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Abstract

An evaporator is provided for evaporating water from an ambient water body. The evaporator includes a housing that in turn includes an air flow channel and an air flow exit. The evaporator also includes an air flow induction device, such as a fan or impeller, that facilitates the directing of an air flow stream through the air flow channel and out the air flow exit. A water injection device is in fluid communication with the air flow channel and is disposed to inject the water from the water body into the air flow stream at a water injection location within the air flow stream and proximate to the air flow exit. A water injection system for injecting water from an ambient water body into an air flow stream directed by an air flow channel of an evaporator also is disclosed, wherein the air flow channel is disposed about a longitudinal axis. The water injection system includes an elongated tubular member disposed parallel with respect to the longitudinal axis, a plurality of water injection nodes disposed at the tubular member and spaced from one another longitudinally, and a support for positioning the elongated tubular member within or proximate to the air flow channel so that the plurality of water injection nodes are positioned within the air flow stream.

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