Research of a Vortex Condenser of the Atmospheric Moisture

Abstract

The main trends and prospects of water resources consumption, as well as existing ways of obtaining fresh drinking water, were analyzed. The design of a vortex condenser of atmospheric moisture has been provided. Its operating principle is based on the organization of free-convective flow under the temperature drop effect and air-cooling to a temperature below the dew point. The designed vortex condenser of atmospheric moisture runs on solar energy and do not require using additional energy sources. The results of numerical simulation of the flow structure in a vortex condenser of atmospheric moisture and experimental data, which confirms the formation of air flow inside the condenser and moisture condensation in its lower part, are presented.