US3870605A - Combination solar and manual distiller and rain catcher - Google Patents

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US3870605A
US3870605A US326400A US32640073A US3870605A US 3870605 A US3870605 A US 3870605A US 326400 A US326400 A US 326400A US 32640073 A US32640073 A US 32640073A US 3870605 A US3870605 A US 3870605A
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    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03B—INSTALLATIONS OR METHODS FOR OBTAINING, COLLECTING, OR DISTRIBUTING WATER
    • E03B3/00—Methods or installations for obtaining or collecting drinking water or tap water
    • E03B3/02—Methods or installations for obtaining or collecting drinking water or tap water from rain-water
    • E03B3/03—Special vessels for collecting or storing rain-water for use in the household, e.g. water-butts
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F1/00—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
    • C02F1/02—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating
    • C02F1/04—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating by distillation or evaporation
    • C02F1/14—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating by distillation or evaporation using solar energy
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F2103/00—Nature of the water, waste water, sewage or sludge to be treated
    • C02F2103/08—Seawater, e.g. for desalination
    • 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
    • Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A20/00—Water conservation; Efficient water supply; Efficient water use
    • 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
    • Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A20/00—Water conservation; Efficient water supply; Efficient water use
    • Y02A20/108—Rainwater harvesting
    • 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
    • Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A20/00—Water conservation; Efficient water supply; Efficient water use
    • Y02A20/124—Water desalination
    • 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
    • Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A20/00—Water conservation; Efficient water supply; Efficient water use
    • Y02A20/124—Water desalination
    • Y02A20/138—Water desalination using renewable energy
    • Y02A20/142—Solar thermal; Photovoltaics
    • 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
    • Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A20/00—Water conservation; Efficient water supply; Efficient water use
    • Y02A20/20—Controlling water pollution; Waste water treatment
    • Y02A20/208—Off-grid powered water treatment
    • Y02A20/212—Solar-powered wastewater sewage treatment, e.g. spray evaporation

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  • a distilling and rain catching apparatus has a base in cluding a planar portion provided with a hole, and a wall extending from the planar portion.
  • a fluid container is selectively arrangeable on the planar portion of the base so as to be over the hole in the planar portion and receive heat therethrough as desired.
  • This container is also arranged partially surrounded by the wall in heat receiving relationship therewith.
  • a conical cover is selectively arrangeable over an opening at the top of the container for forming a condensation surface, and is selectively arrangeable in the hole of the base to form a surface for guiding rain water into a vessel arranged beneath the base.
  • a well known technique for producing fresh water is the solar-humidiflcation process which makes use of the evaporation of water from a free surface even when the temperature of the water is less than its boiling point.
  • the rate of evaporation of water depends on: the temperature of the water; the pressure on the water surface; and the relative humidity in the space above the water surface.
  • Apparatus constructed to carry out this conversion process is generally called a solar still.
  • This apparatus uses the same principles that keep a greenhouse warm on winter days, and generally has a cover through which radiation from the sun may pass without giving up a significant amount of energy. This energy will raise the temperature of the water, thereby increasing the evaporation at the free surface of the water.
  • the water vapors then rise away from the free surface until they contact the inner surface of the cover. Since this cover surface will be maintained at a lower temperature than the bottom of the water container, the water vapor will condense and run down the eovers inner surface into a trough arranged around the base of the cover. As some of the water vapor is condensed, the relative humidity of the space above the free surface of the water will decrease and the rate of evaporation will be increased accordingly.
  • FIG. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view, taken generally along the line 3-3 of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 13 is a fragmentary, elevational view showing yet another embodiment of a cover according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 14 is a fragmentary, sectional view showing a detail of FIG. 13 taken generally along the line 14- 14.

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US326400A US3870605A (en) 1973-01-24 1973-01-24 Combination solar and manual distiller and rain catcher
CA180,949A CA1003359A (en) 1973-01-24 1973-09-13 Combination solar and manual distiller and rain catcher
GB4351773A GB1440029A (en) 1973-01-24 1973-09-17 Distilling and rain catching apparatus
AU60424/73A AU476048B2 (en) 1973-01-24 1973-09-18 Combination solar and manual distiller and rain catcher
SE7312752A SE397080B (sv) 1973-01-24 1973-09-19 Destillerings- och regnuppsamlingsapparat
DE2348669A DE2348669C3 (de) 1973-01-24 1973-09-27 Destillier- und Regenauffangvorrichtung
AR250508A AR200285A1 (es) 1973-01-24 1973-10-15 Estructura para convertir agua salada o salobre en agua dulce y para recoger agua de lluvia
JP12871773A JPS532428B2 (fr) 1973-01-24 1973-11-15
FR7343083A FR2214661B1 (fr) 1973-01-24 1973-11-27
BR9800/73A BR7309800D0 (pt) 1973-01-24 1973-12-14 Aparelho para apanhar e destilar agua de chuva
ES422021A ES422021A1 (es) 1973-01-24 1974-01-04 Perfeccionamientos en alambiques solares.
IT19436/74A IT1003403B (it) 1973-01-24 1974-01-15 Distillatore solare e manuale con raccoglitore di pioggia particolar mente per ricavare acqua potabile

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US4077849A (en) * 1975-11-03 1978-03-07 Ziehm Jr Kurt F Desalination apparatus
US4209363A (en) * 1978-02-15 1980-06-24 Ramer James L Solar still apparatus
US4498959A (en) * 1979-11-16 1985-02-12 Minoru Sakamoto Cooling attachment for solar distiller
US4882012A (en) * 1987-12-10 1989-11-21 Kurt Wasserman Water distiller
US4936953A (en) * 1986-11-26 1990-06-26 John Abbott Cold trap vapor control device
US5368698A (en) * 1993-03-12 1994-11-29 Big Iron Drilling Ltd. Water distillation apparatus
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US4077849A (en) * 1975-11-03 1978-03-07 Ziehm Jr Kurt F Desalination apparatus
US4075063A (en) * 1976-02-17 1978-02-21 Yaw Jenn Tsay Solar powered distilling device
US4010080A (en) * 1976-03-03 1977-03-01 Yaw Jenn Tsay Solar powered distilling device
US4209363A (en) * 1978-02-15 1980-06-24 Ramer James L Solar still apparatus
US4498959A (en) * 1979-11-16 1985-02-12 Minoru Sakamoto Cooling attachment for solar distiller
US4936953A (en) * 1986-11-26 1990-06-26 John Abbott Cold trap vapor control device
US4882012A (en) * 1987-12-10 1989-11-21 Kurt Wasserman Water distiller
US5368698A (en) * 1993-03-12 1994-11-29 Big Iron Drilling Ltd. Water distillation apparatus
US6290819B1 (en) 1996-05-16 2001-09-18 Environmental Technology Enterprises, Llc Distillation apparatus
US5951825A (en) * 1997-03-26 1999-09-14 Land; Glenn E. Convertible distillation apparatus
US6001222A (en) * 1998-03-11 1999-12-14 Klein; Samuel H. Solar heating and evaporation plant
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US8664795B2 (en) * 2003-06-16 2014-03-04 Polestar, Ltd. Structure and method for capturing and converting wind energy at sea
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US8578976B1 (en) * 2008-12-15 2013-11-12 Stephen D. Davis Rain water collection system
US20210187409A1 (en) * 2009-09-21 2021-06-24 Epiphany Solar Water Systems Solar Powered Water Purification System
US10953341B2 (en) 2009-09-21 2021-03-23 Epiphany Solar Water Systems Solar powered water purification system
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CA1003359A (en) 1977-01-11
AU6042473A (en) 1975-03-20
JPS532428B2 (fr) 1978-01-27
ES422021A1 (es) 1976-04-01
BR7309800D0 (pt) 1974-09-24
AR200285A1 (es) 1974-10-31
JPS49104878A (fr) 1974-10-03
GB1440029A (en) 1976-06-23
DE2348669C3 (de) 1979-05-23
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AU476048B2 (en) 1976-09-09
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