US 12,320,101 B2
Water recovery system including integrated contactor with thermally-enhanced recovery
David Roger Moore, Rexford, NY (US); Vitali Victor Lissianski, Schenectady, NY (US); Albert Santo Stella, Voorheesville, NY (US); and Daniel Jason Erno, Clifton Park, NY (US)
Assigned to GE Infrastructure Technology LLC, Greenville, SC (US)
Filed by GE Infrastructure Technology LLC, Greenville, SC (US)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/351,933.
Application 18/351,933 is a continuation of application No. 17/168,845, filed on Feb. 5, 2021, granted, now 11,739,506.
Prior Publication US 2023/0358025 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B01D 53/04 (2006.01); B01D 53/26 (2006.01); E03B 3/28 (2006.01)
CPC E03B 3/28 (2013.01) [B01D 53/0407 (2013.01); B01D 53/0454 (2013.01); B01D 53/261 (2013.01); B01D 2257/80 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A water recovery system comprising:
a humid gas inlet configured to enable a humid gas to flow into the water recovery system and a thermal fluid inlet configured to enable a thermal fluid to flow into the water recovery system; and
at least one contactor in fluid communication with the humid gas inlet and the thermal fluid inlet, the at least one contactor comprising:
a sorbent flow path configured to receive the humid gas and adsorb water from the humid gas into a sorbent material;
a thermal flow path configured to receive the thermal fluid, wherein the thermal flow path is configured to transfer heat between the thermal fluid and the sorbent material; and
a condenser flow path configured to capture a condensate, wherein the condenser flow path is configured to transfer latent heat of condensation to the sorbent material.