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atmospheric water generator

Academic Year: 
2014
Supervisors: 
Salameh Abdel-Fattah
Students: 
Ahmad Abu Alia
Ahmad Kmail
Majdi Awwad
Mohammad Shqaiqat
Department: 
Mechanical Engineering
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An atmospheric water generator (AWG) is a device that extracts water from humid ambient air. Water vapour in the air is condensed by cooling the air below its dew point, exposing the air to desiccants, or pressurizing the air. Unlike a dehumidifier, an AWG is designed to render the water potable. AWGs are useful where pure drinking water is difficult or impossible to obtain, because there is almost always a small amount of water in the air. The two primary techniques in use are cooling and desiccants. [1]

 

      The extraction of atmospheric water may not be completely free of cost, because significant input of energy is required to drive some AWG processes, sometimes called "trading oil for water". Certain traditional AWG methods are completely passive, relying on natural temperature changes, and requiring no external energy source. Research has also developed AWG technologies to produce useful yields of water at a reduced (but non-zero) energy cost.

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