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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 1980
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1978
Wolfgang Bulang, Eichenau, DE;
Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nuernberg AG, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A process and an apparatus for recovering water from moist gas, e.g., humid air, are disclosed. The apparatus comprises fans, solar energy collectors, moisture absorber beds, and heat-accumulators which are connected by conduit means in such a manner that in a first reaction stage, e.g., at night time, moist gas, e.g., humid air, is sucked into the apparatus, is divided into two partial flows, the first of which is passed through the absorber beds in parallel or in series, whereby water is absorbed in the absorber beds, and then discharged and the second of which is passed through the heat-accumulators in series and then discharged, and that in a second reaction stage, e.g., during the daytime, a flow of gas is, preferably repeatedly, circulated in series from the fan through the solar energy collectors and absorber beds which are connected in alternating sequence and then through the heat-accumulators in series and back to the fan, whereby water is re-desorbed from the absorber beds and condensed on the surfaces of the heat-accumulators.