Experimental investigations on a portable atmospheric water generator for maritime rescue

文献类型: 外文期刊

第一作者: Du Runze

作者: Du Runze;Ma Qingfen;Wang Gaoping;Ye Wei;Cao Guangfu;Cui Yifan;Lu Hui

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关键词: atmospheric water generator; maritime search and rescue; portable seawater desalination; potable water supply

期刊名称:JOURNAL OF WATER REUSE AND DESALINATION ( 影响因子:3.154; 五年影响因子:2.439 )

ISSN: 2220-1319

年卷期: 2020 年 10 卷 1 期

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收录情况: SCI

摘要: To offer an alternative for supplying fresh water to people in distress in tropical seas before rescue or to garrison soldiers on a small reef, a portable solar-photovoltaic atmospheric water generator was designed and tested experimentally, and is composed of a water generating module, a water purifying module, a power supply and control module, and a buoyancy module. The results showed that the best water production rate of 460 mL/h was achieved when T-in = 27, RHin = 92%, Q(a) = 600 m(3)/h, with the desalination rate above 99.65%, proving itself a feasible solution as a portable desalination device. The daily water production can reach 5.52 L/d, which is more than twice the minimum quantity of the WHO drinking water standard (2.5 L/capita-day), and the energy consumption can be controlled under 200 W. The influences of major operating parameters on the device performance were analyzed and performance comparisons were carried out with the reported AWG products/prototypes. By integrating with a distress signal launcher and positioning module to shorten rescue time, the device has the potential to be employed as a small rescue platform for people in distress in tropical oceans, carried on board ship as a precaution.

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