SUBSEA DESALINATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING FLUID DISPLACEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20230391640A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-07

    申请号:US18236229

    申请日:2023-08-21

    发明人: ETHAN NOVEK

    IPC分类号: C02F1/44 F03B13/06 F03B13/00

    摘要: The present application pertains to systems and methods for desalination. In one embodiment the system employs a first storage reservoir configured to be near the surface of a body of water and configured to store a low density fluid. A second storage reservoir is configured to be located below the surface of the body of water. A desalination system is operably connected to the second reservoir. Desalinated water is produced by allowing desalination permeate to displace low density fluid in the second reservoir and transfer the low density fluid from the second reservoir to the first reservoir. Desalinated water is exported by transferring low density fluid from the first reservoir into the second reservoir to displace desalinated water from the second reservoir into a water export pipeline.

    WIND, WAVE, AND WATER POWER GENERATION SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20230272776A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-31

    申请号:US18314666

    申请日:2023-05-09

    申请人: ForceGenie, LLC

    摘要: A power generation system includes a flotation assembly configured to float in water and a first harnessing assembly coupled to the flotation assembly and disposed in an airflow above the water. The first harnessing assembly is configured to harness the airflow to create a first rotational energy. The system also includes a second harnessing assembly coupled to the flotation assembly and disposed in the water. The second rotational assembly is configured to harness movement of the water to create a second rotational energy. The flotation assembly also includes a generating module to convert the first and second rotational energies into electrical energy.

    DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAPTURING ENERGY IN DISTILLING OPERATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20190099690A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-04

    申请号:US16151088

    申请日:2018-10-03

    申请人: Quinton Downe

    发明人: Quinton Downe

    摘要: A device is provided having a fermentation chamber having one or more inlets to receive a mixed stream to be fermented and an outlet to release fermented product; a distillation vessel surrounding the fermentation chamber having communication with the fermentation chamber outlet to receive fermented product to be distilled and a turbine located within the outlet of the fermentation chamber, the turbine having a rotor rotatable by force of flow of fermented product from the fermentation chamber to the distillation vessel, to generate electricity. A sidewall common to both the fermentation chamber and distillation vessel allows for heat transfer of heat generated from fermentation to the distillation vessel to heat the product to be distilled. A method of fermenting and distilling a product is also provided. The method involves receiving in a fermentation chamber a mixed stream to be fermented; transferring heat energy generated by fermentation to a distillation vessel surrounding the fermentation chamber; allowing pressurized fermented product to flow from the fermentation chamber into the distillation vessel via a turbine and rotating a rotor of the turbine by a force of flow of the fermented product to the distiller to generate electricity.

    STEAM-ASSISTED GRAVITY DRIVE SYSTEM
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180238296A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-23

    申请号:US15670437

    申请日:2017-08-07

    IPC分类号: F03B17/00

    摘要: A steam-assisted gravity drive system is provided. The steam-assisted gravity drive system has a series of repeating steam chambers separated by inner baffles, wherein the series of repeating steam chambers define a circular loop about a hub. The steam-assisted gravity drive system with the addition of a heat source is adapted to unidirectionally change steam from one steam chamber to spraying condensation flowing into an adjacent steam chamber. Thereby, the steam-assisted gravity drive system generates force through this unidirectional transfer of the fluid throughout the loop of steam chambers so that the loop rotates about its hub under the further influence of gravity, wherein the hub can be attached to a mechanism for applying rotation force thereto.