RAPID EVAPORATION OF WATER FOR DESALINATION AND DEWATERING USING NANOBUBBLES AND MICRO-DROPLETS

    公开(公告)号:US20220135437A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-05

    申请号:US17518280

    申请日:2021-11-03

    摘要: Rapid evaporation of water for desalination and dewatering using nanobubbles and micro-droplets is disclosed. Warm nanobubbles of air are injected into seawater or another water source to be treated, and the normal stasis of the nanobubbles is disrupted with ultrasonic energy. The nanobubbles implode and violently recombine into microbubbles. Energized by the effects of the nanobubble state change, these energetic, relatively high surface area microbubbles bubbles quickly rise to the surface of the water, creating an aerosol of micro-water droplets above the surface that is drawn into a dry, warm stream of air and rapidly evaporates, precipitating out salt crystals. The air is then cooled with a chiller, condensing the moisture in the air into fresh water.

    Solar energy collection and storage

    公开(公告)号:US10119728B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-06

    申请号:US13417133

    申请日:2012-03-09

    摘要: A solar energy collection system includes a reflector configured to reflect and focus a majority of solar energy from visible light and infrared spectra. The solar energy collection system also includes a light trap configured to receive concentrated solar energy from the reflector. The light trap includes a black body that is configured to absorb a majority of the concentrated visible light and infrared energy and convert the absorbed energy into thermal energy.