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公开(公告)号:US10782014B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-22
申请号:US15810341
申请日:2017-11-13
申请人: Youssef M Habib
发明人: Youssef M Habib
IPC分类号: F22B1/00 , H01L31/053 , C02F1/02 , H01L31/0352 , G02B5/00 , F24S10/00 , F24S70/10 , C02F1/14 , C02F1/10
摘要: The present invention is related to using a plasmonic energy conversion device comprised of a non-permeable substrate and of a plurality of nanorods, either free standing or embedded in aluminum matrix, that utilizes plasmons to generate vapor from a fluid as a result of being exposed to radiation. Methods of manufacturing the plasmonic energy converter device are described.
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公开(公告)号:US10729988B2
公开(公告)日:2020-08-04
申请号:US15653942
申请日:2017-07-19
申请人: Srikanth Singamaneni , Qisheng Jiang , Limei Tian
发明人: Srikanth Singamaneni , Qisheng Jiang , Limei Tian
IPC分类号: B32B23/00 , B01D3/38 , B01D1/00 , C12P19/04 , C02F1/14 , C02F1/04 , B01D5/00 , F24S70/10 , C02F1/10 , B32B1/00 , F24S80/00
摘要: The present disclosure is directed to steam generation through the efficient harvesting of solar energy. In particular, the present disclosure is directed to bilayered structures that are cost-effective, scalable and/or biodegradable that provide high steam-generation efficiency.
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公开(公告)号:US20190330079A1
公开(公告)日:2019-10-31
申请号:US16311548
申请日:2017-07-11
发明人: Paul MAYRAND
摘要: A distillation system has an evaporator that uses heated air circulating in water to transport water laden air to a cooling apparatus. The cooling apparatus condenses the water present in the water laden air to produce distilled water, which is free of the biological matter and minerals that may have been present in the water present in the evaporator. The apparatus can include an airlift pump. A method of distilling water comprises the steps of generating an airflow; heating the airflow to obtain a heated airflow; providing the heated airflow to the water to heat the water and to produce water saturated air; and cooling the water saturated air to obtained distilled water.
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公开(公告)号:US10434435B2
公开(公告)日:2019-10-08
申请号:US16086327
申请日:2017-03-14
发明人: Benjamin S. Mack
IPC分类号: B01D1/14 , B01D1/28 , B01D3/00 , B01D3/06 , B01D3/10 , B01D5/00 , B01D19/00 , C02F1/04 , C02F1/06 , C02F1/10
摘要: An evaporation system employs a thermocompressor to recover heat associated with a distillate produced by an evaporator and to use the recovered heat to preheat evaporator feedwater. In one example, the thermocompressor produces a thermocompressor discharge that is directed into the deaerator, contacting and preheating the evaporator feedwater passing therethrough. In another example, the thermocompressor discharge is directed through a barometric condenser which contacts evaporator feedwater therein and condenses and in the process preheats the evaporator feedwater.
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公开(公告)号:US10328360B2
公开(公告)日:2019-06-25
申请号:US15193839
申请日:2016-06-27
摘要: A system and method to partially vaporize a process or feed water stream does so in a liquid pool zone of a vessel as the stream comes into contact with a heating medium that is less volatile than the process stream. To keep the pool hot, the heating medium can be recirculated through a heater of a pump-around loop or a heater can be placed in the liquid pool. As the process stream is partially vaporized, any solids present in the process stream together with the unvaporized process or feed water stream move into the heating medium. These solids and unvaporized liquids may be further removed from the heating medium in the pool or in the pump-around loop. The vaporized process stream can be further condensed. Any heat recovered can be used to pre-heat the process stream or in the pump-around loop's heater in case of mechanical vapor recovery.
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公开(公告)号:US10322357B2
公开(公告)日:2019-06-18
申请号:US15161186
申请日:2016-05-20
申请人: Gradiant Corporation
IPC分类号: B01D1/14 , B01D5/00 , C02F1/10 , C02F1/04 , C02F103/08 , C02F1/40 , C02F1/52 , C02F1/66 , C02F101/32
摘要: Embodiments described herein generally relate to humidification-dehumidification desalination systems, including apparatuses that include a vessel comprising a humidification region (e.g., a bubble column humidification region) and a dehumidification region (e.g., a bubble column dehumidification region), mobile humidification-dehumidification (HDH) desalination systems (e.g., systems having a relatively low height and/or a relatively small footprint), and associated systems and methods. Certain embodiments generally relate to methods of operating, controlling, and/or cleaning desalination systems comprising a plurality of desalination units (e.g., HDH desalination units).
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公开(公告)号:US20190084842A1
公开(公告)日:2019-03-21
申请号:US16078704
申请日:2017-02-22
申请人: Gradiant Corporation
CPC分类号: C02F1/10 , B01D1/14 , B01D1/28 , B01D3/007 , B01D3/143 , B01D3/146 , B01D3/346 , B01D5/0027 , B01D5/0036 , B01D5/0039 , B01D5/006 , C02F1/04 , C02F1/041 , C02F2103/06 , C02F2103/08 , C02F2103/10 , C02F2103/18 , C02F2103/28 , C02F2103/30 , C02F2301/046 , Y02A20/128
摘要: Systems and methods related to desalination systems are described herein. According to some embodiments, the desalination systems are hybrid systems comprising one or more first desalination units and one or more second desalination units. In some embodiments, the one or more second desalination units, which may form a fluidic circuit that is located downstream from the one or more first desalination units, may be configured to desalinate higher salinity liquid streams than the one or more first desalination units. In certain embodiments, the one or more first desalination units are operated under steady-state conditions and/or configured to operate under steady-state conditions. In certain embodiments, the one or more second desalination units are transiently operated and/or configured to facilitate transient operation. In some embodiments, a liquid stream comprising water and at least one dissolved salt is flowed through the one or more first desalination units, which are configured to remove at least a portion of the water from the liquid stream to form a first concentrated brine stream enriched in the dissolved salt. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the first concentrated brine stream is fed to a fluidic circuit comprising the one or more second desalination units. In some embodiments, the one or more second desalination units are configured to remove at least a portion of the water from the first concentrated brine stream to produce a second concentrated brine stream further enriched in the dissolved salt. In certain cases, the second concentrated brine stream is recirculated through at least a portion of the fluidic circuit until the second concentrated brine stream reaches a relatively high density (e.g., at least about 10 pounds per gallon) and/or a relatively high salinity (e.g., a total dissolved salt concentration of at least about 25 wt %).
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公开(公告)号:US10167218B2
公开(公告)日:2019-01-01
申请号:US15041977
申请日:2016-02-11
申请人: Gradiant Corporation
IPC分类号: C02F9/00 , C02F1/66 , C02F1/42 , B01D21/00 , C02F1/52 , C02F101/12 , C02F103/10 , C02F1/04 , C02F1/10 , C02F1/20 , C02F1/24 , C02F1/28 , C02F1/463 , C02F1/56 , C02F5/02 , C02F101/32 , C02F103/06 , C02F103/18 , C02F103/24 , C02F103/28 , C02F103/36
摘要: Water treatment systems and associated methods are generally described. Certain embodiments of the water treatment systems and methods described herein may be used to treat water comprising one or more contaminants (e.g., oil, grease, suspended solids, scale-forming ions, volatile organic material) to remove at least a portion of the one or more contaminants. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the treated water may be used directly in certain applications (e.g., oil and/or gas extraction processes). In some embodiments, at least a portion of the treated water may undergo desalination to produce substantially pure water and/or concentrated brine.
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公开(公告)号:US10144655B2
公开(公告)日:2018-12-04
申请号:US15246115
申请日:2016-08-24
发明人: Jonathan Becker
IPC分类号: C02F1/04 , C02F1/10 , C02F1/14 , B01D1/00 , B01D1/14 , B01D3/00 , B01D3/16 , B01D5/00 , C02F1/16 , C02F103/08
摘要: The present invention relates to water purification using solar energy. More specifically, systems and methods according to the present invention collect solar energy to heat non-potable water in a super-insulated structure. Compressed heated air is injected to evaporate water vapor out of brackish water, saltwater, or dirty water, thereby creating saturated air. The saturated air is drawn through a cooling tower and distilled water is precipitated. The systems and methods employ heat recovery and recycling processes to maximize energy efficiency.
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公开(公告)号:US20180186657A1
公开(公告)日:2018-07-05
申请号:US15394612
申请日:2016-12-29
发明人: Jerry W. Noles, Jr.
CPC分类号: C02F1/10 , B01D1/14 , B01D3/346 , B01F3/04248 , B01F5/0206 , B01F5/0413 , B01F2003/04319 , B01F2003/04368 , B01F2003/04872 , C02F1/048 , C02F2101/10 , C02F2103/10
摘要: Systems for water treatment may include an evaporation unit, wherein the evaporation unit may comprise: a blower; a spacer, wherein the spacer may be fluidly coupled to the blower; wherein the evaporation unit may be configured to aerate and evaporate water.
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