Identifier

US20200189933A1.pdf

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Creation Date

6-18-2020

Patent Number

US 2020/0189933 A1

Assignee

The University of Texas System Board of Regents (UTRGV)

Description

Disclosed are a desalination device and processes of desalination using the device. The device is directly ocean-situated and fully nature-powered with on intake, no brine production, and no electricity consumption. The device contains a heating unit, configured to receive a dry air stream and heat the dry air stream with one or more renewable energy sources to produce a heated air stream; a humidifier, configured to receive the heated air stream, evaporate at least portion of water present in the humidifier and humidify the heated air stream to produce a wet air stream, a cooling unit, configured to receive the wet stream and cool the wet air stream resulting in condensation of at least a portion of the moisture to produce fresh water and a dehumidified air stream; and a fresh water collection tank, configured to collect at least a portion of the fresh water.

Application Number

16/711,546

Date Filed

December 2019

Physical Description

.PDF, 15 Pages, Text, Images

Desalination Device

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