Solar powered dehumidifier apparatus
Abstract
A thermally insulated light transmitting housing forms a chamber containing a desiccant and having a first gas port open to the ambient and a second gas port connected by a two way valve to a volume to be dried. Solar energy transmitted through the housing heats and dries the desiccant. The increased air pressure due to the heating of the volume to be dried causes the air from the volume to be expelled through the valve into the chamber. The desiccant is then cooled by shielding it from solar energy before the volume cools thereby increasing its moisture absorbing capacity. Then the volume is allowed to cool drawing dehumidified air through the desiccant and the valve into the volume to be dried. This cycle is then repeated.
- Inventors:
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- Skillman, NJ
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863757
- Patent Number(s):
- 4242112
- Application Number:
- 06/044,528
- Assignee:
- RCA Corporation (New York, NY)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS F16K - VALVES
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- solar; powered; dehumidifier; apparatus; thermally; insulated; light; transmitting; housing; forms; chamber; containing; desiccant; gas; ambient; connected; valve; volume; dried; energy; transmitted; heats; dries; increased; air; pressure; due; heating; causes; expelled; cooled; shielding; cools; increasing; moisture; absorbing; capacity; allowed; cool; drawing; dehumidified; cycle; repeated; solar powered; pressure due; solar energy; chamber containing; thermally insulated; air pressure; light transmitting; energy transmitted; solar power; /96/137/
Citation Formats
Jebens, Robert W. Solar powered dehumidifier apparatus. United States: N. p., 1980.
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Jebens, Robert W. Solar powered dehumidifier apparatus. United States.
Jebens, Robert W. Tue .
"Solar powered dehumidifier apparatus". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863757.
@article{osti_863757,
title = {Solar powered dehumidifier apparatus},
author = {Jebens, Robert W},
abstractNote = {A thermally insulated light transmitting housing forms a chamber containing a desiccant and having a first gas port open to the ambient and a second gas port connected by a two way valve to a volume to be dried. Solar energy transmitted through the housing heats and dries the desiccant. The increased air pressure due to the heating of the volume to be dried causes the air from the volume to be expelled through the valve into the chamber. The desiccant is then cooled by shielding it from solar energy before the volume cools thereby increasing its moisture absorbing capacity. Then the volume is allowed to cool drawing dehumidified air through the desiccant and the valve into the volume to be dried. This cycle is then repeated.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1980},
month = {12}
}
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