An Experimental Study on Water Harvesting from a Modified Window Air-Conditioner

An experimental study of the performance of an air conditioning system, using the concept of humidification-dehumidification is presented and investigated. The technique (AWVP) relies on utilizing the moisture present in atmospheric air and to increase its content to certain extent. The water extracted through this technique is of good standard and can be used for drinking and other purposes. The test setup consists of four loops namely fresh water circuit, air circuit, refrigerant circuit and dirty water circuit. Certain operating parameters like volume flow rate of air, air inlet temperature after heating and relative humidity was varied and its effect on the performance of the system was studied and analyzed.