EP 3612772 A1 20200226 - WATER RECOVERY IN DESICCANT ENHANCED EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS
Title (en)
WATER RECOVERY IN DESICCANT ENHANCED EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS
Title (de)
WASSERRÜCKGEWINNUNG IN TROCKENMITTELVERSTÄRKTEN VERDAMPFUNGSKÜHLSYSTEMEN
Title (fr)
RÉCUPÉRATION D'EAU DANS DES SYSTÈMES DE REFROIDISSEMENT PAR ÉVAPORATION AMÉLIORÉS PAR DÉSHYDRATANT
Publication
Application
Priority
CA 2017050480 W 20170418
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2018191807A1] Disclosed are systems and methods for conditioning air for an enclosed space using a liquid to air membrane energy exchanger (LAMEE) as a pre-dryer for removing moisture from an air stream with a desiccant flowing through the LAMEE. The LAMEE can be arranged inside a plenum configured to receive and condition an air stream. The LAMEE can be used in combination with a regeneration system to recover water from the dilute desiccant exiting the LAMEE for use as make up water for one or more evaporative coolers in the conditioning system. This can reduce or eliminate an external water supply for operation of the one or more evaporative coolers. The conditioning system can operate effectively with only a portion of the dilute desiccant being regenerated. In an example, a mixing tank can be used to mix the dilute desiccant (exiting the LAMEE) with a concentrated desiccant stream from regeneration.
IPC 8 full level
F24F 5/00 (2006.01); F24F 12/00 (2006.01); F25B 15/14 (2006.01); F25B 19/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: CN EP US)
F24F 3/1417 (2013.01 - EP US); F24F 3/1429 (2013.01 - US); F24F 5/0014 (2013.01 - CN EP US); F24F 5/0035 (2013.01 - CN EP US); F24F 6/02 (2013.01 - EP US); F24F 11/0001 (2013.01 - EP US); F24F 12/001 (2013.01 - CN); F25B 15/14 (2013.01 - CN); F25B 19/00 (2013.01 - CN); F24F 11/58 (2017.12 - EP US); F24F 11/72 (2017.12 - EP); F24F 2003/1435 (2013.01 - EP US); F24F 2003/144 (2013.01 - US); F24F 2003/1458 (2013.01 - US); Y02B 30/54 (2013.01 - EP)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2018191807 A1 20181025; AU 2017410558 A1 20191205; CA 3060332 A1 20181025; CN 110753819 A 20200204; CN 114935182 A 20220823; EP 3612772 A1 20200226; EP 3612772 A4 20201118; SG 11201909695X A 20191128; US 2020063995 A1 20200227
DOCDB simple family (application)
CA 2017050480 W 20170418; AU 2017410558 A 20170418; CA 3060332 A 20170418; CN 201780092237 A 20170418; CN 202210506642 A 20170418; EP 17906575 A 20170418; SG 11201909695X A 20170418; US 201716606716 A 20170418