Patent ID: 11951439
Assignee: AUBURN UNIVERSITY
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A dehumidification device comprising:
a spray chamber configured to receive input air and rigorously agitate the received input air, wherein the input air includes vapor molecules; and
a sprayer operatively coupled to the spray chamber and configured to release at least one charged liquid droplet into the received input air to cause the at least one charged liquid droplet to attract at least one vapor molecule of the received input air, such that the at least one vapor molecule attaches to the charged liquid droplet and separates from the received input air generating output air having a first humidity less than a second humidity of the received input air, wherein the liquid droplet with the attached vapor molecule condenses and collects as liquid, wherein the liquid is recirculated to the sprayer to be charged and released into the rigorously agitated air;
wherein the sprayer includes a high-voltage electrode configured to charge the liquid droplet, and wherein the liquid droplet is separated from an input liquid received by the high-voltage electrode;
wherein the high-voltage electrode defines a hollow interior and is configured to receive the input liquid therewithin;
wherein the high-voltage electrode is surrounded by and enveloped in an input gas.