JP2000254545A - Dehumidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To take out molecules from air by passing air through a strong magnetic field by utilizing a property such that molecules show diamagnetism to a strong magnet. SOLUTION: The opening communicating with a pipe 3 is provided on the way of a pipe 2 to connect the pipe 3 to the opening and magnets 1 and 8 are arranged to the inlet of the pipe 3. A part of air flowing through the pipe 2 is sucked from the pipe 3 by a fan 5. At this time, water molecules contained in air show diamagnetism by the influence of the magnetic force of the magnets 1 and 8 and are repulsed by the magnets to be prevented from entering the pipe 3. Therefore, dehumidified air can be obtained from the outlet D of the pipe 3. Humid air is obtained from the outlet B of the pipe 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for extracting specific molecules from a gas by magnetic force. Water molecules have dipole efficiency and exhibit diamagnetism for strong magnets. In recent years, it has been confirmed that water floats in a strong magnetic field of 21.5 Tesla. The present invention relates to a method for selecting water contained in a gas by passing a gas through a strong magnetic field by utilizing the diamagnetism of water molecules.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional dehumidifiers generally employ a method in which air is cooled to a temperature lower than the saturation temperature of water vapor to condense and remove moisture, or a method in which moisture is condensed by applying pressure while maintaining the temperature. There is also a method of adsorbing moisture by using a hygroscopic agent.

[0003]

The method of cooling air has the disadvantage that the temperature drops in exchange for dehumidification, and the method of using a hygroscopic agent also has a troublesome problem such as post-processing of the hygroscopic agent. An object of the present invention is to perform dehumidification without such a problem.

[0004]

The structure of the present invention for achieving the above object will be described. (A) A magnet 1 is provided. (B) The pipeline 2 is provided. (C) The pipe 3 is provided. (D) The fan 4 is provided. (E) A fan 5 is provided. The device is operated as described above.

[0005]

Next, the operation of the present invention will be described. First, the flow of air will be described.
B is discharged. Some air flows into the pipe 3 from C on the way. The magnet 1 is a strong magnet that affects water molecules, and the strong magnetic field generated by the magnet exerts a force that causes the water molecules contained in the air to show diamagnetism and move away from the magnets.
Therefore, a portion where water molecules are unlikely to exist is generated near the magnet 1. Since the magnet 1 and the inlet C of the tube 3 are arranged so that the air flowing into the tube 3 passes through this space, water molecules hardly flow into the tube 3. That is, water molecules contained in the air flowing into the tube 3 are repelled back to the tube 2 by the magnetic field of the magnet 1. From the above, the air taken into the apparatus from the tube A is divided into high-humidity air and low-humidity air, and discharged to the tube B and the tube D, respectively.

[0006]

The air flow was created by blowing air by providing a fan on the A side of the tube 2 and sucking it out from the D side of the tube 3 as well. You may take the method of sucking out. The tube 3 may be arranged so as to pass through a magnet, for example, in addition to FIG.
The cross-sectional shapes of the tubes 2 and 3 may be rectangular or polygonal in addition to the circular shape. Although the suction port C of the tube 3 is provided in the range of influence of the magnet 1 in FIG. 1, it can be provided outside the range of influence as shown in FIG. The magnet 1 may be a magnet using a superconducting coil, a permanent magnet, or an electromagnet, and may have a donut shape, a square shape, a composite shape, or the like in addition to a rod shape. In addition to the flat tip, the tip may be conical, hemispherical, convex, concave, or composite. The polarity arrangement is not limited to a single pole. FIG. 2 shows an example in which the magnet 1 and the magnet 8 are arranged to face each other and the range of influence on water molecules is increased by the synergistic effect of both magnets. A plurality of magnets may be used in this manner, and their arrangement may be planar or three-dimensional. The target gas is not limited to air but may be any gas, and the molecules to be separated may be other than water molecules as long as they have diamagnetic properties. The air may be treated simultaneously in parallel or stepwise by combining a plurality of the above-described basic structure devices. In this way, high-concentration separation or a plurality of molecules can be separated stepwise. Although not shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, since a strong magnetic field is generated from this apparatus so as to adversely affect the human body, it is necessary to shield the entirety so that the magnetism does not leak.

[0007]

According to the apparatus according to the present invention described above, dehumidification can be performed without greatly changing the temperature of air, so that waste such as heating after dehumidification can be eliminated. In addition, since moisture easily evaporates in the obtained dry air, it can be applied to dry refrigeration by removing latent heat of evaporation. If used for an air conditioner, a comfortable breeze close to the natural breeze can be obtained. In addition, if air on the high humidity side is used, water can be taken out by further cooling the air. If the performance of the magnet is improved, these advantages can be enjoyed at a very low cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the apparatus of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 magnet 2 tube 3 tube 4 fan 5 fan 6 water molecule 7 range of influence of magnet 1 on water molecule

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the apparatus of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 magnet 2 tube 3 tube 4 fan 5 fan 6 water molecule 7 range of influence of magnet 1 and magnet 8 on water molecule 8 magnet

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A method for separating molecules from a gas by passing the gas through a strong magnetic field utilizing the diamagnetism of the molecules. 2. A method for separating water from air by passing air through a strong magnetic field, utilizing the property that water molecules exhibit diamagnetism with respect to a strong magnet.