Systems and methods for continuous contacting tunnel desalination
US10138140B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02W10/37
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An exemplary water treatment unit comprises a horizontal tunnel comprising an inlet, an outlet, and a basin portion disposed below a dewvaporation portion, a center divider disposed in the basin portion so as to create a liquid flow path extending from the inlet to the outlet, a heat transfer wall disposed above the center divider so as to create an air flow path substantially parallel to the liquid flow path and extending from the inlet to the outlet, a first continuous longitudinal pump disposed in the horizontal tunnel and configured to wet the heat transfer wall with liquid disposed in the basin portion, and a heating mechanism configured to increase the temperature of air disposed between the air inlet and the air outlet.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.