Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Spherical desalination device
- Patent Title (中): 球形脱盐装置
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Application No.: US13932924Application Date: 2013-07-01
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Publication No.: US09327207B2Publication Date: 2016-05-03
- Inventor: Ahmed Z. Al-Garni , Mohammed Aves
- Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
- Applicant Address: SA Dhahran
- Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
- Current Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
- Current Assignee Address: SA Dhahran
- Agent Richard C. Litman
- Main IPC: B01D3/32
- IPC: B01D3/32 ; B01D1/22 ; C02F1/04 ; C02F1/08

Abstract:
The spherical desalination device includes a hollow spherical transparent shell serving as a distillation chamber or still. Water initially flows through an underground system for geothermal heating, then flows into the hollow shell. The water flows from the upper portion of the shell, filling a series of concentric circular trays arranged in a conical stack within the shell. Water cascades from the smallest diameter uppermost tray to the largest lowermost tray, in sequence. Sunlight focused on the transparent shell causes the water to evaporate, and condensation collects upon the interior surface of the shell. A resilient seal extends about the lower rim of the largest and lowest evaporator tray, and is located at the equator of the hollow shell. The shell is rotated by an external motor, thereby drawing the internal surface of the shell across the seal to remove collected condensation from the internal surface of the shell.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150001745A1 SPHERICAL DESALINATION DEVICE Public/Granted day:2015-01-01
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