公开(公告)号：US4427495A

公开(公告)日：1984-01-24

申请号：US394561

申请日：1982-07-02

申请人： Kenneth J. Masero

发明人： Kenneth J. Masero

IPC分类号： C02F1/16 ,  F01K21/06 ,  F03G7/04 ,  F22D11/00 ,  C02F1/10 ,  C02F1/20

CPC分类号： C02F1/16 ,  F01K21/06 ,  F03G7/04 ,  F22D11/006 ,  Y02E10/10 ,  Y10S159/31 ,  Y10S203/11 ,  Y10S203/16

摘要： Apparatus and a method for upgrading low pressure steam or brine, such as from a geothermal well, to prepare the steam or brine for any one of a number of uses, such as for conversion to pure, high pressure, high temperature steam for driving turbines. The system operates in a degasification phase in which a small amount of superheated steam is applied to the brine to scrub the same to cause the removal of concentrated gases therefrom. The degasified product is then pumped to a high pressure, heated countercurrently, and directed through a demineralized phase to remove the salts and solids in a liquid phase and convert the bulk of the water into pure, high pressure saturated steam. The steam output from the demineralizing phase can then be used to produce useful work, such as driving a turbine. In addition to forming saturated steam from geothermal brine, the system can be used to form pure saturated steam from impure water from any suitable source. The system can be used to produce clear, potable hot water from sea water and other water having contaminants therein. For dry steam from geothermal wells, the gas-contaminated steam is converted to brine without loss of temperature or pressure by adding pure hot water so that the resulting mixture can be degasified in the liquid phase. Valuable salts can be recovered and gases of commercial value can be isolated by the present method.

摘要翻译： 用于升级低压蒸汽或盐水的设备和方法，例如来自地热井，以制备用于任何一种用途的蒸汽或盐水，例如用于转化为用于驱动涡轮机的纯高压，高温蒸汽 。 该系统在脱气阶段中工作，其中少量的过热蒸汽被施加到盐水以洗涤它以引起从其中除去浓缩气体。 然后将脱气产物泵送到高压，逆流加热，并引导通过软化相以除去液相中的盐和固体，并将大部分水转化成纯的高压饱和蒸汽。 然后，可以将来自脱矿质相的蒸汽输出用于产生有用的工作，例如驱动涡轮。 除了形成来自地热盐水的饱和蒸汽之外，该系统可用于从任何合适的来源的不纯水形成纯的饱和蒸汽。 该系统可用于从海水和其他具有污染物的水中产生清澈的饮用热水。 对于来自地热井的干蒸汽，通过加入纯热水将气体污染的蒸汽转化为盐水而不损失温度或压力，使得所得混合物在液相中脱气。 可以回收有价值的盐，通过本方法可以分离商业价值的气体。