Water recovery from heated gas mixtures
US12343677B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 18, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28D2021/0038
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method and apparatus for recovering water from a heated gas mixture. The heated gas mixture is passed across one or more heat pipe heat exchangers connected in series. Each heat pipe heat exchanger includes an upper chamber separated from a lower chamber, and sealed heat pipes extending between the chambers. The heated gas mixture is passed across the lower chamber, where the heated gas mixture is cooled with the plurality of heat pipes, passing heat into the heat pipe fluid and thereby condensing water vapor to liquid water on an outside of the of heat pipes. Ambient air or other gas of a cooling temperature is passed across the upper chamber to reduce the heated temperature controlled fluid inside the plurality of heat pipes.
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