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HYGROSTREAM

Optimus Beast Flow-8X · OB16 · the Tree of Life

44 m³ of water a day

Model result for ten modules running around the clock in La Guajira mean conditions. To be confirmed on an instrumented prototype.

A large-scale atmospheric water generator built from ten refrigerated modules, called BEASTs. Each one cools humid air in two stages to condense its water, and recovers energy from every stream before letting it go: the cold, dry air leaving the machine and the cold water it has just made.

Built for places where water is scarce but the air is not dry: hot, humid coasts, islands and ports.

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How it works

Air intake. Each module draws in about 4.5 m³ of hot ambient air per second at the branch tips.
Heat recovery. The incoming air is pre-cooled by the cold, dry air leaving the machine, in a recovery exchanger (RevB2). Some water already condenses here.
Stage 1. Refrigerated plates at about 8 °C, with some 26 m² of cold surface per stage, condense most of the water.
Stage 2. A second, smaller stage finishes drying the air.
Dry air reused. The cold, dry air passes back through the recovery exchanger and then over the refrigeration condenser, lowering its temperature so the compressor uses less electricity. Only then is it released through the crown.
Cold water reused. The condensate leaves at about 8 °C. Before storage it flows through a stratified tank (CTRB) that uses its coldness to help cool the refrigeration circuit at the hottest hours.
Treatment and storage. The water is filtered and treated to drinking-water standard, then stored at the base or sent to a reservoir.

Airflow is adjusted hour by hour. When the air is hot and relatively dry, the machine slows down; when each kilowatt-hour yields more water, it speeds up. The aim is the most water for the least energy, not the most water at any cost.

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Production by climate

Model results for one module in six design conditions, three for Cali and three for La Guajira. All six exceed the original target of 1 m³ per module in 12 hours.

Condition	L per hour	m³ in 12 h
Cali · CAL-M	118	1.42
Cali · CAL-H	156	1.87
Cali · CAL-D	133	1.60
La Guajira · GUA-M	186	2.23
La Guajira · GUA-H	221	2.65
La Guajira · GUA-D	168	2.01

Per module, at full airflow. Reduced thermal model; not yet measured.

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Where it is for

Utilities: Extra, resilient supply for regional water systems and municipalities
Coasts: Ports, islands and maritime platforms that depend on transported water
Industry: Industrial and agricultural sites that need predictable water on site
Communities: Settlements such as MP-SCI, and humanitarian and civil-protection work

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Development status

Model	Optimus Beast Flow-8X (OB16)
Output target	44 m³ per day per tree (10 modules, 24 h, La Guajira mean conditions)
Modules per tree	10
Airflow per module	About 4.5 m³/s nominal, modulated hourly
Cold surface	17 plates and about 26 m² per stage, at about 8 °C
Design climates	Cali and La Guajira, Colombia
Work completed	CFD campaign and thermal model closed for six design conditions (phases P0–P4); 12-hour dynamic model with a real Riohacha day
In progress	Phase P5: refrigeration, hydraulic and electrical specification; compressor and refrigerant selection
Next step	Prototype and test: production, power, pressure and drainage, compared against the model
Protection	European patent application in preparation
Commercial models	Sale, lease, water as a service, operation and maintenance

Figures are design targets until measured and independently verified.