Wind Qanat, an Apparatus for Atmospheric Moisture Recovery

摘要

An apparatus and method for recovering atmospheric moisture is disclosed utilizing the blade system of a wind turbine to both drive the compressor of a rotary refrigeration system and to provide a rotary turbo-machinery surface for its evaporator; whereon atmospheric moisture is recovered by reducing the temperature and pressure of the driving humid air. The rotational speed of the wind turbine is then used to maximize the rate of condensation; which is continuously centrifuged out from the rotary frame of blades into a stationary circular gutter where they accumulate and discharge. In the practice of this invention, a compressor with a rotary intake & discharge port is directly connected to a rotary evaporator & rotary condenser, generating a rotary refrigeration system wherein pressure of the liquid refrigerant is enhanced by the centrifugal force of rotation, enhancing the refrigeration capacity and condensation output.

主权项

1. An apparatus for recovering atmospheric moisture, the apparatus comprising:
(a) a gutter to receive, accumulate and discharge recovered liquid water; (b) a wind turbine inside said gutter within a clearance gap from it; (c) a refrigeration system to cool exterior surfaces of said turbine blades; (d) a collection means to centrifuge out condensation droplets into said gutter;