SK782009A3 - Atmospheric well - Google Patents

Abstract

An atmospheric well is an autonomous device that converts atmospheric humidity into drinking water using only sunlight. It uses the principle of absorption cooling and uses solar tubes as the only energy source(2).

Description

Atmospheric well is an autonomous device that converts air humidity into drinking water only with the help of sunlight. It uses the principle of absorption cooling and solar tubes are the only energy source (2).

A3 that precipitates on the evaporators 8A and 8B may be collected in the recovery tank 3. The heating redirection between tanks 4A and 4B is provided by mechanical thermostats.

It is important that the warm air 7, which has passed through the ammonia coolers 5A, 5B and the system water coolers 6A, 6B, exits at a sufficient height above the inlet air inlet 9. If the warm air 7 is recirculated, the efficiency of the device would be significantly reduced. . For better efficiency of the device and for improving the so-called. For the chimney effect, it is suitable that the housing 1 of the device and the partition between the hot and cold spaces are made of a thermal insulation material.

Industrial usability

The device provides the possibility to obtain drinking water in places where other methods are uneconomical. These are places that are too far away to connect to the water mains and there is no water source for cleaning. The efficiency of the plant and the resulting power and, ultimately, the price of a liter of water thus obtained depend on the geographical location of the plant. The most important parameters are the local air humidity and the amount of sunshine. As the only cost is the cost of the equipment, an important parameter is its service life. Therefore, the materials and principles used are chosen so that the design service life of the equipment is at least 50 years. Ultimately, the price of a liter of water is comparable to the normal price of drinking water supplied by water companies in developed industrial countries. Even at extremely low air humidity, the price of the water thus obtained is substantially lower than the cost of transporting any bottled water to more remote locations.

Claims (1)

Atmospheric well, characterized in that the solar tubes (2) as the only energy source are connected via gravity piping to two circuits (A) and (B) of an absorption cooling system consisting of tanks (4A) and (4B) with system water, coolers ( 5A) and (5B) ammonia, coolers (6A) and (6B) of system water and evaporators (8A) and (8B), which are gravity connected to a collecting tank (3) for condensed water.