Abstract: A mass and heat exchanger includes at least one first substrate with a surface for supporting a continuous flow of a liquid thereon that either absorbs, desorbs, evaporates or condenses one or more gaseous species from or to a surrounding gas; and at least one second substrate operatively associated with the first substrate. The second substrate includes a surface for supporting the continuous flow of the liquid thereon and is adapted to carry a heat exchange fluid therethrough, wherein heat transfer occurs between the liquid and the heat exchange fluid.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 1, 2005
Date of Patent:
September 18, 2007
Assignee:
AIL Reasearch, Inc.
Inventors:
Andrew Lowenstein, Marc J. Sibilia, Jeffrey A. Miller, Thomas Tonon