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Atmospheric Water Generator (AWG)

submitted by oldblo to SHTFplan 3 yearsMay 4, 2021 17:54:04 ago (+2/-0)     (SHTFplan)

An atmospheric water generator is a device that extracts water from humid ambient air. Water vapor in the air can be extracted by condensation - cooling the air below its dew point, exposing the air to desiccants, or pressurizing the air. Unlike a dehumidifier, an AWG is designed to render the water potable.


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[ - ] lord_nougat 3 points 3 yearsMay 4, 2021 18:44:37 ago (+3/-0)

A Bogon Particle Generator generates bogons, which are the particle of bogosity. Bombarding an object with bogons renders it BOGUS!

[ - ] account deleted by user 1 point 3 yearsMay 4, 2021 21:14:06 ago (+1/-0)

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[ - ] SparklingWiggle 2 points 3 yearsMay 4, 2021 18:10:55 ago (+2/-0)*

They called them moisture vaporators in Star Wars. I enjoyed Star Wars before I realized it was basically about jews conquering the nazis.

[ - ] lord_nougat 1 point 3 yearsMay 4, 2021 18:45:28 ago (+1/-0)*

They had similar names in Frank Herbert's Dune books. I forget, but vaporator sounds about right.

[ - ] whostolemyusername 1 point 3 yearsMay 4, 2021 18:35:38 ago (+1/-0)

You would be better off either digging a well, Cistern, Or living near a river or the ocean, You are not going to get a lot of water your way, It might help you stay alive for a day or two longer but its not enough long term.

[ - ] VarlotPsykhe 0 points 3 yearsMay 4, 2021 22:12:55 ago (+0/-0)

it takes a fuckload of energy to extract water out of the atmosphere. Good fucking luck!

[ - ] veridic 0 points 3 yearsMay 4, 2021 19:20:32 ago (+0/-0)

Almost any environment that is humid enough to use an "AWG", has plenty of lakes and rivers with water, easy to access, think Houston Texas.

Any dry environment without water, would require much more energy to get humidity from the air, for example Las Vegas NV.

So it's almost never worth it from an energy standpoint.

[ - ] oldblo [op] 0 points 3 yearsMay 4, 2021 19:46:56 ago (+0/-0)

Feel free to list any alternatives suited for an individual that lacks environmental resources.

[ - ] SparklingWiggle 0 points 3 yearsMay 4, 2021 20:36:14 ago (+0/-0)

You can't put in a well?

[ - ] oldblo [op] 0 points 3 yearsMay 4, 2021 20:39:56 ago (+0/-0)

This isnt about me and the more options the better.

[ - ] SparklingWiggle 1 point 3 yearsMay 4, 2021 21:46:38 ago (+1/-0)*

When you're talking about the theoretical you could be all over the place. I would recommend buying a 500 gallon cistern or 10 50-gallon plastic (HDPE) drums and set them to fill with rain water. If one is literally in the desert and can't have a well installed. I recommend moving. Keep bleach on hand. I think it's one capful per 5 gallons, and let stand for an hour. (double-check that.) Bleach and grain alchohol are both incredibly useful. Stock that stuff.

You could look into buying a wholehouse dehumidifier and set it to run outside, but I don't know if it would be worth the energy, esp. In a SHTF scenario.