Distillation apparatus with solar tracker

Patent · Tue Apr 20 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5168200

Snyder, W L

A solar distillation unit is disclosed capable of operating entirely off solar radiation and intended for large scale industrial use offshore. A lens focusing system housed within an enclosed shell focuses the incident radiation from the sun on a heating element. Saltwater or contaminated fresh water is ejected toward the heating element at a predetermined rate resulting in the immediate evaporation of the water. The water vapor migrates and condenses on the cooler inner surface of the shell running to the bottom where it is collected and removed as fresh water.

• Assignee: EDB-82-140152
• Patent Number(s): US 4325788
• OSTI ID: 5168200
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 30 Dec 1980; Other Information: PAT-APPL-221373
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
FRESH WATER
PRODUCTION
SOLAR DISTILLATION
OFFSHORE OPERATIONS
SOLAR STILLS
SOLAR TRACKING
ELECTRIC MOTORS
EVAPORATION
FOCUSING
LENSES
MIRRORS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
ROTATION
SEAWATER
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
EQUIPMENT
EVAPORATORS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MOTION
MOTORS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
WATER
140909* - Solar Thermal Utilization- Miscellaneous Solar Applications- (1980-)
140501 - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion