The Rain Tunnel technology utilizes a Hypersonic Precipitator that employs high-frequency sound waves to create nano-water particles smaller than 20 nanometers, enabling water extraction from air. This process involves the formation of nanometer ice crystals through vapor deposition within an Active Cloud Chamber, where collected rainwater undergoes a five-stage purification process. While the technology is feasible, it requires significant energy, as extracting 1 liter of water necessitates moving 20-250 cubic meters of air, leading to high energy consumption relative to water output.
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A device in the Rain Tunnel called a Hypersonic Precipitator uses extremely high frequency sound waves, in the range of multiple million cycles per second, to produce nano-water particles which are smaller than 20 nanometers. Invisible water particles of this size can freeze at a temperature as high as 10 – 15 degrees Centigrade under specific conditions, which are created inside the Tunnel chamber. This leads to the rapid growth of nanometer ice crystals by vapor deposition at the cost of a very small amount of water from the cloud that has formed inside the chamber.
Precipitation (rain) starts inside the Active Cloud Chamber of the Rain Tunnel. The rain is then collected in a food-grade tank and treated with a five-stage process when the water is ready to drink. Water is never treated and stored, as stagnant water can get contaminated.
Lok said:It is possible, as stated in the article it would be nothing new.
Yet it would have a high Energy consumption, as roughly 1mc of air holds between 4-50g of water (depending on temp pressure etc.). For 1 liter you would need 20-250mc of air. The Energy from moving this much air alone would be high for the small output of water.