Patent ID: 11872514
Assignee: nan
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. An atmospheric water generating system for producing fresh water, said system comprising:
a moisture-laden air having water vapor associated therewith;
one or more water generating apparatuses, each of said apparatuses having a frame that defines an upper end and a lower end of said apparatus, at least one panel support mechanism associated with said frame, a plurality of condensation panels that are supported by said panel support mechanism on or in said frame, each of said condensation panels having a panel body, said panel support mechanism of each of said one or more water generating apparatuses having a plurality of panel support members, each of said plurality of panel support members being structured and arranged to position said condensation panels in said frame in corresponding relation to said frame with an upper end of each of said condensation panels directed toward said upper end of each of said one or more water generating apparatus and said lower end of each of said condensation panels directed toward said lower end of said apparatus, a condensation surface associated with at least one of a first side and a second side of said panel body of each of said condensation panels, a surface area of each of said condensation surfaces that will contact said moisture-laden air when said condensation panels are exposed to said moisture-laden air, and a flow channel in said panel body of each of said condensation panels that defines a flow path through said panel body between an inlet and an outlet of each of said condensation panels;
a source of cooled fluid connected to said inlets of each of said condensation panels of each of said plurality of apparatuses, said cooled fluid directed into and through said flow channels of said condensation panels from said inlet to said outlet thereof;
one or more air moving devices to direct said moisture-laden air to and around each of said apparatuses and to direct dried air away from each of said apparatuses;
a water collecting surface associated with each of said apparatuses to collect the fresh water from said apparatuses; and
at least one collection area, said at least one collection area in fluid flow connection with said water collecting surface so as to receive the fresh water from said water collecting surface,
wherein said flow path through each of said condensation panels is selected so said cooled fluid from said source of cooled fluid will cool each of said condensation surfaces of each of said condensation panels when said cooled fluid is flowing through said flow channel thereof to produce condensate on each of said condensation surfaces of each of said condensation panels when each of said condensation surfaces are in contact with said moisture-laden air, each of said condensation panels configured for the condensate to flow downward to a lower end of each of said condensation panels and toward said lower end of each of said apparatuses to collect as fresh water on said water collecting surface.