Hydraulic ram pumps and Sling Pumps

The Development Technology UnitAnimalTractionBuildingMaterialsLandmineClearanceRainwaterHarvestingWaterLiftingDTUPublicationsThe DTU concerns itself with the development and transfer oftechnologies appropriate to rural areas of tropical countries. It alsostudies "bottom up" industrialisation in those countries.Started in 1987, to complement the Engineering Design and AppropriateTechnology (EDAT) degree course offered by Warwick University, theDTU has been engaged in highly varied research in the broad fields ofdevelopment and intermediate technology.The DTU conducts its own research programmes and also works incollaboration with non-governmental organisations (NGOs), aid agencies,government bodies, private enterprise and private individuals in a about 20countries. We are always interested to hear from prospective partnersparticularly those institutes specialising in impact studies (economic/ social/gender/ micro-enterprise) of new technology in their own country, potentialmanufacturers of rural development equipment and NGOs engaged inpromoting income-generating measures.A number of post-graduate students are currently working with the DTU onPhD and MSc-by-research programmes. Enquiries from potential futureresearch students are welcomed and should be addressed to Dr. TerryThomas in the first instance at the email address below.For further information about the DTU or any of the areas covered in thefollowing pages please contact us.Our email address is: dtu@eng.warwick.ac.ukFax Number: +44 24 7641 8922;Telephone Number: +44 24 7652 3122 or +44 24 7652 2339Our Address is:Development Technology Unit,http://www.eng.warwick.ac.uk/dtu/ (1 of 2) [1/13/2005 12:42:52 PM]