公开(公告)号：WO2018144499A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-09

申请号：PCT/US2018/016076

申请日：2018-01-31

Applicant: SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION

Inventor： HOERR, David Michael ,  REMIKER, Ross ,  PETERSON, Michael ,  SETMIRE, Zachary James ,  WEISLOGEL, Mark Milton ,  WOLLMAN, Andrew

IPC: E03B3/28 ,  B01D45/00 ,  B01D45/12 ,  B01D45/14 ,  B01D45/16 ,  E03B3/00

Abstract: An apparatus to separate water droplets from an air stream includes an elongated tube having a first end and a second end. The elongated tube includes an opening at a first end of the elongated tube, the opening may be positioned to accept the air stream. A reservoir is positioned at a second end of the elongated tube. A helix structure is positioned within the elongated tube. The helix structure includes an upper surface, a lower surface arranged opposite the upper surface, an outer edge, and a variable pitch along a length of the elongated tube. The variable pitch may provide a variable interior angle between an inner wall of the elongated tube and the upper surface of the helix structure.