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

Claim 3:
4. A method for operating a dehumidification device, the method comprising:
receiving input air including vapor molecules and moving the received input air in an air rotating vortex; and
releasing a charged liquid droplet into the air rotating vortex to cause the charged liquid droplet to attract at least one vapor molecule, such that the at least one vapor molecule attaches to the charged liquid droplet and separates from the input air to generate output air having a first humidity that is less than a second humidity of the input air,
wherein the charged liquid droplet with the attached vapor molecule condenses and collects as liquid, and wherein the liquid is recirculated to be charged and released into the air rotating vortex,
wherein the charged liquid droplet is generated from input liquid using a high-voltage electrode, and
wherein the high-voltage electrode is surrounded by and enveloped in an input gas.