2013
DOI: 10.1021/la402409f
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Optimal Design of Permeable Fiber Network Structures for Fog Harvesting

Abstract: Fog represents a large, untapped source of potable water, especially in arid climates. Numerous plants and animals use textural as well as chemical features on their surfaces to harvest this precious resource. In this work, we investigate the influence of surface wettability characteristics, length scale, and weave density on the fog harvesting capability of woven meshes. We develop a combined hydrodynamic and surface wettability model to predict the overall fog collection efficiency of the meshes and cast the… Show more

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“…However, Feld et al (2016) also reported substantially higher (62% to 178%) yield of Enkamat meshes as compared to Raschel. They also pointed out that based on hydrodynamic theory (Rivera, 2011;Park et al, 2013), their smaller fiber radius and higher mesh fiber spacing is consistent with greater collection efficiencies. The comparably lower Raschel yields in our study may be partly explained by the rigid supporting grid to which the meshes are connected at regular intervals.…”
Section: Yield Of the Different Meshesmentioning
confidence: 76%
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“…However, Feld et al (2016) also reported substantially higher (62% to 178%) yield of Enkamat meshes as compared to Raschel. They also pointed out that based on hydrodynamic theory (Rivera, 2011;Park et al, 2013), their smaller fiber radius and higher mesh fiber spacing is consistent with greater collection efficiencies. The comparably lower Raschel yields in our study may be partly explained by the rigid supporting grid to which the meshes are connected at regular intervals.…”
Section: Yield Of the Different Meshesmentioning
confidence: 76%
“…While not depending on the position of a mesh inside the linear fog collector, the relative yield and ranking of nets varied considerably from event to event, possibly depending on the wind speed and fog parameters (cf. Park et al, 2013;Fernandez et al, 2016). Overall, highest yields in our study were obtained by the meshes Hail dual set, Spacer fabric and Hail net.…”
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“…Note the average speed of the Gulf Stream is about 1.8 m/s with a top speed near the surface of up to 2.5 m/s 1 . Most offshore wind farms will have probably not be located in such strong currents, but if they are, it could make sense to mount underwater turbines onto the structure that supports the wind turbine as shown in Figure 1.…”
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“…However, a large flat panel can be a great water-gathering device from rainfall or even fog. In the case of the latter its not just gathering water from fog condensing on the panels but fog condensing on other structures placed among the solar field [1]. Collected water can be stored and used sparingly over the course of many months for cleaning the cells.…”
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