Prospects of Air Conditioning Condensate Recovery and Utilization Technology

Abstract As an excellent indoor environment conditioning equipment, air conditioners have been used on a large scale since they were listed. However, with the popularization of air conditioners, many discharged condensed water has caused many problems such as waste of resources and environmental pollution. Therefore, it is imperative to recover and use condensed water. Generally speaking, air or atmosphere is humid air, mainly composed of dry air and water vapor. This paper introduces the feasibility of recycling air-conditioning condensate water as irrigation and green water through theoretical research and analysis. Based on the formation process of condensate, through theoretical analysis and calculation, it is concluded that condensate has the three characteristics of higher water quality, lower temperature and considerable water volume. The advantages of the two condensate recovery technologies of open recovery and closed recovery are dialectically analyzed. Disadvantages, the primary utilization method of condensate water “as a water resource” is systematically explained. A particular scientific outlook is made for the future recycling and utilization technology of air-conditioning condensate water.