| US 7,601,208 B2 | ||
| Water-from-air using liquid desiccant and vehicle exhaust | ||
| Stephen Tongue, Hampden, Mass. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, Conn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 07, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/267,978. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0101862 A1, May 10, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B01D 53/14 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 96—266 [95/229; 95/231; 96/270; 96/271; 96/322; 96/242] | 9 Claims |
| 1. A water production unit comprising:
a liquid loop having a liquid desiccant, the liquid loop adapted to be exposed to a process air for adsorbing moisture with
the liquid desiccant;
an exhaust source producing heat;
a heat exchanger in fluid communication with the exhaust source, the heat exchanger arranged to provide the heat to the liquid
loop for desorbing moisture from the liquid desiccant and producing steam;
a storage container in fluid communication with the liquid loop for collecting the moisture; and
wherein the liquid loop intersects a duct carrying the process air, the liquid loop exposing the liquid desiccant to the process
air, a condenser arranged in the duct configured to receive the steam and produce condensate, the condensate returned to the
storage container.
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