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> ...vapor collection could be made much more efficient by first zapping the tiny droplets of water with a beam of electrically charged particles, or ions, to g
by 01100011 5y ago
> ...vapor collection could be made much more efficient by first zapping the tiny droplets of water with a beam of electrically charged particles, or ions, to give each droplet a slight electric charge. Then, the stream of droplets passes through a wire mesh, like a window screen, that has an opposite electrical charge. This causes the droplets to be strongly attracted to the mesh
Woah, this seems really simple and possibly applicable to other situations where you're trying to condense a vapor.
- arcticbull 5y agoThat's how cars are painted :) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrostatic_coating https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrostatic_coating
- kook_throwaway 5y agoWould having two meshes of opposite charge work?
- londons_explore 5y agoSo the summary is that some evaporation systems waste water by letting condensed water droplets escape rather than water vapor. Those water droplets aren't carrying away much heat like the vapor is, so are effectively just wasted water. This system recaptures those water droplets.