[특허]Systems and methods for air dehumidification and sensible cooling using a multiple stage pump

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Systems and methods for air dehumidification and sensible cooling using a multiple stage pump

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	B01D-053/22
미국특허분류(USC)	095/052; 095/043; 095/045; 096/004; 096/007; 096/009; 096/010
출원번호	US-0294952 (2011-11-11)
등록번호	US-8496732 (2013-07-30)
발명자 / 주소	Culp, Charles H. Claridge, David E.
출원인 / 주소	The Texas A&M University System
대리인 / 주소	Fletcher Yoder, P.C.
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The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for dehumidifying air by establishing a humidity gradient across a water selective permeable membrane in a dehumidification unit. Water vapor from relatively humid atmospheric air entering the dehumidification unit is extracted by the dehumidification unit without substantial condensation into a low pressure water vapor chamber operating at a partial pressure of water vapor lower than the partial pressure of water vapor in the relatively humid atmospheric air. For example, water vapor is extracted through a water permeable membrane of the dehumidification unit into the low pressure water vapor chamber. As such, the air exiting the dehumidification unit is less humid than the air entering the dehumidification unit. The low pressure water vapor extracted from the air is subsequently condensed and removed from the system at ambient conditions.

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1. A dehumidification system for removing water vapor from an airstream, comprising: a plurality of dehumidification and cooling stages, each dehumidification and cooling stage comprising a cooling unit and a dehumidification unit, the dehumidification unit having a first and a second channel separated by a membrane, wherein the membrane is configured to facilitate removal of water vapor from an airstream flowing through the first channel by facilitating passage of H2O from the first channel to the second channel through permeable volumes of the membrane while substantially blocking all other components of the airstream from passing through the membrane;a pressure increasing device fluidly coupled to the plurality of dehumidification and cooling stages, wherein the pressure increasing device is configured to create a lower partial pressure of water vapor within the second channels than in the first channels, such that the H2O moves through the membranes to the second channels, wherein the pressure increasing device is configured to increase the pressure of water vapor at an outlet of the pressure increasing device to a partial pressure of water vapor in a range suitable for subsequent condensing into liquid water;at least one condensation device configured to receive the water vapor from the pressure increasing device and condense the water vapor into the liquid water; andat least one water transport device configured to transport the liquid water from the at least one condensation device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the pressure increasing device comprises a turbine pump having a plurality of pump stages, each pump stage having a stage inlet, and wherein the plurality of pump stages are fluidly coupled to the plurality of the dehumidification units through the stage inlets. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the cooling unit comprises an evaporative cooling unit, a mechanical cooling unit, or a combination thereof. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of dehumidification and cooling stages are arranged in series with each other such that the airstream flows through the plurality of dehumidification and cooling stages in series. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of dehumidification and cooling stages are arranged in parallel with each other such that the airstream flows through the plurality of dehumidification and cooling stages in parallel. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein a first set of the plurality of dehumidification and cooling stages is arranged in series with each other, a second set of the plurality of dehumidification and cooling stages is arranged in series with each other, and the first and second set of the plurality of dehumidification and cooling stages are arranged in parallel with each other. 7. The system of claim 1, comprising a bypass valve, wherein the bypass valve is configured to direct air from a first dehumidification and cooling stage to a second dehumidification and cooling stage, bypassing a third dehumidification and cooling stage. 8. The system of claim 1, wherein a controller is configured to increase efficiency of the operation of the dehumidification system by substantially reducing an energy use. 9. The system of claim 8, wherein the pressure increasing device comprises a turbine pump, and wherein the controller is configured to substantially reduce the energy use by substantially reducing a pump energy used to drive the turbine pump. 10. The system of claim 8, wherein each dehumidification and cooling stage comprises a vacuum pump fluidly coupled to the dehumidification unit of the dehumidification and cooling stage and configured to purge other air components, and wherein the controller is configured to substantially reduce the energy use by substantially reducing a pump energy used to drive the vacuum pump. 11. A system, comprising: a dehumidification system for removing H2O vapor from an airstream, comprising:a plurality of dehumidification and cooling stages, each dehumidification and cooling stage comprising a cooling unit and a dehumidification unit, the dehumidification unit comprising an air channel configured to receive an inlet airstream and discharge an outlet airstream, and an H2O permeable barrier adjacent to the air channel, wherein the H2O permeable barrier is configured to selectively enable H2O from H2O vapor in the inlet airstream to pass through the H2O permeable barrier to a suction side of the H2O permeable barrier and substantially block other components in the inlet airstream from passing through the H2O permeable barrier to the suction side of the H2O permeable barrier; anda pressure increasing device fluidly coupled to the plurality of dehumidification and cooling stages, wherein the pressure increasing device is configured to create a lower partial pressure of H2O vapor on the suction sides of the H2O permeable barriers than the partial pressure of the H2O vapor in the inlet airstreams to drive passage of the H2O from the H2O vapor in the inlet airstream through the H2O permeable barrier, and to increase the pressure at an outlet of the pressure increasing device to a partial pressure of H2O vapor suitable for condensing H2O vapor into liquid H2O. 12. The system of claim 11, wherein the dehumidification system comprises at least one condensation device configured to receive the H2O vapor from the outlet of the at least one pressure increasing device, and to condense the H2O vapor into liquid H2O. 13. The system of claim 12, wherein the dehumidification system comprises at least one device configured to adjust a pressure of the liquid H2O from the at least one condensation device to an ambient pressure. 14. The system of claim 11, wherein the plurality of dehumidification and cooling stages are arranged in series with each other such that the airstream flows through the plurality of the dehumidification and cooling stages in series. 15. The system of claim 11, wherein the plurality of dehumidification and cooling stages are arranged in parallel with each other such that the airstream flows through the plurality of the dehumidification and cooling stages in parallel. 16. The system of claim 11, wherein the cooling unit is disposed upstream of the dehumidification unit or downstream of the dehumidification unit, or a combination thereof. 17. The system of claim 11, wherein the H2O permeable barriers comprise a zeolite. 18. A method, comprising: receiving a plurality of airstreams including H2O vapor into air channels of a plurality of dehumidification units, wherein the airstreams have a first partial pressure of H2O vapor;suctioning H2O into H2O vapor channels of the plurality of dehumidification units through H2O permeable materials of the plurality of dehumidification units using pressure differentials across the H2O permeable materials, wherein the H2O vapor channels have a second partial pressure of H2O vapor lower than the first partial pressure of H2O vapor of the airstreams;receiving H2O vapor from the H2O vapor channels into a pressure increasing device, the pressure increasing device having a plurality of inlets configured to fluidly couple with the plurality of dehumidification units;increasing the pressure of the H2O vapor from the pressure increasing device to a third partial pressure of H2O vapor that is higher than the second partial pressure of H2O vapor;receiving the H2O vapor from the pressure increasing device into a condensation device and condensing the H2O vapor into liquid H2O;transporting the liquid H2O from the condensation device to ambient conditions; andcooling the plurality of airstreams upstream of each dehumidification unit, downstream of each dehumidification unit, or a combination thereof. 19. The method of claim 18, comprising receiving the plurality of airstreams including H2O vapor into air channels of the plurality of dehumidification units arranged in series with each other such that the airstreams flow through the air channels of each dehumidification unit in series. 20. The method of claim 18, comprising receiving the plurality of airstreams including H2O vapor into air channels of the plurality of dehumidification units arranged in parallel with each other such that each of the airstreams flow through the air channel of each dehumidification unit in parallel. 21. The method of claim 18, wherein the airstreams have the first partial pressure of H2O vapor in a range of approximately 0.2-1.0 psia, the second partial pressure of H2O vapor is in a range of approximately 0.1-1.0 psia, and the third partial pressure of H2O vapor is in a range of approximately 0.25-1.1 psia.

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