Device for extracting fresh water from the atmosphere

Abstract

A water generating system comprising: a pressurized condenser capable of being overpressurized; said pressurized condenser comprising a moisture laden air inlet and a moisture depleted air outlet, each inlet and outlet further having valves, respectively; said pressurized condenser further comprising a cold water inlet attached by a cold water transport conduit to a cold water pump, a warm water outlet and a heat exchanger that is in fluid communication between the cold water inlet and the warm water outlet; a moisture laden air transport conduit attached to the moisture laden air inlet; an air pump/conditioner attached to a distal end of the moisture laden air transport; said air pump/conditioner capable of significant creating a significant overpressurization air pressure in the pressurized condenser; a moisture depleted air transport conduit attached to the moisture depleted air outlet; and a water recovery outlet attached to a water reservoir via a water recovery conduit.

1 . A water generating system comprising:
 a) a pressurized condenser capable of being overpressurized;
 i. said pressurized condenser further comprising a moisture laden air inlet and a moisture depleted air outlet, each inlet and outlet further having valves capable of controlling the ingress and egress of air into and out of the pressurized condenser, respectively; 
 ii. said pressurized condenser further comprising a cold water inlet attached by a cold water transport conduit to a cold water pump, a warm water outlet and a heat exchanger that is in fluid communication between the cold water inlet and the warm water outlet; 
   b) a moisture laden air transport conduit attached to the moisture laden air inlet;   c) an air pump/conditioner attached to a distal end of the moisture laden air transport; said air pump/conditioner capable of significant creating a significant overpressurization air pressure in the pressurized condenser;   d) a moisture depleted air transport conduit attached to the moisture depleted air outlet; and   e) a water recovery outlet attached to a water reservoir via a water recovery conduit.   
   
   
       2 . The system according to  claim 1  wherein the heat exchanger further comprises at least one thermally conductive conduit that projects into the interior of the pressurized condenser. 
   
   
       3 . The system according to  claim 2  wherein the at least one thermally conductive conduit further includes condensation projections located along the surface of the portion of the thermally conductive conduit that projects into the interior of the pressurized condenser. 
   
   
       4 . The system according to  claim 3  wherein the surface of the heat exchanger further includes a hydrophilic surface. 
   
   
       5 . The system according to  claim 3  wherein the surface of the heat exchanger further includes surface that has both hydrophilic and hydrophobic sections.