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US 12,654,111 B2Granted
System for desalinating saltwater
OwnerJohn Markham Codyinventor
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Abstract
A system for separating salt and/or minerals from ocean, sea, brackish, or brine water collected in a water enclosure. The water enclosure is heated with solar radiation to increase a rate of evaporation of the saline water and produce humidity or moisture within the water enclosure for conversion to desalinated water. Due to condensation, water collects as droplets on cold surfaces of cooling coils when the humidity or moisture comes in contact with the cold surfaces of the cooling coils. The water droplets, which are desalinated, are gathered by condensation capture pans. Output lines channel the collected desalinated water out of the pans for consumption and/or storage. Re-saturation units increase a rate of condensation within the water enclosure, thereby, increasing a collection of the desalinated water.
Claims17
A system comprising:
- a water supply line, wherein said water supply line is configured to distribute water from at least one or more water sources for desalination;
- a suction filter implement, wherein said suction filter implement comprises a screen enclosure that is configured to prevent water source debris or sediment from being drawn into said water supply line;
- at least one or more water supply line pump device(s), wherein said one or more water supply line pump device(s) is/are configured to draw water from the at least one or more water sources;
- a particle filter implement;
- wherein said particle filter implement is configured to filter particles or sediment out of the water traveling through said water supply line section;
- a water enclosure section, in which said water enclosure section is configured to receive water from said water supply line, wherein said water enclosure section is configured to be heated by solar radiation;
- a transparent ceiling material, wherein said transparent ceiling material is operable for allowing solar radiation going into said water enclosure section;
- a water level control system;
- wherein said water level control system is configured to engage said one or more water supply line pump device(s);
- wherein said water level control system is further configured to be operable for controlling water from said water supply line;
- wherein said water level control system is further configured to maintain a predetermined water level inside said water enclosure section;
- an array of reflecting mirrors, wherein said array of reflecting mirrors being configured to be operable for directing solar radiation towards said water enclosure section;
- a radiation absorbent material, wherein said radiation absorbent material is configured to operably retain solar radiation within an inner portion of said water enclosure section;
- at least one cooling coil implement(s), said at least one cooling coil implement(s) having an outer surface that is configured to at least accumulate liquid or water droplets when humidity or moisture within said water enclosure section comes in contact with said outer surface of said at least one cooling coil implement(s);
- a condensation capture pan that is configured to gather at least the accumulated water droplets from said at least one cooling coil implement's outer surfaces;
- a re-saturation unit, wherein said re-saturation unit is configured to re-saturate dry air with moisture;
- an environmental detector implement;
- wherein said environmental detector implement being configured to determine at least one of humidity and dew point within said water enclosure section;
- a trickle valve device;
- wherein said trickle valve device is configured to be operable for controlling water entering said re-saturation unit at a predetermined rate;
- an effluent water line implement, wherein water within said at least one cooling coils implement(s) is/are operable for purging via said effluent water line implement;
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- a refrigeration device;
- wherein said refrigeration device is configured to adjustably bring down the temperature on the outer surface of said at least one cooling coil implement.
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A system consisting of:
- means for siphoning water from at least one or more water sources;
- means for preventing water source debris or sediment from being drawn into said water siphoning means;
- means for filtering particles or minerals out of the water traveling through said water siphoning means;
- means for receiving the water from said water siphoning means, wherein said water receiving means being further configured to be operable for desalination of the water;
- means for elevating a rate of evaporation of the water to increase the humidity or moisture within said water receiving means;
- means for directing solar radiation towards said water receiving means to increase the temperature or humidity within said water receiving means;
- means for collecting water or liquid droplets due to condensation;
- means for gathering water droplets from said collecting means;
- means for channeling the water droplets out of said gathering means for consumption, utilization or storage;
- means for pumping water out of said water channeling means to keep a water level within said water receiving means at a constant level;
- means for increasing a rate of condensation within said water receiving means;
- means for creating an airflow being operable to saturate the air within said water receiving means with moisture;
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- means for regulating the humidity or moisture within said water receiving means.
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A system comprising:
- a water supply line, wherein said water supply line portion is configured to distribute water from at least one or more water sources for desalination;
- a suction filter implement with a screen enclosure that is configured to prevent water source debris or sediment from being drawn into said water supply line;
- a pump device being configured to be operable to draw saline water from the at least one or more water sources;
- a particle filter implement being configured to filter particles or debris out of the saline water traveling through said water supply line portion;
- a water enclosure section, in which said water enclosure section comprises one or more water enclosures, wherein each of said one or more water enclosures are configured to receive the saline water from said water supply line, wherein said water enclosure section is further configured to be operable for desalination of the saline water;
- a wall section, in which said wall section comprises at least three or more walls that are operable to maintain heat within an inner portion of said water enclosure section;
- a radiation absorbent material, said radiation absorbent material coating said inner portion of said wall section, wherein said radiation absorbent material is configured to be operable for retaining solar radiation within said water enclosure section;
- a floor segment of said water enclosure section made of water tight material;
- a ceiling segment of said water enclosure section made of transparent and/or semi-transparent material that is configured to allow solar radiation to pass through and hold heat;
- a cooling coil implement, in which said cooling coil implement comprises at least one or more cooling coils, wherein water from said water supply line travels through each of said one or more cooling coils that are operable for having a cold outer surface, and wherein said cold outer surface is configured to accumulate liquid or water droplets from the humidity or moisture within said water enclosure section, due to condensation;
- an environmental detector implement disposed within said water enclosure section, said environmental detector implement being configured to determine at least one of, humidity and dew point within said water enclosure section;
- a condensation capture pan implement, in which said condensation capture pan implement comprises a multiplicity of condensation capture pans that are configured to gather accumulated water droplets from each of said cooling coil outer surfaces;
- an output line portion that is configured to channel desalinated water from said multiplicity of condensation capture pans for utilization or storage;
- an output pump device engaged with said output line portion, wherein said output pump device being configured to pump water from said condensation capture pan through said output line portion and to keep a water level within said water enclosure section at a constant level;
- a re-saturation unit that is disposed within said water enclosure section, in which said re-saturation unit comprises a multiplicity of re-saturation units that are configured to increase moisture within said water enclosure section;
- a water level control device, wherein said water level control device is configured to control a flow of water entering said re-saturation unit, to control a humidity within said re-saturation unit;
- a trickle valve device, wherein said trickle valve device is configured to drip the water entering said re-saturation unit at a controlled rate;
- a water trough implement, wherein said water trough implement is configured to distribute saline water across a length of said re-saturation unit;
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- a fan implement, in which said fan implement comprises at least one or more fans, wherein said fan implement is configured to direct an airflow towards at least one of, said multiplicity of cooling coils and at least one of said multiplicity of re-saturation units based on said determined at least one of humidity and dew point within said water enclosure section, wherein said fan implement is configured to increase a rate of condensation to be collected from said at least one or more cooling coils and said re-saturation unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.