The discussion revolves around the feasibility of a device designed to extract drinking water from air, specifically a technology referred to as the Hypersonic Precipitator. Participants explore the theoretical and practical aspects of this technology, including energy consumption and the conditions required for its operation.
Participants generally agree that the extraction of water from air is theoretically possible, but there is significant disagreement regarding the practicality, energy requirements, and the specific conditions needed for the proposed technology to function effectively.
Participants express uncertainty about the specific atmospheric conditions required for the freezing of water at the stated temperatures and the overall efficiency of the proposed technology.
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.