Wick wetting for water condensation systems

Hering, Susanne Vera; Spielman, Steven Russel; Lewis, Gregory Stephen; Kreisberg, Nathan Michael

Title: Wick wetting for water condensation systems

Patent · Tue Apr 04 00:00:00 EDT 2017

OSTI ID:1349737

Hering, Susanne Vera; Spielman, Steven Russel; Lewis, Gregory Stephen; Kreisberg, Nathan Michael

A system and method for particle enlargement with continuously wetted wicks includes a container into which a flow of particle-laden air is introduced in a laminar manner through an inlet and to an outlet. The container has a first section, a second section and a third section though which the particle-laden air flows between the inlet and the outlet. The temperature of the second section is warmer than that of the first section at the inlet and the third section at the outlet. In one embodiment, a continuous wick spanning an interior wall of the first second, second section and third section, said wick being capable of internally transporting liquid water along its length is provided.

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Research Organization:: Aerosol Dynamics Inc. Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: SC0006312; SC00469

Assignee:: AEROSOL DYNAMICS INC.

Patent Number(s):: 9,610,531

Application Number:: 14/043,455

OSTI ID:: 1349737

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2013 Oct 01

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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