High pressure water extraction device with shave off edge that feeds a low pressure chamber and internal helix feature to improve water collection and drainage

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019105590-A1
Application number	US-201715728316-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 9, 2017
Priority date	Oct 9, 2017
Publication date	Apr 11, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

A water extractor includes a plurality of layers of low pressure zones and a plurality of channels of high pressure zones. The low pressure zone layers alternate, in a radial direction, with the high pressure zone channels. At least one of the low pressure zones is configured to enable a flow to enter, from at least one high pressure zone, to at least one low pressure zone.

First claim

1 . A heat exchanger system, comprising:
a reheater; a condenser that is downstream of and directly interfaces the reheater; a first water extractor that is downstream of and directly interfaces the condenser, wherein the first water extractor includes:
a group of low pressure chambers;
wherein at least one chamber is configured to promote a high pressure flow to enter the at least one chamber; and
a second water extractor that is downstream of and directly interfaces the condenser, and is upstream of and directly interfaces the reheater.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the reheater and the condenser are part of a common core of cross flow passages.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the condenser shares a heat exchange passage with the reheater.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the condenser includes a first pass directly downstream of the reheater.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the condenser includes a second pass directly downstream of the first water extractor.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first water extractor includes a plurality of groups of chambers, and wherein the groups are configured in radially extending layers.

7 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising alternating layers of chambers and channels of flow.

8 . A water extractor, comprising:
a plurality of layers of low pressure zones; a plurality of channels of high pressure zones; wherein the low pressure zone layers alternate, in a radial direction, with the high pressure zone channels; and wherein at least one of the low pressure zones is configured to enable a flow to enter, from at least one high pressure zone, the at least one low pressure zone.

9 . The water extractor of claim 8 , wherein the low pressure zones are chambers that are configured to receive humid air and water droplets.

10 . The water extractor of claim 8 , wherein the high pressure zones are flow paths that are configured to flow humid air.

11 . The water extractor of claim 8 , wherein the layers of low pressure zones have twisted configurations.

12 . The water extractor of claim 8 , wherein the channels of high pressure zones have twisted configurations.

13 . A water extractor, comprising:
a plurality of layers of chamber inlets; a plurality of channels of flow paths; wherein the chamber inlet layers alternate, in a radial direction, with the flow path channels; and wherein at least one of the chamber inlets is configured to promote a flow to enter, from at least one flow path, the at least one chamber inlet.

14 . (canceled)

14 . The water extractor of claim 13 , further comprising a plurality of low pressure zones in communication with the chamber inlets.

15 . The water extractor of claim 13 , wherein:
the layers are low pressure zones; and the channels are high pressure zones.

16 . The water extractor of claim 13 , further comprising:
a plurality of interior walls configured to provide chambers in an end-to-end relationship; and wherein the chambers communicate with the flow chamber inlets.

17 . The water extractor of claim 13 , further comprising a plurality of interior walls configured to provide the chamber inlets.

18 . The water extractor of claim 13 , further comprising:
a plurality of interior walls; and wherein the interior walls are twisted about a center of the extractor.

19 . The water extractor of claim 13 , wherein the chamber inlets include two parallel wall portions.

20 . The water extractor of claim 13 , wherein at least one of the chamber inlets is closed to a flow path.

Assignees

• Honeywell Int Inc

Inventors

• Friestad Ron
• Fewell Mark
• Faust Mike
• Sosa Juan

Classifications

• B64D2013/0662

  with humidity control · CPC title

• B01D45/04 Primary

  by utilising inertia (B01D45/12 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F24F2003/1446

  by condensing · CPC title

• F24F3/153

  with subsequent heating, i.e. with the air, given the required humidity in the central station, passing a heating element to achieve the required temperature · CPC title

• B64D13/06

  the air being conditioned (pressurising B64D13/02) · CPC title