公开(公告)号：US11230480B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-25

申请号：US16316190

申请日：2017-08-03

Applicant: KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Inventor： Noreddine Ghaffour ,  Kim Choon Ng ,  Kyaw Thu ,  Muhammad Wakil Shahzad

IPC: C02F1/28 ,  C02F1/44 ,  B01D61/36 ,  C02F103/08

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a desalination system, comprising a membrane distillation unit; a preheater having a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet, the outlet being in communication with the inlet; an evaporator in communication with the liquid outlet of the MD, and having a fluid inlet configured to provide heat to aqueous liquid in the evaporator, the evaporator having a vapor outlet; at least one adsorption-desorption unit, having a vapor inlet in communication with the vapor outlet of the evaporator, the AD including a fluid inlet configured to receive either a heating or a cooling fluid and a fluid outlet, the AD having a vapor outlet and further including a fluid inlet in communication with the fluid inlet of the AD, a fluid outlet in communication with the heating fluid inlet of the preheater; and a condenser in communication with the permeate vapor outlet of the MD or the AD or both and having a condensation outlet.

公开(公告)号：US12071938B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-27

申请号：US18021500

申请日：2021-08-16

Applicant: KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Inventor： Qian Chen ,  Muhammad Wakil Shahzad ,  Muhammad Burhan ,  Doskhan Ybyraiymkul ,  Faheem Hassan Akhtar ,  M. Kumja ,  Kim Choon Ng

IPC: F03G6/06 ,  F03G6/00 ,  F24S23/70 ,  F24S60/00

CPC classification number: F03G6/065 ,  F03G6/098 ,  F24S23/70 ,  F24S60/00 ,  F05B2220/301 ,  F05B2260/20

Abstract: A concentrating solar power plant includes a solar light capturing part configured to capture solar light; and a heat exchange part configured to transform solar energy, from the captured solar light, into heat, which is stored in a solid medium, wherein the solid medium is stored underground. The solar light capturing part has a heliostat farm, a beam down solar concentrator, and a compound concentrator, each configured to reflect the solar light.

公开(公告)号：US11834348B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-05

申请号：US15734082

申请日：2019-05-21

Applicant: KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Inventor： Kim Choon Ng ,  Muhammad Burhan ,  Muhammad Wakil Shahzad ,  Doskhan Ybyraiymkul

IPC: C02F1/04 ,  C02F1/14 ,  B01D1/26 ,  B01D1/00 ,  B01D3/06 ,  B01D3/10 ,  B01D5/00 ,  C02F1/06 ,  C02F103/08

CPC classification number: C02F1/043 ,  B01D1/0047 ,  B01D1/0052 ,  B01D1/0064 ,  B01D3/065 ,  B01D3/105 ,  B01D5/0006 ,  B01D5/006 ,  B01D5/0045 ,  C02F1/041 ,  C02F1/06 ,  C02F1/14 ,  B01D1/26 ,  C02F2103/08 ,  C02F2201/009

Abstract: A cyclone-assisted distillation system including an energy supply system configured to generate water vapor; a cyclone-generating device configured to generate a vortex with the water vapor received from the energy supply system, the vortex generating a water vapor jet; and a distillation system configured to generate distillated water from saltwater, based on a steam jet obtained from (1) the water vapor of the energy supply system and (2) the water vapor jet from the cyclone-generating device.