Patent ID: 7691185

Claim:
A water extractor, comprising: a converging nozzle contracting from an air inlet to an air outlet and including a first gap and a second gap, wherein said second gap is positioned downstream from said first gap; a first sump that is in fluid communication with said first gap and said second gap of said converging nozzle; a second sump that is in fluid communication with the air outlet of the converging nozzle; and a collection duct surrounding the air outlet of the converging nozzle; wherein an airflow containing entrained water passes through said converging nozzle from said air inlet to said air outlet; wherein a first portion of said airflow enters said first sump through said second gap; wherein said first sump collects a first portion of said entrained water; wherein said first portion of said airflow reenters said converging nozzle through said first gap; wherein the first sump collects a second portion of entrained water from the airflow that reenters the converging nozzle; wherein the first and second sumps are separated by a partition that is resistant to penetration by water and air; wherein said collection duct has a larger cross-section than said air outlet of said converging nozzle; and wherein the second sump collects a third portion of entrained water which is coalesced by the air outlet end of the converging nozzle.