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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2013
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, SA;
Prakash Narayan Govindan, Cambridge, MA (US);
Gregory P. Thiel, Belmont, MA (US);
Ronan K. McGovern, Cambridge, MA (US);
John H. Lienhard, Lexington, MA (US);
Mostafa Hamed Elsharqawy, Dhahran, SA;
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
In a bubble-column vapor mixture condenser, a fluid source supplies a carrier-gas stream including a condensable fluid in vapor phase. The condensable fluid in liquid form is contained as a bath in a chamber in each stage of the condenser, and the carrier gas is bubbled through the bath to condense the condensable fluid into the bath. Energy from condensation is recovered to a coolant in a conduit that passes through the liquid in the stages of the condenser. The bubble-column vapor mixture condenser can be used, e.g., in a humidification-dehumidification system for purifying a liquid, such as water.