Patent ID: 11890566
Assignee: nan
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. An atmospheric aerosol coalescing system comprising:
a plurality of atmospheric aerosol coalescers (AACs), each ACC including
a body having a conical shape and including
a top portion,
a bottom portion,
a front end,
a rear end,
a helical collecting ridge extending from the front end to the rear end, and
an interior surface having a first inner diameter corresponding to a base of the interior surface and a second inner diameter corresponding the helical collecting ridge, wherein the second inner diameter is greater than the first inner diameter;

a drain extending from the front end to the rear end along the bottom portion of the body at the second diameter configured to collect liquid from the helical collecting ridge; and
a drain spout at a rear end of the drain;
an AAC array support structure comprising a plurality of cavities, each cavity configured to accept an AAC;
a main drain configured to receive collected water from a plurality of the AAC drain spouts;
an aerostat connected to the AAC array support structure, and operable to elevate the AAC array support structure;
an anchor; and
a tether connected between the AAC array support structure and the anchor.