Cyclonic vessel air purification and humidity device
AssigneeKing Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
InventorJihad Hassan Alsadah
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Abstract
A hybrid humidity control and air purification device and method for hybrid humidity control and air purification. The hybrid device is a single unit capable of humidifying dry environmental air, dehumidifying humid environmental air and removing particulates and contaminants from the air. The device controls the outgoing air to a relative humidity setpoint between 35-50% with negligible particulate matter content. Particulate matter is transferred to water, which may be supplied and flushed by an automatic water pumping system.
Claims7
A hybrid humidity control and air purification device, comprising:
- an enclosure which includes an environmental air intake port including a first controllable fan, wherein the environmental air intake port includes a first particulate matter sensor, a first relative humidity sensor and a first temperature sensor;
- an environmental air outlet vent having a second controllable fan, a second temperature sensor, a second relative humidity sensor and a second particulate matter sensor;
- wherein the enclosure further includes:
- a cyclonic vessel which has a cyclonic vessel air intake port connected to the environmental air intake port;
- a cyclonic vessel air outlet port including a third controllable fan, the cyclonic vessel air outlet port connected to the first end of a cyclonic vessel air outlet tube;
- a first water level sensor;
- and a controllable cyclonic vessel motor, wherein the cyclonic vessel is in the shape of a vertically oriented truncated cone with a wide portion disposed at an upper end and a narrow portion disposed at a lower end of the cone;
- a cold water bath, wherein the cold water bath includes a cold water bath air intake port to receive the second end of the cyclonic vessel air outlet tube;
- a volume of water;
- a cooling coil located in the volume of water;
- a second water level sensor, a third temperature sensor and a first water quality sensor located within the volume of water;
- a microbubbling filter connected to the second end of the first air outlet tube;
- a volume of air located above the volume of water;
- a cold water bath air outlet port located above the volume of air, the cold water bath air outlet port including a fourth controllable fan;
- the cold water bath air outlet port connected to the first end of a cold water bath air outlet tube;
- a heating chamber which includes a heating chamber air intake port for receiving the second end of the cold water bath air outlet tube;
- a support, wherein the support is connected to the second end of the second air outlet tube;
- a heating coil;
- wherein the heating chamber is connected to the environmental air outlet vent;
- a heat pump which comprises a compressor having a controllable compressor motor,
- wherein the compressor is connected to the cooling coil, a variable expansion valve, and the heating coil, wherein the variable expansion valve is connected between the cooling coil and the heating coil;
- a controller having circuitry connected to and configured to control the cyclonic vessel motor;
- the controllable fans;
- the compressor motor and the variable expansion valve;
- wherein the controller is further connected to and has circuitry configured to receive signals from the particulate matter sensors, the relative humidity sensors, the temperature sensors, the water quality sensor, and the water level sensors;
- wherein the controller circuitry is configured to control temperature of the cold water bath, the relative humidity and air quality of the air expelled through the environmental air outlet vent, based on the signals received from the sensors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.