Title:
DEVICE FOR RECOVERING WATER CONTAINED IN THE WATER VAPOUR OF ATMOSPHERIC AIR AND ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2022/136610
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device (DR) for recovering water contained in the water vapour of atmospheric air, characterised in that it comprises: - an evaporator (EV) provided with a wall (P) transparent to a luminous flux able to originate from a light source and containing a hygroscopic material, the evaporator being in the form of a cylinder provided with a longitudinal axis (AL); - at least one concentrator (CO) for concentrating the luminous flux able to originate from the light source, the concentrator being substantially in the form of a frustum of a cone provided with a longitudinal axis (AL'), and defining an internal volume (VI) delimited by a large base (GB) intended to be oriented towards the light source, a small base (PB), situated opposite the large base (GB) along the longitudinal axis (AL'), intended to be oriented towards the ground, and by a reflective inner wall (PI) extending between the bases (GB, PB); the evaporator (EV) being further situated in the internal volume (VI) of the concentrator (CO) such that the longitudinal axis (AL) of the evaporator (EV) substantially coincides with the longitudinal axis (AL') of the concentrator (CO); - at least one condenser (COND) in fluid communication with the evaporator (EV) within a loop (B), the condenser being further arranged outside (EXT) the concentrator (CO), i.e., outside the internal volume (VI) of the concentrator (CO).
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Inventors:
DE LAMARE JACQUES (FR)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2021/087425
Publication Date:
June 30, 2022
Filing Date:
December 22, 2021
Export Citation:
Assignee:
COMMISSARIAT ENERGIE ATOMIQUE (FR)
International Classes:
E03B3/28; B01D5/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2016086751A1 | 2016-06-09 |
Foreign References:
| US7343754B2 | 2008-03-18 | |||
| FR3096061A1 | 2020-11-20 |
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HASILA JARIMI ET AL.: "Review of sustainable methods for atmospheric water harvesting", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGIES, vol. 15, 2020, pages 253 - 276
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
GEVERS & ORES (FR)
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