An integrated system for harvesting water from air includes an air propelling unit, a water condensation unit, and a fog harvester. The water condensation unit receives propelled air from the air propelling unit, and includes an airfoil designed to locally reduce pressure and temperature, thereby promoting water vapor condensation within the received propelled air. The fog harvester receives the propelled air with condensed water from the water condensation unit and collects the condensed water.

Fuel tank inerting systems are provided. The systems include a fuel tank, an air source arranged to supply air into a reactive flow path, a catalytic reactor having a plurality of sub-reactors along the flow path, and a heat exchanger. The sub-reactors are arranged relative to the heat exchanger such that the flow path passes through at least a portion of the heat exchanger between two sub-reactors along the flow path. At least one fuel injector is arranged relative to at least one sub-reactor. The fuel injector is configured to inject fuel into the flow path at at least one of upstream of and in the respective at least one sub-reactor to generate a fuel-air mixture. A fuel tank ullage supply line fluidly connects the flow path to the fuel tank to supply an inert gas to a ullage of the fuel tank.

Systems and methods for crude oil separations including degassing, dewatering, desalting, and stabilization, one method including separating crude oil into a crude oil off-gas and a partially degassed crude oil output; compressing the crude oil off-gas; applying the compressed crude oil off-gas for indirect heating of the partially degassed crude oil output; further heating the partially degassed crude oil output indirectly with compressed low pressure gas; directly mixing with the partially degassed crude oil output a compressed atmospheric pressure gas; separating from the partially degassed crude oil output a low pressure gas for use in the step of further heating; and separating from the partially degassed crude oil output an atmospheric pressure gas for use in the step of directly mixing.

A method to dry a gas stream that includes methane and condensable components that have a lower boiling point than methane by: combining the gas stream with a cold liquid stream in a gas mixer to produce a mixed stream that is colder than the gas stream and to condense a first portion of the condensable components; passing the mixed stream through a first separator to remove the condensed first portion and obtain a second gas stream; lowering a pressure and temperature of the second gas stream in an expansion device to obtain a third gas stream and condense a second portion of the condensable components; passing the third gas stream through a second separator to remove the condensed second portion and obtain a dried gas stream; and recirculating at least a portion of the condensed second portion into the in-line gas mixer as the cold liquid stream.

A hydro-enhanced air cleaner is provided as a stand-alone unit or as a component of a heating, ventilation, air conditioning system for a building which cleans and purifies ambient air and is also capable of producing potable water in humid environments. The device includes a dehumidifier which extracts polluted humid air and produces condensate including water and pollutants which adhere to the water. A degasser is connected with the dehumidifier to purify and degas the condensate to produce deionized water and pollutants. A humidifier is connected with the degasser to vaporize at least a portion of the deionized water for delivery to a living space. Excess deionized water may be collected as a potable water supply. In accordance with a method, the apparatus is used to continuously recycle air within a building further continuously clean the air.

A hydrogen plant for producing hydrogen, including: a reforming reactor system including a first catalyst bed including an electrically conductive material and a catalytically active material, a heat insulation layer between the first catalyst bed and the pressure shell, and at least two conductors electrically connected to the electrically conductive material and to an electrical power supply placed outside the pressure shell, wherein the electrical power supply is dimensioned to heat at least part of the first catalyst bed to a temperature of at least 500° C. by passing an electrical current through the electrically conductive material, where the pressure shell has a design pressure of between 5 and 200 bar; a water gas shift unit downstream the reforming reactor system; and a gas separation unit downstream the water gas shift unit. A process for producing hydrogen from a feed gas including hydrocarbons.

A CO.sub.2 separation system configured to separate CO.sub.2 from mixed gas containing CO.sub.2 includes a CO.sub.2 separator, a CO.sub.2 collector, and a pressure difference generator. The CO.sub.2 separator includes a separation membrane configured to separate the CO.sub.2 from the mixed gas, and a separation-membrane upstream chamber and a separation-membrane downstream chamber demarcated by the separation membrane. The CO.sub.2 separator is disposed to cause the mixed gas to flow into the separation-membrane upstream chamber. The pressure difference generator includes at least a negative pressure generator. The negative pressure generator is disposed on a gas path of the permeating gas that connects the separation-membrane downstream chamber and the CO.sub.2 collector.

The present application discloses a dehumidifier and a dehumidification system. The dehumidifier comprises a housing and a water absorber located in the housing. An opening and a plug are provided at a lower portion of the housing. The plug is used to seal the opening, and the water absorber can be removed via the opening when the opening is open. A conduit is provided above the housing, an upper gas inlet and an upper gas outlet are provided on the conduit, a gas to be dehumidified enters the conduit via the upper gas inlet and is discharged from the conduit via the upper gas outlet, and the water absorber is used to absorb water in the gas. The dehumidifier according to the present application is easily maintainable.

A method and apparatus for recovering water from a heated gas mixture. The heated gas mixture is passed across one or more heat pipe heat exchangers connected in series. Each heat pipe heat exchanger includes an upper chamber separated from a lower chamber, and sealed heat pipes extending between the chambers. The heated gas mixture is passed across the lower chamber, where the heated gas mixture is cooled with the plurality of heat pipes, passing heat into the heat pipe fluid and thereby condensing water vapor to liquid water on an outside of the of heat pipes. Ambient air or other gas of a cooling temperature is passed across the upper chamber to reduce the heated temperature controlled fluid inside the plurality of heat pipes.

A dehumidifier is provided that may include a bucket; a drain pan comprising a drain passage configured to guide condensed water dropped from an evaporator to the bucket; a pump; a barrier configured to define a bucket space in which the bucket is accommodated; and a pump water inlet line and a pump water outlet line, which are connected to the pump. The pump water inlet line may include a flexible tube a portion of which is inserted into the bucket. The bucket may have an opening into which a portion of the flexible tube may be inserted. A portion of the flexible tube may be bent to be easily inserted into the bucket through the opening of the bucket.