Systems and methods for generating potable water
AssigneeAqua-Belt Technologies, LLC
InventorsRamandeep Mehmi, Anil D. Jha, John S. Swartley, Edward Arthur Smallhorn
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Abstract
A system for generating potable water from source water contains an enclosed vessel, a heating unit, an air distributor, a condenser, and a collection vessel. A method for generating potable water from source water includes heating ambient air, bubbling heated air through source water producing saturated air, cooling the saturated air producing potable water, and collecting the potable water. A method of removing contaminants from ambient air includes heating ambient air, bubbling the heated air through source water to produce treated air and contaminant rich water, discharging the treated air, and discharging the contaminant rich water.
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A system for generating potable water from a source water, comprising:
- an enclosed vessel configured to receive source water;
- an ambient air conduit positioned upstream from an air distributor;
- a heating unit positioned within the ambient air conduit to receive and heat ambient air to produce heated air;
- the air distributor positioned within the enclosed vessel to receive the heated air and bubble the heated air through the source water in the enclosed vessel to produce saturated air, the air distributor constructed and arranged to control at least one of air bubble size and concentration of air bubbles;
- a condenser fluidly connected downstream of the enclosed vessel positioned to receive and cool the saturated air to produce a potable water condensate and cooled air;
- a collection vessel fluidly connected downstream of the condenser and positioned to collect the potable water condensate;
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- an exhaust air outlet fluidly connected downstream of the condenser.
A method for generating potable water from a source water comprising:
- heating ambient air to a temperature of between about 65° F. and about 180° F. to produce heated air;
- bubbling the heated air through source water to produce a saturated air;
- cooling the saturated air to produce a potable water condensate and a cooled air;
- collecting the potable water condensate;
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- recycling at least some of the cooled air and heating the at least some of the cooled air to produce a recycled heated air and bubbling the recycled heated air through the source water.
A system for generating potable water from a source water, comprising:
- an enclosed vessel configured to receive source water;
- a pre-treatment subsystem comprising at least one of a source of a chlorine compound and one or more membrane filters, fluidly connected upstream of the enclosed vessel;
- an ambient air conduit positioned upstream from an air distributor;
- a heating unit positioned within the ambient air conduit configured to receive and heat ambient air to produce heated air;
- the air distributor positioned within the enclosed vessel configured to receive the heated air and bubble the heated air through the source water in the enclosed vessel to produce saturated air;
- a condenser fluidly connected downstream of the enclosed vessel configured to receive and cool the saturated air to produce a potable water condensate and cooled air;
- a collection vessel fluidly connected downstream of the condenser and configured to collect the potable water condensate;
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- an exhaust air outlet fluidly connected downstream of the condenser.
A method for generating potable water from a source water comprising:
- heating ambient air to produce heated air;
- pre-treating a source water to remove contaminants;
- bubbling the heated air through the source water to produce a saturated air;
- cooling the saturated air to produce a potable water condensate and a cooled air;
- collecting the potable water condensate;
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- recycling at least some of the cooled air and heating the at least some of the cooled air to produce a recycled heated air and bubbling the recycled heated air through the source water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.