Frequently Asked Questions
These are some of the most frequent questions we get about our systems, with answers. If you don’t find ‘your’ question, don’t hesitate to contact us directly.
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Is the water generated drinkable?
Drupps water is safe to drink. As an option, we offer additional filtering and pH adjustment.
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What is the delivery time of a Drupps system?
Normally 6-9 months, depending on system size and geographical location.
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What is the water recovery rate?
This depends on the air processing capacity of the system and the humidity content of the airflow.
As a rule-of-thumb, an air processing capacity of 30,000 m³/h can reach a recovery rate of 2-4 m³ of water per 24h.
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Who installs the Drupps system?
The installation is performed by external (local) parties, but Drupps is present and oversees every installation.
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Does the Drupps system generate any waste?
The Drupps Heat and Atmo systems do not generate any waste except occasional filter cleaning.
Drupps Vapor generates sludge (particles and dust caught by the scrubber) that needs to be removed on a reguar basis.
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How big is a Vapor module?
The Vapor module is 2.5 x 2.0 x 2.5 (W x H x D).
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What is the air processing capacity per Vapor module?
One Vapor module can process 30,000 m³/h.
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Does air pollution affect the water quality?
Almost certainly no, most airborne pollution entering the system is caught by Absium (through “scrubbing”) and filtered out. Small lightweight compounds may make it through but these can be filtered out by adding post-treatment water filtering.
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What about maintenance?
Regular cleaning of air and Absium filters and occasional pump switch. Occasional refilling of Absium due to evaporation loss. The system will automatically alert when maintenance is due. If air smog levels are high filter cleaning will be necessary more frequently.
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Any consumables?
Occasional air and Absium filter replacements and refilling of Absium due to evaporation losses.
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Biggest system size?
There is no upper limit, can scale to any size.
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What energy types can be used?
Water with a temperature of at least 90°C (194F), or pure steam. Or electricity of course.
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Climate conditions?
Operating temperature 0—50°C and relative humidity 50—100%.
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How can heat be recycled by liquefying evaporative water?
When evaporated water is condensed into liquid form its vaporization energy (latent heat) is released and can be harvested.
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Is Absium toxic or hazardous?
No. Absium is a natural non-toxic natural compound. It is edible if diluted.
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Life expectancy?
At least 20 years with proper maintenance.
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How can I supervise the system?
The system can be conveniently supervised from a computer or smartphone via an online portal. Read more here.
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What makes your Vapor wet scrubber different from other scrubbers?
In contrast to many wet scrubbers, Drupps Vapor does not lose nor gain water from the airflow to be scrubbed thanks to Absium G.
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Will atmospheric water generation have a negative impact on air humidity?
No. The atmosphere is simply too large and replenishes itself immediately when necessary. At any given moment Earth’s atmosphere contains 12,900 km³ of evaporative water, enough to cover the entire surface of the planet with 2.5 cm of water if condensed.
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How does climate change affect humidity?
A warmer atmosphere holds more moisture, about 7 % more per 1°C of warming. Scientists have already observed a significant increase in atmospheric moisture due to the air’s ability to hold more moisture as it warms. Read more here.
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Do you offer water collection tanks?
No. We cannot guarantee water quality once it leaves our system. There are other brilliant companies supplying such products.