System for decontaminating water and generating water vapor

    公开(公告)号:US11591241B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-28

    申请号:US17461044

    申请日:2021-08-30

    摘要: A system and method for decontaminating a fluid and recovered vapor, particularly processing and recycling water used in an oil zone steam process, utilizing a vaporizer-desalination unit to separate a contaminated water flow into a contaminated disposal flow and a clean water vapor flow. The contaminated water flow is recovered after separation from a combined oil and water flow from an oil well. The clean water vapor flow is preferably passed through a steam generator to produce the steam used in the oil zone steam process. The steam is injected into the oil zone of a designated well and then extracted as the combined oil and water flow. Once primed with sufficient external water, the system and method is designed to operate continuously with minimal replenishment because of the water/vapor/steam cycle.

    METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRICITY IN AN OIL PLATFORM AND INSTALLATION FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20220282695A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-08

    申请号:US17684455

    申请日:2022-03-02

    申请人: OIL2GREEN

    发明人: Gianluca PEVIANI

    IPC分类号: F03B13/00 H02K7/18 E21B43/38

    摘要: A method for producing electricity from an existing oil platform designed to extract petroleum oil from an underground deposit comprises the following steps: extracting a mixture of petroleum oil and water from the underground deposit under a pressure P2 via a first extraction pipe (11); circulating the extracted mixture so as to actuate an electricity generating turbine by kinetic energy in order to generate electricity; and supplying a power grid with at least a fraction of the electricity generated by the generating turbine.

    Self-charging battery-powered stop valve with elongated wireless foot switch

    公开(公告)号:US11230830B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-25

    申请号:US16877340

    申请日:2020-05-18

    摘要: A water-control system has a faucet, a base unit having at least one normally-open solenoid-operated valve coupled to a water inlet fitting and a water outlet fitting, control circuitry, and a first antenna, and an elongated foot switch, having a normally-open contact element, a battery, and circuitry including a second antenna. A water-supply conduit is coupled to the water-inlet fitting of the solenoid-operated valve, and a water line is connected between the water-outlet fitting of the solenoid-operated valve and a fitting at the adjustable faucet, and wherein, with the faucet open and water flowing from the faucet, stepping on the foot switch closes the normally-open contact element, causing a signal to be sent wirelessly from the elongated foot switch to the solenoid control circuitry, causing the solenoid-operated valve to close, stopping water flow from the faucet, and releasing the foot switch allows water flow to resume.

    Dynamic mooring system for water wave energy convertors

    公开(公告)号:US11208981B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-28

    申请号:US16931583

    申请日:2020-07-17

    IPC分类号: F03B13/00 F03B13/18

    摘要: A dynamic adaptive mooring system for wave energy converters (WEC) is disclosed that has a mooring configuration that has a set of fixed mooring lines, and a set of movable mooring lines. When an incoming wave train interacts with the fixed WECs, a set of wave interference points that have higher wave amplitudes than the incoming wave train are formed downstream of the fixed WECs. The movable WECs are then positioned at the interface points to optimize wave energy transfer.

    Energy generation from a double wellbore

    公开(公告)号:US11171543B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-09

    申请号:US16505123

    申请日:2019-07-08

    申请人: Jan Franck

    发明人: Jan Franck

    摘要: A device for utilizing groundwater, characterized by an upper well shaft and an upper well water reservoir having a first water level; a lower well shaft and a lower well water reservoir having a second water level; wherein the second water level is lower than the first water level; a water line between the upper well water reservoir and the lower well water reservoir including a first line extending downwardly inside the well shaft of the upper well and into the upper well water reservoir, a second line extending downwardly inside the well shaft of the lower well and into the lower well water reservoir, and a connecting line connecting the first branch line and the second branch line; at least one turbine coupled to the water line; and an electrical generator coupled to the at least one turbine for delivering electric power to the power grid.

    System apparatus and method suitable for capturing water energy

    公开(公告)号:US11135557B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-05

    申请号:US16400029

    申请日:2019-04-30

    申请人: Gary P. Katz

    发明人: Gary P. Katz

    摘要: An apparatus, system and method to capture water power from head or pressure is provided utilizing pipes, inlets, and outlets. The apparatus comprises a central bore having an internal diameter suitable for a fluid flow, the fluid flow moves inside the central bore through the apparatus, and at least one outlet, the fluid flow exits the apparatus through the at least one outlet, optionally, a plurality of inlets for flowing additional fluid to the central bore mix the fluid flow with the additional fluid from the plurality of inlets. The apparatus can further mix the fluid through additional mixing devices and additional devices can be used to recapture energy such as hydroelectric power from the fluid flow. The system and method can capture water energy from the fluid flow.

    Energy recovery system for HVAC system

    公开(公告)号:US11041651B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-22

    申请号:US16446366

    申请日:2019-06-19

    摘要: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an energy recovery system for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system. The energy recovery system includes a nozzle having a flow passage with an inlet passage and an outlet passage that is narrowed relative to the inlet passage, in which the nozzle is configured to couple to a condenser and receive an air flow into the flow passage from a condenser fan. The energy recovery system further includes a wind turbine disposed within the outlet passage of the flow passage and having a first axis of rotation, and a generator that is external to the nozzle and that includes a shaft with a second axis of rotation. The generator is coupled to the wind turbine, such that the first axis of rotation is aligned with the second axis of rotation.

    Variable guide bearing
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    公开(公告)号:US10961977B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-30

    申请号:US16664153

    申请日:2019-10-25

    摘要: A guide bearing system including a pad adjuster to traverse at least one bearing in a direction to adjust a radial clearance. The system can further include a sensor for measuring deviations in the radial clearance. In some embodiments, the guide bearing system includes a controller that receives a distance signal from the sensor measuring the radial clearance and signals the pad adjuster to traverse the at least one bearing to compensate for the deviations in the radial clearance.

    Apparatuses, systems, and methods for extraction and/or storage of energy from moving fluids

    公开(公告)号:US10947961B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-16

    申请号:US14391752

    申请日:2013-03-14

    摘要: This disclosure includes various embodiments of apparatuses for encapsulating and stopping a flowing mass of fluid (e.g., liquid such as water, or gas such as air) to extract the kinetic energy from the mass, and for exhausting the mass once stopped (spent mass, from which kinetic energy has been extracted). This disclosure also includes various embodiments of systems comprising a plurality of the present apparatuses coupled together and/or one or more of the present apparatuses in combination with one or more flow resistance modifiers (FRMs). This disclosure also includes various embodiments of methods of extracting kinetic energy from a flowing mass of fluid (e.g., liquid such as water, or gas such as air) by stopping the mass, and for exhausting the mass once stopped (spent mass, from which kinetic energy has been extracted). This disclosure also includes embodiments of mechanical energy-storage or accumulation devices.