Method for recyclying energy in counterflow heat exchange and distillation
US4671856A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 26, 1984 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2004 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S203/11
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This document describes an improved method and apparatus for recycling energy in counterflow heat exchange and distillation. The basis of the invention is transferring heat with thin sheets of material having extensive surface area relative to the flow rate through the system. A distillation apparatus (11 and 12), a counterflow heat exchanger (11), a clothes dryer (FIG. 9), a power generator (FIG. 12), and other embodiments of the invention are described.
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