Open AccessA Smart Embedded System for Humid Air Condensation and Water Harvesting
Author(s) -
M. A. Mohammad,
Ahmed J. Abid,
A. D. Farhood
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/881/1/012163
Subject(s) - humidity , environmental science , renewable energy , relative humidity , water resource management , salinity , water source , water pumping , environmental engineering , water vapor , meteorology , hydrology (agriculture) , geography , engineering , oceanography , geology , geotechnical engineering , electrical engineering , inlet
The people in the south of Iraq in the coastal region of the Arabian Gulf, especially in the Basra government, are suffering from waves of high humidity throughout the year, average annual humidity of 60.6 %. The increment of salinity of the Shatt-Al-Arab river, the main source of the drinking water in this city, effected by the gulf water caused a lack of drinking water. What made matters worse is the frequent power outages caused by many reasons, one of these reasons that Basra considers one of the highest temperature cities in the world. For that, it is required to design an efficient device to harvest the water from the air to reduce the humidity and consider as a source for drinking water, taking into consideration it’s adopting a renewable source of energy. This article is presenting a low cost, portable, power-efficient, multi-purpose device that able to harvest water from the air efficiently. The results show a promising prototype that able to reduce significantly the relative humidity (RH), produce water, and consumed low power, with overall efficiency 40%-60%.