Method and device for obtaining water from ambient air
OwnerPhilippe VERPLANCKEinventor
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Abstract
A method for obtaining water from ambient air, wherein the method contains at least the following method steps: contacting the ambient air with at least one liquid absorbent for absorbing at least a part of the water contained in the ambient air; conveying an absorbent diluted by the absorbed water to a first heat exchanger; transferring the diluted absorbent into at least one desorption device. Therein, water desorbed in the desorption device is conveyed to the first heat exchanger, wherein cooling of the desorbed water is effected by means of the diluted absorbent by means of the first heat exchanger. Furthermore, disclosed is a device for obtaining water from ambient air.
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1-22. (canceled)
A method for obtaining water from ambient air, wherein the method comprises:
- supplying water vapor generated from a diluted liquid absorbent by at least one evaporator to a condenser, wherein the condenser includes at least one heat exchanger for condensing the water vapor;
- conveying at least one cooling medium to the at least one heat exchanger;
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- conveying a heated cooling medium exiting from the condenser to at least one device for large-area contacting of the heated cooling medium with the ambient air for cooling the heated cooling medium by means of the ambient air.
A device for obtaining water from ambient air comprising:
- at least one evaporator for generating water vapor from a diluted liquid absorbent;
- at least one condenser in operative connection with the at least one evaporator, wherein the at least one condenser includes at least one heat exchanger for condensation of the water vapor;
- at least one conveying device for conveying a cooling medium to the at least one heat exchanger for cooling the at least one condenser;
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- means for conveying heated cooling medium exiting from the at least one condenser to at least one device for large-area contacting of the heated cooling medium with the ambient air for cooling the heated cooling medium by means of the ambient air.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.