ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE TRAP

Abstract

An atmospheric moisture trap of condensation from a liquid fluid material in suspension which is conveyed by its own force towards the atmospheric moisture trap; where the trap comprises a lower storage receptacle disposed in the lower portion of the atmospheric moisture trap; at least one upper structure mechanically coupled to at least one inner surface of the lower storage receptacle in vertical manner, where the upper structure within the lower storage receptacle condenses liquid fluid material, which is temporarily stored within the lower storage receptacle; and the upper structures are mechanically coupled to the lower storage receptacle vertically and spaced parallelly by a predetermined distance D equidistant within the lower storage receptacle.

Claims

1. An atmospheric moisture trap of condensation from a flow of liquid fluid material in suspension which is conveyed by its own force towards the atmospheric moisture trap (11); characterized in that the atmospheric moisture trap (11) comprises a lower storage receptacle (12) disposed in the lower portion of the atmospheric moisture trap (11); at least two upper structures (13) mechanically coupled to an inner surface of the lower storage receptacle (12) in vertical manner, where the upper structures (13) are disposed parallel one to the other, made in a metal material, comprising a plurality of empty through-holes (15) that form an air-permeable volume in parallelogram form with an entry front and an exit front of parallelepiped type, with a decreasing section in cross-section made throughout a longitudinal axis parallel to the sides of shorter length of the lower storage receptacle (12), according to the direction of advance of the air, which provides cold to start the crystallization of the liquid fluid material in suspension.

2. Device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the upper structure (13) may have any geometric form with empty through-holes (15) disposed in decreasing dimensions, according to the direction of advance of the air, so that the mass of air with fluid matter in suspension sensitive to the cold impacts against the rods (14) in slow mode.

3. Device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the upper structure (13) is thin, flexible and formed by the cross-linking of long and thin rods (14) that form empty through-holes (15).

4. Device as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the rods (14) are disposed in metal mesh form are of smooth, corrugated or similar rod-type.

5. Device as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the material of the mesh is of corrosion-resistant galvanized type; with the mesh being of flat mesh type, in squares of variable width, electrowelded mesh, folded rigid panel or similar.

6. Device as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that the upper structure (13) supplies water within the lower storage receptacle (12) after the ice crystals formed on the upper structure (13) passing from solid phase to liquid phase when the ambient temperature is higher than 0° C.

7. Device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the upper structures (13) are mechanically coupled to the lower storage receptacle (12) vertically and spaced parallelly by a predetermined distance D equidistant within the lower storage receptacle (12).

8. Device as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that the upper structures (13) remain parallel and separate from a front and a rear by mechanical fixing elements.

9. Device as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that the mechanical fixing elements are of the vertical guide type disposed on the inner surface of the lower storage receptacle (12).

10. Device as claimed in claim 9, characterized in that the atmospheric moisture trap (11) is disposed orthogonally to the flow of liquid fluid material which is conveyed by its own force towards the upper structures (13).

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

[0026] A more detailed explanation is given in the following description and which is based on the attached figures:

[0027] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an atmospheric moisture trap disposed orthogonally to the direction of a fluid material that comprises a liquid material in suspension; and

[0028] FIG. 2 shows a schematic perspective view of two separate adjacent parallel upper structures with decreasing dimensions of hollow empty mesh holes.

DESCRIPTION

[0029] In relation to FIG. 1, where it shows an atmospheric moisture trap 11 of condensation from liquid material in suspension within a gaseous fluid material that comprises a plurality of upper structures 13 whereon the liquid material is condensed and descends by gravity towards a lower storage receptacle 12 of the atmospheric moisture trap 11.

[0030] The lower storage receptacle 12 occupies the lower portion of the atmospheric moisture trap 11 and has a rectangular-type parallelepiped form. The plurality of upper structures 13 are vertically fixed to the lower storage receptacle 12 and are parallelly spaced by a predetermined distance “D” equidistant within the lower storage receptacle 12. The condensed liquid material is stored temporarily within the lower storage receptacle 12.

[0031] The upper structure 13 is made in a thin, flexible metal material, formed by the cross-linking of long and thin rods 14 that form empty through-holes 15, for example, in the form of a parallelogram; i.e. the upper structure 13 has a metal mesh form comprising the plurality of through-holes 15, where the cross-linked rods 14 are of different thicknesses and mesh openings, forming a structure with an increasing specific surface. i.e. greater mesh surface per unit of volume the farther away the upper structure 13 is from the first upper structure 13 that receives the gaseous fluid material.

[0032] The material of the mesh is of corrosion-resistant galvanized type; with the mesh being of electrowelded mesh, galvanized or similar type.

[0033] The upper structures 13 remain parallel and a front upper structure 13 is separated from a rear upper structure 13 by mechanical fixing elements such as vertical guides disposed on the inner surface of the storage receptacle 12 to mechanically couple the upper structures 13 to the lower storage receptacle 12.

[0034] In consequence, the storage receptacle 12 comprises an upper opening 16 of dimensions such that it allows that the upper structures 13 can be vertically inserted by sliding and perpendicularly to the inner surfaces of the parallel sides of shorter length of the storage receptacle 12 through the upper opening 16 to be mechanically coupled to the inner surfaces of the sides of shorter length.

[0035] The plurality of upper structures 13 is disposed parallelly so that the empty through-holes 15 form an air-permeable volume in parallelogram form with an entry front and an exit front of parallelepiped type, with a decreasing section in cross-section made throughout a longitudinal axis parallel to the sides of shorter length of the lower storage receptacle, according to the direction of advance of the air; shown in FIG. 1.

[0036] In relation now to FIG. 2, the fluid material impacts with decreasing velocity, by its own impulsion, gradually against the rods 14 that form empty mesh holes 15, also decreasing, which, in turn, also have opposing rods or rods that do not coincide with the front or rear rods of the upper structures 13. As the humid fluid material is channelled it passes through the empty holes 15 by its own force, the moisture is condensed on the rods 14 against which it impacts and thermally interacts.

[0037] The upper structure 13 may have any rectangular geometric form, quadrangular full of empty through-holes 15 adopting a progressive decrease in dimensions necessary so that the mass of air with fluid humid matter in suspension sensitive to the cold passes through them to be condensed.

[0038] The upper structure 13 of metal material is capable of acting as progressive condensation support at sub-zero temperatures and close to dew point, of a flow of incoming air, continuously, through the base of greatest area of the structure formed by a row of empty through-holes 15, to cause the condensation from liquid material on the surfaces of the upper structures 13; with the liquid material later descending through the upper opening 16 within the lower storage receptacle 12.

[0039] Similarly, both the atmospheric moisture trap 11 and the lower storage receptacle 12 are also made in a galvanized metal material or similar, extremely resistant to corrosion.

[0040] The atmospheric moisture trap 11 exerts a gradual action to condense a liquid suspension by heat transfer thereof on the rods 15 of the upper structure 13 and the resulting frozen material be later removed.

[0041] In short, the atmospheric moisture trap 11 comprises the upper head-conductor metal structure 13 initiator of the crystallization, that makes use of the natural cold and acts by condensing the existing moisture in the ambient air and turning it into frost on the structure and which later pours by gravity to the lower storage receptacle 12.

[0042] Furthermore, said atmospheric structure additionally has the virtue of being effective as it exercises a multiplying effect of the precipitations collected per square metre if they arise.