Patent ID: 7942387

Claim:
A system for managing water content in a fluid, comprising: a first chamber including an inlet and an outlet for facilitating movement of a first fluid into and out of the first chamber; a desiccant capable of being introduced into the first chamber for removing water from the first fluid moving through the first chamber; a second chamber including an inlet and an outlet for facilitating movement of a second fluid into and out of the second chamber, thereby facilitating evaporation of water from the desiccant in the second chamber into the second fluid, one chamber of the first and second chambers including a bottom and a wall having an aperture therein disposed at a predetermined height from the bottom such that desiccant overflows from the one chamber and automatically enters the other chamber of the first and second chambers through the aperture when the desiccant in the one chamber reaches a level at least as high as the aperture; a valve configured to receive desiccant from the other chamber and having an open position for facilitating a flow of desiccant from the other chamber to the one chamber, and a closed position for inhibiting the flow of desiccant from the other chamber to the one chamber; a level sensor at least partially disposed within the other chamber and configured to open the valve when the level of the desiccant in the other chamber reaches at least a first predetermined level, and to close the valve when the level of the desiccant in the other chamber drops below a second predetermined level; and a pump configured to pump the desiccant from the other chamber to the one chamber when the valve is open.