NZ545877A - Method and apparatus for condensing water from ambient air - Google Patents
Method and apparatus for condensing water from ambient airInfo
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- NZ545877A NZ545877A NZ545877A NZ54587704A NZ545877A NZ 545877 A NZ545877 A NZ 545877A NZ 545877 A NZ545877 A NZ 545877A NZ 54587704 A NZ54587704 A NZ 54587704A NZ 545877 A NZ545877 A NZ 545877A
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- New Zealand
- Prior art keywords
- ambient air
- gas
- condenser
- refrigerant
- liquid absorbent
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Classifications
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
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- F24S23/71—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with reflectors with parabolic reflective surfaces
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
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- F25B27/007—Machines, plants or systems, using particular sources of energy using solar energy in sorption type systems
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
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- B01D5/00—Condensation of vapours; Recovering volatile solvents by condensation
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- B01D5/0039—Recuperation of heat, e.g. use of heat pump(s), compression
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- B01D5/00—Condensation of vapours; Recovering volatile solvents by condensation
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
- F24S23/00—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors
- F24S23/70—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with reflectors
- F24S23/74—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with reflectors with trough-shaped or cylindro-parabolic reflective surfaces
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
- F24S50/00—Arrangements for controlling solar heat collectors
- F24S50/20—Arrangements for controlling solar heat collectors for tracking
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
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- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
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- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Hydrology & Water Resources (AREA)
- Public Health (AREA)
- Water Supply & Treatment (AREA)
- Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
- Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
- Sorption Type Refrigeration Machines (AREA)
- Vaporization, Distillation, Condensation, Sublimation, And Cold Traps (AREA)
- Heat Treatment Of Water, Waste Water Or Sewage (AREA)
- Drying Of Gases (AREA)
- Sampling And Sample Adjustment (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| AU2003904488A AU2003904488A0 (en) | 2003-08-20 | Method and apparatus for condensing water from ambient air | |
| PCT/AU2004/001130 WO2005019542A1 (en) | 2003-08-20 | 2004-08-20 | Method and apparatus for condensing water from ambient air |
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| NZ545877A true NZ545877A (en) | 2008-06-30 |
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| US (1) | US20080168789A1 (ja) |
| EP (1) | EP1660730A4 (ja) |
| JP (1) | JP2007502922A (ja) |
| KR (1) | KR20060095938A (ja) |
| CN (1) | CN1856627A (ja) |
| BR (1) | BRPI0413637A (ja) |
| CA (1) | CA2535909A1 (ja) |
| EA (1) | EA200600436A1 (ja) |
| GB (1) | GB2419933B (ja) |
| IL (1) | IL173812A0 (ja) |
| MX (1) | MXPA06001752A (ja) |
| MY (1) | MY137022A (ja) |
| NZ (1) | NZ545877A (ja) |
| PL (1) | PL379764A1 (ja) |
| TW (1) | TW200523436A (ja) |
| WO (1) | WO2005019542A1 (ja) |
| ZA (1) | ZA200602243B (ja) |
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