# US 9,039,819 B2 · Compacted air flow rapid fluid evaporation system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,039,819 B2 - Document ID: US9039819B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/624,318 - Filed: 2012-09-21 - Published: 2013-07-11 - Granted: 2015-05-26 - Earliest claimed: 2009-12-11 - Assignees: Micronic Industries, Inc. - Applicants: Kelly P. Rock - Inventors: Kelly P. Rock - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9039819B2 ## CPC - B01D 1/20: Sprayers (in general B05B) - B01D 1/14: with heated gases or vapours {or liquids} in contact with the liquid - B01D 1/30: Accessories for evaporators {; Constructional details thereof} - B01D 5/0003: {by using heat-exchange surfaces for indirect contact between gases or vapours and the cooling medium} - B01D 5/006: {with evaporation or distillation} - C02F 1/04: by distillation or evaporation - Y02A 20/124: Water desalination - B01D: SEPARATION (separating solids from solids by wet methods B03B, B03D; by pneumatic jigs or tables B03B; by other dry methods B07; magnetic or electrostatic separation of solid materials from solid materials or fluids, separation by high-voltage electric fields B03C; centrifuges, vortex apparatus B04; presses per se for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material B30B9/02; treatment of water C02F, e.g. softening by ion-exchange C02F1/42; {arrangements of air intake cleaners in gas turbine plants F02C7/05} ; arrangements or mounting of filters in air-conditioning, air-humidification or ventilation F24F13/28) - C02F: TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE (separation in general B01D; special arrangements on waterborne vessels of installations for treating water, waste water or sewage, e.g. for producing fresh water, B63J; adding materials to water to prevent corrosion C23F; treating radioactively-contaminated liquids G21F9/04; regeneration of reactants for recirculation into processes, see the relevant places for the processes) - Y02A: TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE ## Abstract A total water desalination system is disclosed that includes a centrifugal separator, a feed-water device controlled by a relative humidity sensor, an air pump, an evaporator core, an air dryer, a non-particulate coalescent air filter, and an air flow/brine gravity separating tank. The evaporator core typically contains multiple conical processing chambers and introduces a physical dynamic that increases the surface area of the water, using low-level thermal energy to vaporize micron-size water particles into a gaseous state, suitable for reconstitution into desalinated (or lower salt content) water. The evaporator core operation principles are based on creating a highly dynamic environment that separates impurities from sea, brackish, river, or turbid water; evaporating the water into a residual clean vapor, and returning the vapor to water composition with high efficiency. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, comprising: conveying a solution containing a solvent and a solute from a solution source to a mixing chamber via a first flow path defined by a processor assembly; conveying a gas from a gas source to the mixing chamber via a second flow path defined by the processor assembly, the processor assembly configured such that first flow path is distinct from the second flow path; mixing the solution and the gas in the mixing chamber to produce an atomized mixture of the solution and the gas; conveying the mixture of the gas and the solution to a separator chamber via a third flow path, the third flow path defined by an outlet nozzle; and separating within the separator chamber the atomized mixture to produce a first outlet flow containing a vaporized portion of the solvent and a second outlet flow containing a liquid portion of the solvent and the solute. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first flow path is defined by an inner surface of an inlet member of the processor assembly and the second flow path is defined by an outer surface of the inlet member and an inner surface of the outlet nozzle of the processor assembly. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first flow path is defined by an inner surface of an inlet member of the processor assembly and the second flow path is defined by an outer surface of the inlet member and an inner surface of the outlet nozzle of the processor assembly, the outer surface of the inlet member including a flow structure configured to produce a rotational velocity component within a flow of the gas when the gas exits the second flow path. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the solvent is water and the solute includes salt. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein: the third flow path is defined by an inner surface of the outlet nozzle, the inner surface of the outlet nozzle being tapered. ### Claim 6 A method, comprising: conveying a gas from a gas source to a mixing chamber of a processor assembly via a gas flow path defined at least in part by an outer surface of an inlet member of the processor assembly; conveying a solution containing a solvent and a solute from a solution source to the mixing chamber via a solution flow path defined by an inner surface of the inlet member of the processor assembly, the conveying the solution via the solution flow path performed prior to the solution being mixed with the gas; mixing the solution and the gas in the mixing chamber to produce at least a partially atomized mixture of the solution and the gas; separating the atomized mixture to produce a first outlet flow containing a vaporized portion of the solvent and a second outlet flow containing a liquid portion of the solvent and the solute; and conveying the mixture of the gas and the solution to a separator chamber via a third flow path, the third flow path defined by an inner surface of an outlet nozzle of the processor assembly, the inner surface of the outlet nozzle being tapered, the separating performed within the separator chamber. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the gas flow path is defined by the outer surface of the inlet member and the inner surface of the outlet nozzle of the processor assembly. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the outer surface of the inlet member includes a flow structure configured to produce a rotational velocity component within a flow of the gas when the gas exits the gas flow path. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the inlet member includes a flow structure having a helical-shaped surface, the flow structure configured to produce a rotational velocity component within a flow of the gas when the gas enters the mixing chamber. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein: the conveying the gas includes producing a rotational velocity component within a flow of the gas when the gas exits the gas flow path; and the conveying the solution includes conveying the solution in a substantially linear direction within the inlet member of a processor assembly. ### Claim 11 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the solvent is water and the solute includes salt. ### Claim 12 A method, comprising: conveying a gas from a gas source to a mixing chamber of a processor assembly via a gas flow path, the gas flow path defined by an outer surface of an inlet member of the processor assembly and an outlet nozzle of the processor assembly, the mixing chamber defined by the inlet member and the outlet nozzle; conveying a solution containing a solvent and a solute from a solution source to the mixing chamber via a solution flow path defined by an inner surface of the inlet member of the processor assembly, the conveying the solution via the solution flow path performed separately from the conveying the gas; mixing the solution and the gas in the mixing chamber to produce at least a partially atomized mixture of the solution and the gas; and conveying the atomized mixture of the gas and the solution from the mixing chamber toward a separator via a discharge passage defined by the outlet nozzle, discharge passage diverging along a longitudinal axis of the outlet nozzle, the separator configured to separate the atomized mixture to produce an outlet flow containing a vaporized portion of the solvent. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein: the outlet flow is a first outlet flow; and the separator is further configured to produce a second outlet flow including a liquid portion of the solvent from the solution and a solute from the solution. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the outer surface of the inlet member includes a flow structure configured to produce a rotational velocity component within a flow of the gas when the gas exits the gas flow path. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the inlet member includes a flow structure having a helical-shaped surface, the flow structure configured to produce a rotational velocity component within a flow of the gas when the gas enters the mixing chamber. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein: the conveying the gas includes producing a rotational velocity component within a flow of the gas when the gas exits the gas flow path; and the conveying the solution includes conveying the solution in a substantially linear direction within the inlet member of a processor assembly. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the solvent is water and the solute includes salt.