Liter-scale atmospheric water harvesting for dry climates driven by low temperature solar heat

Vincenzo Gentile; Michael Bozlar; Forrest Meggers; Marco Simonetti

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2022.124295

Liter-scale atmospheric water harvesting for dry climates driven by low temperature solar heat

Vincenzo Gentile, Michael Bozlar, Forrest Meggers, Marco Simonetti

Andlinger Center for Energy & the Environment

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This experimental study demonstrates a thermodynamic cycle based on isothermal regeneration to enhance the exploitation of sorbents and low temperature energy sources, such as solar energy, for atmospheric water harvesting in dry climates. An experimental setup based on silica gel has been designed to produced liquid water with low regeneration temperatures for dry climates with dew points in the range of 2 to 8 °C and ambient temperatures between 20 and 35 °C. Experimental results demonstrate daily water production from 1.5 to 3.3 L day⁻¹ per square meter of solar field, with a maximum regeneration temperature of 57 °C, and ambient temperatures up to 35 °C. The thermal energy required to activate the cycle is between 1 and 3 kWh per liter of condensed water.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	124295
Journal	Energy
Volume	254
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.124295
State	Published - Sep 1 2022

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Civil and Structural Engineering
Building and Construction
Modeling and Simulation
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Fuel Technology
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Pollution
Energy(all)
Mechanical Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Atmospheric water harvesting
Isothermal regeneration
Silica gel

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