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| 203001000 | WITH MEASURING, TESTING OR INSPECTING | 46 |
| 20100264011 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PREPARING LIQUID - The invention relates to a device and method for preparing liquid from solid materials such as medicinal materials. It includes liquid and materials for preparing the liquid at the beginning and the end of the process. The device uses a steam generator, an intermediate switch valve and a material chamber, which are connected sequentially with pipes, and further includes an outlet pipe, which is at the bottom of the material chamber. The method involves the steps of: distillation and absorption; immersion; and repetition. The device and method for preparing liquid alternates the distillation and immersion steps, which reduces harmful substance in the prepared liquid that would otherwise occur by conventional methods. The method not only extracts soluble effective matter, but also reduces loss of volatile effective matter. Ultimately, the method makes the steps for preparing liquid simple and clear, and it can prepare liquid quantitatively, effectively and without pasty and shrinkable characteristics. The device may be automatically controlled by an electric control circuit, thereby avoiding operational errors that are common with manually operated, conventional devices. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20130233695 | Liquid Pumps with Hermetically Sealed Motor Rotors - Embodiments of the invention are directed toward a novel pressurized vapor cycle for distilling liquids. In an embodiment of the invention, a liquid purification system is revealed, including the elements of an input for receiving untreated liquid, a vaporizer coupled to the input for transforming the liquid to vapor, a head chamber for collecting the vapor, a vapor pump with an internal drive shaft and an eccentric rotor with a rotatable housing for compressing vapor, a condenser in communication with the vapor pump for transforming the compressed vapor into a distilled product, and an electric motor with motor rotor and magnets hermetically sealed within the fluid pressure boundary of the distillation system. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20140001027 | DISTILLATION APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTION OF ESSENTIAL OILS AND HYDROSOLS FROM PLANT MATTER WITHIN A CAPSULE | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140008208 | THERMAL SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING STEAM FROM OILFIELD PRODUCED WATER - A continuous thermal process for treating oilfield produced water and generating steam from the same is provided. Raw water in is passed in direct counterflow heat exchange with produced steam to heat the raw water to a temperature at which a substantial portion of dissolved calcium and magnesium ions in the raw water are precipitated as insoluble salts. The raw water is further passed into a reaction zone for completion of reactions. A strong base is added to the raw water prior to passing the raw water in direct counterflow heat exchange with the produced steam in amount such that pH of the reaction zone is at least 10.5 as measured by a pH sensor to promote silica soluability. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140021029 | Locally Powered Water Distillation System - A system for distributed utilities including electrical power and water. A generation device is provided for converting an available resource to a desired utility; the resource may be water, in which case the generator is a purifier for purifying untreated water, or, alternatively, the generator may convert a fuel to electrical power. In either case, an input sensor is provided for measuring input to the generation device, while an output sensor is provided for measuring consumption of output from the generation device. The monitoring system has a controller for concatenating measured input and consumption of output on the basis of the input and output sensors. Measured parameters are telemetered to a remote site where utility generation and use are monitored and may also be controlled. At least a portion of the electrical power capacity of the electric generation unit may power a water purification unit such as a vapor compression distillation unit, and heat output of the electric generation unit may supply heat to the water purification unit. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20150014145 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM INCLUDED IN DESALINATION SYSTEM, DESALINATION SYSTEM, AND DESALINATION METHOD - In a desalination system, a water-repellent particle layer is provided at a lower portion of a water tank and composed of water-repellent particles. A devolatilizing layer is provided below the layer. Liquid is provided in the tank and is heated for evaporation, and obtained vapor passes through the particle layer and is liquefied at the devolatilizing layer, so that freshwater is obtained from the liquid. The particle layer includes a first and a second particle layers composed of discriminable first and second particles. A particle measuring unit measures an amount of the second water-repellent particles. A decision unit decides whether or not the measured amount of the second water-repellent particles is equal to or more than a predetermined value. A controller alerts when the decision unit decides that the amount of the second particles is equal to or more than the predetermined value. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150014146 | DESALINATION SYSTEM AND DESALINATION METHOD - A desalination system includes a water tank, a water-repellent particle layer located at a lower portion of the tank and composed of water-repellent particles, and a devolatilizing layer located below the water-repellent particle layer. Liquid is introduced to the tank, the introduced liquid is heated to be evaporated into water vapor, and the water vapor passes through the water-repellent particle layer and is liquefied at the devolatilizing layer, so that fresh water is obtained from the liquid. The desalination system further includes a liquid level controller for determining a level of the liquid introduced to the tank in accordance with information on relationship between information corresponding to an amount of the liquid introduced to the tank and a surface level of the liquid in the tank, and an introduced amount controller for adjusting the amount of the liquid introduced to the tank in accordance with the determined liquid surface level. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150122631 | EVAPORATOR FOR SAGD PROCESS - A closed loop contaminant control system for an evaporative water purification process at an oil recovery facility includes an evaporator having a water inlet, a distilled water discharge, and an oil and brine water discharge. A sump in the evaporator is divided by an oil skimming weir into a main sump and a blowdown sump, with the oil and brine water discharge located proximate the blowdown sump and the steam discharge located above the oil and brine discharge. A distillate tank receives distilled water from the evaporator and discharges the distilled water. The distillate tank has a level controller, other controllers provided for the system include a distilled water flow meter, a blowdown flow meter, a cycle controller, a total flow controller, a hardness controller, and a silica controller. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150298991 | Water desalination system and method using fresnel lens - A system and method of desalinating saltwater to create potable (drinking) water is disclosed. The system comprises a conically shaped kettle that is heated by sun rays concentrated by use of a plurality of Fresnel lenses to evaporate water from a saltwater source, wherein potable water is recovered from the top of the kettle. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150343325 | APPARATUS FOR REMOVING DISSOLVED WATER FROM WATER-CONTAINING FLUID AND CHAMBER FOR THE APPARATUS - An apparatus for removing dissolved water from a water-containing fluid and a chamber for the same apparatus. The apparatus sprays a water-containing fluid which is a hydrophobic fluid, such as industrial oil in which water is dissolved, into a chamber that maintains a high vacuum pressure of 70 Torr (abs) or lower. The apparatus can effectively remove the dissolved water using a difference in saturated vapor pressure even in a state where a to-be-recycled hydrophobic fluid is heated to a moderate temperature, at which the hydrophobic fluid does not undergo a chemical change. Specifically, the chamber has a dual structure made up of an upper chamber and a lower chamber, thereby maximizing effects of fluid discharge and water removal. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150367249 | N-METHYL-2-PYRROLIDONE DISTILLING APPARATUS - A distillation apparatus for NMP including a first distillation column in which the spent NMP as a liquid to be treated is subjected to distillation; and a second distillation column in which bottoms from the first distillation column are further subjected to distillation, the distillation apparatus being provided with an automatic treatment function including a start-up function, and then a continuous treatment operation of the distillation apparatus being initiated; and an operational mode switching function in which upon the continuous treatment operation, an operational mode of the distillation apparatus being switched again to the circulation operation according to a level of the liquid in the raw material tank or a level of the liquid in the product tank. | 12-24-2015 |
| 203002000 | Of temperature or pressure | 23 |
| 20090242380 | Rotary-Heat-Exchanger Flow Control - A rotary heat exchanger includes an evaporation chamber in which sprayers spray a feed liquid to be purified onto the surfaces of heat-exchange members, which heat it and cause some of it to evaporate. The remaining, un-evaporated feed liquid is collected by a rapidly spinning sump, from which scoops skim the spinning sump liquid and direct it back to the sprayers. To make the rate at which feed liquid is supplied to the heat exchanger match that at which the sprayed liquid evaporates, a regulator bases its control of a flow-controlling valve's flow resistance on the internal pressure that prevails in one of the scoops. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090314623 | DETECTION OF DISTILLATION COLUMN FLOODING - A method comprises sensing a differential pressure signal, filtering the differential pressure signal, generating a flooding indicator as a function of the filtered differential pressure signal, and indicating the onset of flooding. The differential pressure signal is sensed along a distillation flow path. The filtered differential pressure signal is responsive to a phase inversion along the flow path, and the flooding indicator is responsive to an onset of a flooding condition, based on the phase inversion. The onset of the flooding condition is indicated based on a change in the flooding indicator. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100000849 | Method Of Prevention Of Ethanol In Rectification Column Bottoms In An Ethanol Plant - A method for preventing ethanol buildup in a column including providing a column with a bottom temperature and a next temperature above the bottom; providing a first advisory, wherein said first advisory comprises a temperature difference between said bottom temperature and said next temperature above the bottom that exceeds a first predetermined value, wherein a first action is taken should this first advisory occur; providing a second advisory, wherein said second advisory comprises a temperature depression of said bottom temperature of a second predetermined value, wherein a second action is taken should this second advisory occur, and providing a third advisory, wherein said third advisory comprises a temperature depression of said bottom temperature of a third predetermined value, wherein a third action is taken should this third advisory occur is provided. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100000850 | Method Of Improving Rectifier Column Performance In An Ethanol Plant - A method for improving rectifier column performance including positioning a temperature controller on the rectifier column feed tray, wherein said temperature controller is outside the fusel draw region, and controlling distillate composition or temperature, wherein said control is cascaded to the rectifier column flow control is provided. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100006416 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY DISTILLING LIQUID SPECIMENS AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE IN A STANDARDIZED DISTILLATION APPARATUS - Method for automatically distilling liquid specimens in a standardized distillation apparatus containing a heater, a distillation flask, a collecting cylinder and control and regulation means, characterized in that: the specimen is introduced into the distillation flask; this flask is positioned in the distillation apparatus; the specimen to be analysed is classified in a group defined by the standard selected; the distillation is started, with the amount of condensate collected in the collecting cylinder, the temperature of the evaporated vapour. the temperature of the liquid specimen present in the flask, together with an operating parameter of the heater, being constantly measured; and the measured values are sent to the control and regulating means that in return control the operating parameter of the heater so as to obtain, directly and automatically, distillation parameters in accordance with a standard. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100155217 | METHOD FOR HEATING OR COOLING MATERIAL IN A CONTAINER - The present invention relates to a method for heating or cooling material in a container inside a pressurized retort, in which the container is moved and heated or cooled. A temperature sensor disposed in or on the container is connected to a control means, which control means is connected to a drive, to move the container in the retort and the control means controls the drive and/or the movement of the container on the basis of the container temperature measured, and a pressurized retort suitable for that purpose is also included. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100163398 | METHOD FOR DISTILLING A STARTING MATERIAL AND INSTALLATION FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD - A method for distilling a starting material that comprises a liquid Fd to be distilled, uses a gas-tight container system that is resistant to excess and/or negative pressure. The container system comprises a condenser for condensing the liquid Fd, which has turned to vapor and whose temperature can be adjusted, to give the condensation product, and a vapor chamber connecting the evaporator and the condenser. The pressure and temperature in the vapor chamber are monitored and controlled so that distillation is always carried out in a range close to the saturation vapor pressure of the liquid Fd to be distilled. If the pressure is too high, it is reduced so that especially foreign gas is removed. An installation includes a container for distillation according to method. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100181184 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AND COOLING A DISTILLATION COLUMN - The invention relates to a method for controlling, manually or automatically, the composition or quality of one or more products removed from the head, the sump or a lateral removal point of the distillation column having a built-in heat-exchanger. The method is characterized in that, by changing the pressure in the column, in the region of the product removal, the new boiling temperature of the product is determined from the vapor pressure curve of the product at said pressure and the temperature of the distillation removal is adjusted to said new boiling temperature by means of the modified coolant flowing through the heat-exchanger, preferably in the counter direction. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100206711 | METHOD FOR CONCENTRATING NITROGEN ISOTOPE - The present invention provides a method for concentrating nitrogen isotope comprising a step for obtaining a final product nitrogen, in which the stable nitrogen isotope, | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100288620 | Extraction apparatus and method of extracting essential oils, essence, and pigments from odorous raw material by microwave heating under sub-critical conditions - The invention relates to extraction apparatus and method for obtaining essential oils and essence and pigments from odorous raw materials by microwave radiation heating under sub-critical conditions, which has advantages of easy operation, higher extracting temperature and efficiency. The microwave chamber has a power level of 100 W to 1,500 W and its microwave radiation has a frequency at 915 MHz or 2,450 MHz. The extraction process can be performed without any preheating necessary. A condenser unit is operated at temperatures between −20° C. and 15° C. for cooling the gas extractive flowing out of the extraction unit. Because both volatile aromatic compounds and pigments of the odorous raw materials can be extracted successfully, the extracted essence is colorful. Since the extraction process by microwave radiation heating is free from adding any organic solvent and/or any artificial chemical compound, the extraction apparatus and method applied are really environmentally friendly. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110100794 | Method of Determining Flood Points of Packed Columns - A flood point for a packed column is determined by providing a data set of gas pressure drop values as a function of gas flow rate values at several liquid flow rates through a packed column, known flood point value for one liquid flow rate, setting flood point values for higher liquid flow rates at values lower than the known flood point value, and setting flood point values for lower liquid flow rates at values higher than the known flood point value, followed by expressing gas flow rates for liquid flow rates as fractions of the flood point value for each respective liquid flow rate. At a constant gas pressure drop, the method then includes calculating an average fractional flood point value for the liquid flow rates and minimizing the standard deviation between the fractional flood point value at different liquid flow rates and the calculated average fractional flood point value by iteratively resetting fractional flood point values and recalculating the average fractional flood point value for the liquid flow rates, thus resulting in determining a flood point for the packed column at any liquid flow rate, and thereby producing a plot of pressure drop as a function of fraction of flood point at any liquid flow rate, or a mathematical expression thereof that can be used in a computer-implemented column design and process modeling. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20120205232 | CONTROLLED-GRADIENT, ACCELERATED-VAPOR-RECOMPRESSION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An accelerated vapor recompression apparatus | 08-16-2012 |
| 20130240345 | MICROWAVE-BASED METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING HIGH-PURITY LIQUIDS - A process for producing high-purity liquids, in particular liquid chemicals, by distillation, includes the steps of: providing a liquid to be purified from a storage vessel in a sample container arranged in a sample chamber, heating and evaporating the uppermost layers of the liquid to be purified, condensing the sample vapor produced of the liquid to be purified in a condensation device outside the sample chamber, and collecting the distillate in a collecting container. The collecting container being connectable to the storage vessel via a return line for the non-condensed sample vapor and forming a space that is closed off from the surroundings between the space above the liquid surface of the liquid to be purified in the sample chamber and the storage vessel. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130248348 | METHOD OF OPTIMIZING PRODUCT OUTPUT RATE OF PACKED COLUMNS - A product output rate for a packed column is optimized by setting a desired product output rate from the distillation column, calculating a fraction of flood point of the distillation column at a reflux ratio, and determining a pressure drop value within the distillation column at the fraction of flood point. The step of determining the pressure drop employs the method of producing a plot of pressure drop as a function of fraction of flood point at any liquid flow rate, or producing a mathematical expression thereof. The method of optimizing a product output rate from a distillation column then includes calculating a pressure at a point in the distillation column for a pressure at a different point in the distillation column, calculating the pressure drop within the distillation column of a given length, calculating a temperature corresponding to the calculated pressure at a point in the distillation column, and adjusting the desired product output rate or the reflux ratio or the pressure at a different point in the distillation column. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130334027 | System to Improve Distillate Quality and Recovery in a Distillation Column - Processes and systems for improving the quality and yield of distillate columns. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140083838 | Removal of Dissolved Gases for Boiler Feed Water Preparation - Method for removing dissolved gases from water to produce boiler feed water in a catalytic steam reforming process where boiler feed water is heated by indirect heat transfer with a reformate stream and/or a combustion product gas stream and the boiler feed water subsequently flash vaporized to form steam and residual liquid water, where the steam formed by flash vaporization strips the dissolved gases from the water. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140144767 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VACUUM DISTILLATION - The invention relates to a method for the vacuum distillation of a liquid, in particular by means of a rotary evaporator, wherein at least one fraction of the liquid is evaporated at a reducing pressure, a vapor temperature correlating with a boiling temperature is determined by means of a temperature sensor and a pressure present at the time of the determination of the vapor temperature and correlating with a boiling pressure is determined and a minimal pressure, which may not be undercut in the distillation, is automatically determined by using the determined vapor temperature and to the determined pressure. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20150068886 | WATER DISTILLING APPARATUS USING SATURATED AIR CURRENTS AND METHODS FOR MAXIMISING THE PERFORMANCE THEREOF - One of these distilling apparatus ( | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150075965 | WATER AMOUNT CONTROLLING METHOD AND DESALINATION SYSTEM - A water amount controlling method according to the present disclosure includes: opening a discharge valve that discharges a liquid from a water tank if an impurity concentration is higher than or equal to a first reference value, and opening a sluice gate that introduces the liquid to the water tank a predetermined period after opening the discharge valve, the first reference value being lower than a saturation concentration; throttling the discharge valve and the sluice gate if the impurity concentration is higher than or equal to a second reference value and the temperature is lower than or equal to a third reference value, the second reference value being lower than the first reference value; and closing the discharge valve if the impurity concentration is lower than the second reference value, and closing the sluice gate a predetermined period after closing the discharge valve. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150083576 | System and Process for Reclaiming Single and Mixed Amine Solvents - A processes is for purifying an amine compound from a feed solvent which includes an amine salt of the amine compound. The process includes heating the feed solvent in a single stage evaporator of a reclaimer at a reduced operating pressure by feeding the evaporator with a constant amount of thermal energy; and evaporating the amine compound to purity the amine compound from the feed solvent. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20160039683 | Multiple Effect Concentration Swap De-Scaling System - A multistage thermal desalination system, together with its associated method of use, allows de-scaling of subsystems exposed to saturated saltwater by alternating the saturation stage of the process between two neighboring physical desalination stages. The desalination system is provided with at least one transfer conduit, at least one pump, and valving to permit saltwaters being desalinated by higher and lower stage desalination subsystems to be swapped. By replacing the saturated saltwater in a higher salt concentration desalination subsystem with lower salt concentration saltwater, the scaling in higher salt concentration desalination subsystem is reduced while the saturation load is placed on another of the desalination subsystems. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20180021691 | MULTI-STAGE DISTILLATION SYSTEM, METHOD FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF | 01-25-2018 |
| 20220134250 | Method and Apparatus for Sharing Co-Generated Energy When Processing Essential Elements from Plant Matter - Methods and apparatus consistent with the present disclosure may provide electrical energy and thermal to extraction or separation equipment. Methods and apparatus consistent with the present disclosure may extract and concentrate essential elements plant matter. An amount of wasted heat energy collected from a engine that powers an electrical generator may be provided to an evaporation or separation process when electrical power is provided to extraction or separation processing equipment. Computers or electronics that control equipment consistent with the present disclosure may be remotely controlled via a mobile electronic device, when desired. Such computers or electronics may receive sensor data related to the operation of plat matter extractors, related separation equipment, or other equipment may be used to manage a production line. As such, methods and apparatus consistent with the present disclosure may extract essential elements from cannabis plant matter and process those essential elements into cannabis extracts or isolates. | 05-05-2022 |
| 203003000 | Of concentration | 12 |
| 20080283382 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING ELEMENTAL SULFUR IN GAS IN GAS LINES - A device and method for measuring the level of elemental sulfur present in a gas in a gas line. The device may include: an access fitting detachably connectable with the gas line, the access fitting having a first end and a second end; a probe detachably connectable to at least one end of the access fitting and adapted for insertion into a gas flow stream from the gas line to recover condensed components on the prober's outer surface; and a piping partially disposed within the probe for providing a cooling medium to the probe. The method may include the steps of: collecting a sample of elemental sulfur-containing gas from the gas line, wherein the sample is collected on an outer surface of a probe by condensing some or all of the elemental sulfur-containing gas in the gas line on a surface of the probe while the gas line is operational, the probe being removably placed into a gas flow stream from the gas line; separating the elemental sulfur from other species in the sample into an amount of elemental sulfur; and analyzing the amount of elemental sulfur collected. The device and method of the present invention for measuring the level of elemental sulfur present in a gas in a gas line, when compared with previously proposed devices and methods, has the advantages of: providing an accurate measurement of elemental sulfur, being able to distinguish between free elemental sulfur and sulfur in other sulfur-containing chemicals, and being practical and effective for use in process plant applications, particularly pressurized gas lines. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090277770 | Method of cleaning and recycling glycol-tainted water from de-icing operations at airports - The invention disclosed and claimed herein relates to treatment of water contaminated with glycol to be recycled for further effective use of the cleaned water resulting therefrom, especially at airports. More specifically, this invention relates to improved techniques for efficiently and reliably generating continuous flows of cleaned water as well as a continuous flow of recyclable glycol water of controlled concentration. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20110203915 | SOLAR DISTILLATION DEVICE - A solar distillation apparatus utilizing a substantially vertical reactor assembly is disclosed. The reactor consists of a tubular outer shell, a base, a cap, and a central tension member. The annular space between the outer tube and the central tension member forms the reactor chamber. Seawater or other feed liquid enters the reactor chamber through the base plate. Reflected or direct solar energy heats the feed liquid, generating low pressure vapor. The vapor exits the reactor through the cap structure or the base. The concentrate left behind settles by gravity to the bottom region of the reactor's liquid column. Extension tubes on the feed openings allow feed liquid to enter the liquid column above the concentrate layer and avoid excessive mixing of the feed liquid and the concentrate. The concentrate exits the reactor through one or more openings in the base. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20120073951 | METHODS AND EXTRACTION UNITS EMPLOYING VAPOR DRAW COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS - Embodiments of extraction unit and an analysis method are provided. In one embodiment, the analysis method includes the steps of providing a feed stream and a species-selective solvent to the distillation column, drawing a vapor sample from the distillation column, condensing the vapor sample, and analyzing at least a portion of the condensed vapor sample. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120090979 | SAFELY PROCESSING A FLUID VIA MONITORING AND DECREASING EXPLOSIVENESS OF VAPOR-GAS SPECIES FORMED THEREFROM OR CONTAINED THEREIN - Safely processing fluid via monitoring and decreasing explosiveness of vapor-gas species formed therefrom, or contained therein. Fluid input unit | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120160660 | METHOD AND PLANT FOR PURIFICATION OF OIL-CONTAMINATED BILGE AND SLUDGE WATER ON A SHIP, AND SHIP EQUIPPED WITH SUCH PLANT - The present invention relates to a method for purification of bilge and sludge water on a ship, especially at sea, using excess heat from the ship's engine(s) to a level of oil contamination of less than 15 ppm. The invention also relates to a plant for carrying out the method, and a vessel including such plant, as well as the use of the method and plant. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20140097077 | SYSTEM FOR SAFELY PROCESSING A FLUID VIA MONITORING AND DECREASING EXPLOSIVENESS - Safely processing fluid via monitoring and decreasing explosiveness of vapor-gas species formed therefrom, or contained therein. Fluid input unit | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140299460 | Water Purification System - A distillation system comprising: an evaporator section for holding a source liquid to be distilled and including a first heat exchanger arranged to heat the source liquid; a condenser section for receiving vapor from the evaporator section and condensing it to form a liquid distillate and including a second heat exchanger arranged to cool the vapor; and a heat exchange system comprising the first and second heat exchangers connected by means of a fluid circuit containing a working fluid that circulates between the first and second heat exchangers, the fluid circuit further comprising a compressor for compressing fluid passing from the second heat exchanger to the first heat exchanger, and a throttle valve limiting flow between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger. The compressor can comprise first and second heat exchange chambers, each chamber including an inlet and outlet for the working fluid in the fluid circuit, and a chamber heat exchanger connected to a supply of temperature-controlled fluid. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140374235 | Liquid Pumps with Hermetically Sealed Motor Rotors - Embodiments of the invention are directed toward a novel pressurized vapor cycle for distilling liquids. In an embodiment of the invention, a liquid purification system is revealed, including the elements of an input for receiving untreated liquid, a vaporizer coupled to the input for transforming the liquid to vapor, a head chamber for collecting the vapor, a vapor pump with an internal drive shaft and an eccentric rotor with a rotatable housing for compressing vapor, a condenser in communication with the vapor pump for transforming the compressed vapor into a distilled product, and an electric motor with motor rotor and magnets hermetically sealed within the fluid pressure boundary of the distillation system. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150047965 | METHOD OF CLEANING AND RECYCLING GLYCOL-TAINTED WATER FROM DE-ICING OPERATIONS AT AIRPORTS - The invention disclosed and claimed herein relates to treatment of water contaminated with glycol to be recycled for further effective use of the cleaned water resulting therefrom, especially at airports. More specifically, this invention relates to improved techniques for efficiently and reliably generating continuous flows of cleaned water as well as a continuous flow of recyclable glycol water of controlled concentration. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20160107901 | LIQUID PURIFICATION METHODS AND APPARATUS - Liquid purification methods and apparatus are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a frame to define an interior space, the frame having an inner surface in contact with air of the interior space; a barrier positioned between a body of liquid and the interior space; and an absorber suspended from the frame to transfer liquid from the body of liquid into the interior space via an opening in the barrier. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160376168 | LOW ENERGY FLUID PURIFICATION SYSTEM - A low energy fluid purification system and method of implementation including some embodiments having a vacuum-rated first chamber placed in or near a body of water with higher temperature near the surface and lower temperatures at greater depths. The vacuum-rated first chamber holds a quantity of non-potable water and a low pressure area less than or equal to the water's vapor pressure. Vaporization occurs when the higher temperature surface water is brought into contact with the low pressure area. A tubular vapor transport passage allows the vaporized water to pass to a lower temperature and lower pressure condensation chamber. The lower temperature condensation chamber is cooled by lower temperature water from a selected depth below the surface. As the temperature of the vapor lowers, the vapor will condense. This condensation is collected as a quantity of potable water. Additional embodiments and methods are also provided. | 12-29-2016 |
