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Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012

Filed:

Sep. 04, 2009
Applicants:

Mostafa H. Elsharqawy, Cambridge, MA (US);

John H. Lienhard, Lexington, MA (US);

Syed M. Zubair, Dhahran, SA;

Prakash N. Govindan, Cambridge, MA (US);

Inventors:

Mostafa H. Elsharqawy, Cambridge, MA (US);

John H. Lienhard, Lexington, MA (US);

Syed M. Zubair, Dhahran, SA;

Prakash N. Govindan, Cambridge, MA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Water is separated from a liquid mixture (e.g., sea water) using a humidification chamber and a dehumidification chamber that are each operated at a pressure less than ambient atmospheric pressure (e.g., at least 10% less than ambient atmospheric pressure). A carrier gas is flowed through the humidification chamber; and inside the humidification chamber, the carrier gas directly contacts the liquid mixture to humidify the carrier gas with water evaporated from the liquid mixture to produce a humidified gas flow. The humidified gas flow is directed through the dehumidification chamber, where water is condensed from the humidified gas flow and collected.


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