| 摘要 |
The present invention is directed to a water making device that collects the moisture contained in the atmosphere and condenses it into high purity water. In one embodiment, moist air (180) entering the system flows first through a precooler (air-to-air heat exchanger) (100) and then passes across an evaporator (110) that cools the air below the dew point and producers water. The dry, cold air that leaves the evaporator flows through the second path of the precooler, such that the dry, cold air is used to precool the incoming moist air. In a second embodiment, an integrated water maker/water cooler system is disclosed in which two evaporators are employed. The first evaporator (410) serves the same function as that of the conventional water maker, to remove the moisture. The second evaporator (415) is submerged inside a water storage tank (510) or mounted in a heat transfer relationship with the storage tank, for cooling the water collected in the tank. |
