摘要:
A method and apparatus for heat and mass transfer is described that is applicable to: concentration, crystallization, purification, fractionation, stripping, absorption, and/or heat exchange for liquid media; drying for solid or gel media; and temperature and humidity modification for gas media. Generally, using a moving gas, such as air at a constant and atmospheric pressure, a continual change in a vapor-liquid equilibrium is created between proximate but continually changing gas and liquid temperatures within energy transferring chambers. Chamber wetting, implemented segmentedly, allows mass transfer into and from the moving gas. A forced temperature differential in each chamber causes heat transfer between chambers by means of thermally conductive partitions. This transfer can allow condensation causing further evaporation in the opposite chamber resulting in a recycling of energy. Concurrent with temperature variances, the segmented wetting can further allow wetting substance concentrations caused by evaporation, selective condensation, or absorption to vary between wetted sectors. A migratory movement connecting these wetted sectors generally provides for development of applicable concentration gradients between the wetted sectors along the chamber length.
摘要:
Hardening-shop wastewaters can be removed without salt incrustations and without creating harmful exhaust steam during the evaporation of the wastewaters only if the heat is supplied across the free liquid surface to temperatures of 50.degree. C. to 85.degree. C. and a flow of air is conducted across the free liquid surface.
摘要:
A water recirculating system is which (a) water is continuously re-circulated through the system for the prime purpose of causing evaporation from the circulating water: and (b) such water is caused during its flow through an open part of said system through which part atmospheric air may flow to impinge on one or more solid surfaces whereby to increase the free water surface area available for evaporation and at a speed sufficient to release small water droplets from the water flow into the surrounding atmosphere. The system includes in serial relation with the water flow path a decontamination means (64) which comprises a chamber through which the circulating water may flow and in which there is provided an ion releasing means (80.82) for releasing metal ions particularly of silver, copper and zinc into water flowing through said chamber at a release rate sufficient to produce in said flowing water a concentration of such ions sufficient to kill or render innocuous preselected kinds of respiratory disease causing bacterial (particularly Legionella Pneumophila) and other organisms present in said water.
摘要:
Process and apparatus for the heating of fluids by heat exchange with falling shot particles. A heat-transfer medium is heated to a temperature above its melting point to produce a body of molten heat-transfer medium at an elevation above a fluid heating zone. The molten medium is sparged downardly into the heating zone where it contacts fluid therein. The molten medium is solidified to form shot particles and the aqueous fluid in contact therewith is heated. The resulting steam or hot water is recovered from the heating zone and the relatively cool shot particles are recovered from the heating zone and recirculated for heating to produce molten heat-transfer medium as described above. The heat-transfer medium may take the form of heavy metals such as lead and lead alloys. Where hard water is used as the feed to the heating zone, the resulting scale deposits are recovered with the shot particles and then separated therefrom prior to recirculating the shot particles for melting to form the molten heat-transfer medium.
摘要:
A composition for inhibiting scale build up in reverse osmosis water purification systems. The composition is composed of low molecular weight polyacrylic and phytic acid in a synergistic combination and significantly reduces build up of calcium, magnesium, and/or iron scale.
摘要:
A process for purifying liquids comprises the steps of feeding the liquid to be purified into a sealed chamber and to guide the liquid in such a relation to a stream of air which is guided to circulate in a cycle in said chamber and is heated during part of its cycle, that the liquid will come into contact with the stream of air in a location where said stream of air has a raised temperature, bringing the damped air thus generated to condensate and discharging the resulting condensate from said chamber such as through a first line whereas the rest of the liquid is discharged separately through a second line.The invention also refers to a plant or device, designed to carry out the process.
摘要:
Desalination apparatus utilizing solar heating of metal member(s) such as balls, rollers, or metal endless belt(s) in a heating chamber and vaporizing saline water with the latent heat in said metal member(s) by spraying saline water thereon in a vaporizing chamber, a water-cooled condenser to condense the vapors, a trough to collect the condensate, a rinse tank to remove salt deposits and/or saline water from the metal member(s), and means for returning the rinsed metal member(s) for solar reheating.
摘要:
A low boiling, water immiscible medium is directly contacted in liquid state with relatively hot or warm water (e.g. with hot recycled fresh water in a desalination system or with warm surface sea water in an energy production system) and in vapor state with relatively cold or cool water (e.g. surface sea water in a desalination system or deep sea water in an energy production system) whereby thermal energy is efficiently transferred between the phases that are so contacted; the energy transfer is for the purpose of evaporating the immiscible liquid in an energy production system and is for the purpose of evaporating saline water in a desalination system; and the effluent from the process which is returned to its natural environment (e.g. to the sea) is treated to remove all significant amounts of entrained and dissolved immiscible medium.
摘要:
An elongated flexible tube has its upper end attached to a lighter-than-air balloon, preferably in the form of a non-rigid air ship (blimp), the length of the tube being sufficiently great to extend from about ground level to a temperature zone having a climatic condition in which the temperature or moisture distribution of the atmosphere is sufficiently different from that at ground level to permit, either, condensation of moisture as moisture-containing atmosphere is conducted upwardly into the tube or introduction of seed crystals, such as silver iodide, into the atmosphere to cause precipitation. In the first case, the tube is preferably terminated at its lower end at an opening spaced a short distance above a large body of water, such as an ocean, and maintained on floats or pontoons located in the subtropical or tropical regions, moisture-laden air from the ocean being drawn into the tube so that the water only will condense on the tube walls, at the upper atmospheric reaches thereof, to be drawn off and collected. In the second case, when seed crystals are to be introducted, the tube is preferably mounted on an automotive vehicle for wide dispersion of seed crystals.
摘要:
WASTE ACID PICKLE LIQUOR IS CONVERTED INTO IRON OXIDE AND ACID BY DEPOSITING IT ON A COMPACT MOVING BED AND SWEEPING THE BED WITH HOT OXIDIZING GASES.