System and method to scavenge latent heat and freshwater from air and more

Abstract

Atmosphere contains huge vapor latent energy. This set of inventions discloses a method to scavenge the said latent heat and distribute it to heat demanding space, or for power generation. The condensed water can be collected for living, such that makes special sense for desert or marine zone. It is well known that a cup of hot coffee sitting on glass table can produce water droplets underneath bottom cavity. This invention is mimicking the said hot coffee phenomenon. Different embodied apparatuses are depicted: one is totally a free energy version with special hydrophobic IR reflection coating design, the other one needs minor energy to wipe away the condensed water in a pulse mode. All embodiments must have a starting process to warm up working fluid in a partially insulated container by whatever heater. Although the description is lengthy, it is worthy to seriously study the full contents for the spirits of revolutionary exploitation of free energy.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A method to scavenge latent heat and freshwater from ambient air, that is labeled as WALES and defined clearly in the body of description.
 WALES stands for the Wei Air Latent Energy Scavenger.   The spirit in this method comprises adequate insulation and actions: starting, removing, and circulating which is omissible only in a vestigial embodiment. The word ‘adequate’ thereof means that only insulating unexposed surface and keeping exposed working surface for high efficient IR energy exchange.   In this method, by mimicking the aforementioned condensation phenomenon happened underneath the cavity of hot coffee cup bottom, some initial energy is used to start the system by heating working fluid that is filled in a container with adequate insulation, hereafter the condensing surface is well maintained by frequently removing condensed water with whatever means, as well as the working fluid is heated by the released ambient vapor latent energy in form of IR radiation, as well as the energy output mechanism is circulating the heated fluid to distribute energy to demanding terminals if not for conservative degenerated application.   The condensed water can be collected in other purpose.   
     
     
         2 . A modality based on the method of  claim 1 , that is labeled as WALES Modality. Its definition and detail explanation is clearly expressed under the section titled with “The modality based on WALES” in the body of description. Hereby only a concise summary given:
 The said modality can be formed in following settings and/or options: 
 Principle settings comprise: some amount of working fluid that is used for heat circulation, regular water is the cheapest choice; a working fluid container that is thermally insulated except an adequate surface exposed for the purpose of blackbody-like radiation in order to induce the ambient vapor water to condense; a good IR reflector that is positioned against the working fluid container's non-insulated surface; condensed water remover(s); a starting heater; a thermostat. 
 There are 2 major choices for the condensed water remover, and 16 miscellaneous options for other configurable components that are also comprised in the said WALES Modality. All those are detailed in the body of description. 
 
     
     
         3 . A method to sift unwanted molecular from compound gas.
 In general, by a specific molecule targeted selective radiation heating, if a special element is expected to separate from compound gas, a special wavelength photon can be used to sift the said special element provided it is greedy to absorb the said photon and then can be condensed on nearby temperature unchanged nucleation elements after absorption, as well as all other elements including nearby nucleation elements are not interested in the said photon. It is also labeled as Selective Radiation Thermodynamic Molecular Sift (SRTMS).   
     
     
         4 . A method to scavenge scraped engine for air heating, that is labeled as WSEAH and defined clearly in the body of description.
 WSEAH stands for the Wei Scraped Engine Air Heater. It is a method to heat air by scavenging scraped engine to mechanically compress intake air, then to discharge the heated air, then to compress again, and then to discharge again, in such as endless cycling process. The noise-proof can be taken as per application requirement.