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  • Environmental Science
  • Materials Science
  • Engineering

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  • Desertification is a growing global concern, driving demand for alternative water sources.
  • Fog harvesting offers a promising solution for water acquisition in arid and semi-arid regions.
  • Current fog collection technologies lack a standardized framework for efficiency comparison, hindering progress.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish a general theory for designing efficient fog collectors.
  • To introduce a concrete experimental protocol for quantifying fog collection efficiency.
  • To identify optimal design parameters for enhanced water yield.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a theoretical framework for fog collector design.
  • Implementation of an experimental protocol to measure key performance parameters.
  • Analysis of multilayer collector designs and mesh porosity effects.

Main Results:

  • Multilayer collectors are essential for achieving high fog collection efficiency.
  • Optimal fog collector performance is achieved within a narrow range of mesh porosity.
  • Experimental validation of the theoretical model using harp collectors.

Conclusions:

  • A unified theoretical and experimental approach is crucial for advancing fog harvesting technology.
  • Design principles for efficient fog collectors have been elucidated.
  • The findings provide a pathway for developing more effective water collection systems.