Apparatus for removing moisture from an environment
US5575835A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 11, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D53/268
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An electrically powered dehumidifier is provided which has no moving mechanical parts. The dehumidifier employs convection of a deliquescent solution around a fluid circuit having vapor permeable windows. The apparatus is driven by a solid state electronic heat pump, such as a Peltier effect solid-state heat pump, for example.
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