal innovation is a ventilation system for PPE kits, bringing much-needed relief for our healthcare workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 battle.
Cov-Tech: Promising a Totally Different and ‘Cool’ PPE Experience
A gratified Nihaal, a second-year student of K J Somaiya College of Engineering, spoke to PIB, explaining the experiential difference Cov-Tech makes to the Corona Warrior wearing the PPE: “Cov-Tech Ventilation System is like you are sitting under the fan even while you are inside the PPE suit. It takes the surrounding air, filters it and pushes it into the PPE suit. Normally, due to lack of ventilation, it is hot and humid within the PPE suit; our solution offers a way out of this uncomfortable experience, by creati