Design and preliminary experimental testing of a water harvester using the Peltier effect
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This paper discusses the fabrication and testing of a portable device that facilitates harvesting water from air under different operating conditions. The objective of designing a water harvester that relies on solar energy by using thermoelectric power and Peltier structure has not been fully realized. This study demonstrates that the quantity of water generated by the device is related to the relative humidity and difference between the air and cooling-surface temperatures. Testing performed in Kuwait generated 715 g of water over a period of 24 h. This result implies that hot and humid environments, such as those in the Middle East and North Africa, would greatly benefit from the present water-harvesting system.
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This paper discusses the fabrication and testing of a portable device that facilitates harvesting water from air under different operating conditions. The objective of designing a water harvester that relies on solar energy by using thermoelectric power and Peltier structure has not been fully realized. This study demonstrates that the quantity of water generated by the device is related to the relative humidity and difference between the air and cooling-surface temperatures. Testing performed in Kuwait generated 715 g of water over a period of 24 h. This result implies that hot and humid environments, such as those in the Middle East and North Africa, would greatly benefit from the present water-harvesting system.
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