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Atmospheric water generator — Wikipedia (en)

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An atmospheric water generator (AWG), is a device that extracts water from humid ambient air, producing potable water. Water vapor in the air can be extracted either by condensation — cooling the air below its dew point, exposing the air to desiccants, using membranes that only pass water vapor, collecting fog, or pressurizing the air. AWGs are useful where potable water is difficult to obtain, because water is always present in ambient air. In dense urban areas, the same mesh technology can be incorporated directly into façades and roofs so that the building envelope itself harvests fog; systems that use this approach are called building-integrated fog collectors. AWG may require significant energy inputs, or operate passively, relying on natural temperature differences. Biomimicry studies found that the Onymacris unguicularis beetle has the ability to perform this task. One study reported that AWGs could help provide potable water to one billion people.

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Fonte: Wikipedia in inglese, voce «Atmospheric water generator» — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_water_generator
Wikidata Q4817125: «device that extracts drinkable water from humid air» (dati Wikidata in CC0 1.0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4817125
Autori: i contributori di Wikipedia (cronologia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_water_generator?action=history).
Licenza: Creative Commons Attribuzione-Condividi allo stesso modo 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0) — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. Il riuso richiede attribuzione e stessa licenza.
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