Optimal Design of Multilayer Fog Collectors.
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Authors
Azeem, Musaddaq
Guérin, Adrien
Dumais, Thomas
Pesci, Adriana
de Dios Rivera, Juan
Torres, María Josefina
Wiener, Jakub
Publication Date
2020-02Journal Title
ACS applied materials & interfaces
ISSN
1944-8244
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Volume
12
Issue
6
Pages
7736-7743
Language
eng
Type
Article
This Version
AM
Physical Medium
Print-Electronic
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Azeem, M., Guérin, A., Dumais, T., Caminos, L., Goldstein, R., Pesci, A., de Dios Rivera, J., et al. (2020). Optimal Design of Multilayer Fog Collectors.. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 12 (6), 7736-7743. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b19727
Abstract
The growing concerns over desertification have spurred research into technologies aimed at acquiring water from non-traditional sources such as dew, fog, and water vapor. Some of the most promising developments have focused on improving designs to collect water from fog. However, the absence of a shared framework to predict, measure and compare the water collection efficiencies of new prototypes is becoming a major obstacle to progress in the field. We address this problem by providing a general theory to design efficient fog collectors as well as a concrete experimental protocol to supply our theory with the parameters necessary to quantify the effective water collection efficiency. We show in particular that multi-layer collectors are required for high fog collection efficiency and that all efficient designs are found within a narrow range of mesh porosity. We support our conclusions with measurements on simple multi-layer harp collectors.
Sponsorship
EPSRC
Funder references
EPSRC (EP/M017982/1)
Embargo Lift Date
2021-02-28
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b19727
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/300920
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