Systems and methods for harvesting water from air
AssigneeComstock IP Holdings LLC
InventorsCraig A. Grimes, Kevin Kreisler, Scott C. Kreisler
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Abstract
An integrated system for harvesting water from air includes an air propelling unit, a water condensation unit, and a fog harvester. The water condensation unit receives propelled air from the air propelling unit, and includes an airfoil designed to locally reduce pressure and temperature, thereby promoting water vapor condensation within the received propelled air. The fog harvester receives the propelled air with condensed water from the water condensation unit and collects the condensed water.
Claims35
An integrated system for harvesting water from air, the system comprising:
- an air propelling unit;
- a water condensation unit receiving propelled air from the air propelling unit, and comprising an airfoil designed to locally reduce pressure and temperature, thereby promoting water vapor condensation within the received propelled air;
- and
- a fog harvester receiving propelled air with condensed water from the water condensation unit.
A method for harvesting water vapor from air, the method comprising:
- passing air containing water vapor over an airfoil designed to locally reduce pressure and temperature, at a velocity sufficient to promote water vapor condensation;
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- directing the resulting air with water droplets to a fog harvester and collecting the water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.