Abstract

A system for processing wastewater includes a wastewater source, a biomass burner, and a first heat exchanger. The biomass burner is configured to receive biomass from a biomass source, combust the biomass to produce heat and ash, receive a thermal transfer fluid, and heat the thermal transfer fluid using the heat produced from the combustion of the biomass. The first heat exchanger is configured to heat the wastewater to produce steam. The first heat exchanger includes a first inlet, a second inlet, a first outlet, a second outlet, and a third outlet. The first inlet is configured to receive the wastewater from the wastewater source. The second inlet is configured to receive the thermal transfer fluid from the biomass burner. The first outlet is configured to discharge the steam. The second outlet is configured to discharge the thermal transfer fluid.

IPC Classes  ?

• C02F 1/04 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating by distillation or evaporation
• C02F 9/00 - Multistage treatment of water, waste water or sewage
• F01K 3/18 - Plants characterised by the use of steam or heat accumulators, or intermediate steam heaters, therein having heaters
• F01K 9/00 - Steam engine plants characterised by condensers arranged or modified to co-operate with the engines
• F01K 23/10 - Plants characterised by more than one engine delivering power external to the plant, the engines being driven by different fluids the engine cycles being thermally coupled combustion heat from one cycle heating the fluid in another cycle with exhaust fluid of one cycle heating the fluid in another cycle
• F01K 17/00 - Use of steam or condensate extracted or exhausted from steam engine plant
• C02F 1/14 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating by distillation or evaporation using solar energy
• C02F 103/20 - Nature of the water, waste water, sewage or sludge to be treated from animal husbandry

Abstract

A system reclaiming contaminated water includes a heat exchanger that receives the contaminated water and converts at least a portion of the contaminated water into steam and collects at least a portion of the contaminants within the heat exchanger. A thermal transfer fluid is heated by a heat exchanger is communication with a heat source. The heated fluid is circulated through the heat exchanger to heat the contaminated water. A steam engine is coupled to a generator, the steam engine receives the steam from the heat exchanger to drive the generator to provide power for the system. Steam exhausted from the steam engine is supplied to supplemental heat loads and then condensed in a modular condensing system. The collected contaminants are directed to an evaporation device to remove residual liquid.

IPC Classes  ?

• F01K 7/34 - Steam engine plants characterised by the use of specific types of enginePlants or engines characterised by their use of special steam systems, cycles or processesControl means specially adapted for such systems, cycles or processesUse of withdrawn or exhaust steam for feed-water heating the engines being of extraction or non-condensing typeUse of steam for feed-water heating
• C02F 1/04 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating by distillation or evaporation
• C02F 9/00 - Multistage treatment of water, waste water or sewage
• F01K 3/18 - Plants characterised by the use of steam or heat accumulators, or intermediate steam heaters, therein having heaters
• F01K 9/00 - Steam engine plants characterised by condensers arranged or modified to co-operate with the engines
• F01K 23/10 - Plants characterised by more than one engine delivering power external to the plant, the engines being driven by different fluids the engine cycles being thermally coupled combustion heat from one cycle heating the fluid in another cycle with exhaust fluid of one cycle heating the fluid in another cycle
• F01K 17/00 - Use of steam or condensate extracted or exhausted from steam engine plant
• C02F 1/14 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating by distillation or evaporation using solar energy
• C02F 103/20 - Nature of the water, waste water, sewage or sludge to be treated from animal husbandry

Abstract

A system reclaiming contaminated water includes a heat exchanger that receives the contaminated water and converts at least a portion of the contaminated water into steam and collects at least a portion of the contaminants within the heat exchanger. A thermal transfer fluid is heated by a heat exchanger is communication with a heat source. The heated fluid is circulated through the heat exchanger to heat the contaminated water. A steam engine is coupled to a generator, the steam engine receives the steam from the heat exchanger to drive the generator to provide power for the system. Steam exhausted from the steam engine is supplied to supplemental heat loads and then condensed in a modular condensing system. The collected contaminants are directed to an evaporation device to remove residual liquid.

IPC Classes  ?

• F01K 17/00 - Use of steam or condensate extracted or exhausted from steam engine plant
• C02F 1/04 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating by distillation or evaporation
• F01K 23/10 - Plants characterised by more than one engine delivering power external to the plant, the engines being driven by different fluids the engine cycles being thermally coupled combustion heat from one cycle heating the fluid in another cycle with exhaust fluid of one cycle heating the fluid in another cycle
• F01K 9/00 - Steam engine plants characterised by condensers arranged or modified to co-operate with the engines
• F01K 3/18 - Plants characterised by the use of steam or heat accumulators, or intermediate steam heaters, therein having heaters
• C02F 9/00 - Multistage treatment of water, waste water or sewage
• C02F 103/20 - Nature of the water, waste water, sewage or sludge to be treated from animal husbandry
• C02F 1/14 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating by distillation or evaporation using solar energy

Abstract

A system reclaiming contaminated water includes a heat exchanger that receives the contaminated water and converts at least a portion of the contaminated water into steam and collects at least a portion of the contaminants within the heat exchanger. A thermal transfer fluid is heated by a heat exchanger is communication with a heat source. The heated fluid is circulated through the heat exchanger to heat the contaminated water. A steam engine is coupled to a generator, the steam engine receives the steam from the heat exchanger to drive the generator to provide power for the system. Steam exhausted from the steam engine is supplied to supplemental heat loads and then condensed in a modular condensing system. The collected contaminants are directed to an evaporation device to remove residual liquid.

IPC Classes  ?

• F01K 7/34 - Steam engine plants characterised by the use of specific types of enginePlants or engines characterised by their use of special steam systems, cycles or processesControl means specially adapted for such systems, cycles or processesUse of withdrawn or exhaust steam for feed-water heating the engines being of extraction or non-condensing typeUse of steam for feed-water heating
• F01K 17/04 - Use of steam or condensate extracted or exhausted from steam engine plant for specific purposes other than heating
• B01D 3/14 - Fractional distillation
• F22D 1/02 - Feed-water heaters, e.g. preheaters with water tubes arranged in the boiler furnace, fire tubes or flue ways
• F01K 25/06 - Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided forPlants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for using mixtures of different fluids
• B01D 1/00 - Evaporating
• C02F 1/04 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating by distillation or evaporation
• B01D 3/02 - Distillation or related exchange processes in which liquids are contacted with gaseous media, e.g. stripping in boilers or stills
• B63J 4/00 - Arrangements of installations for treating waste-water or sewage
• C07C 29/80 - SeparationPurificationStabilisationUse of additives by physical treatment by distillation
• C02F 9/00 - Multistage treatment of water, waste water or sewage
• F01K 3/18 - Plants characterised by the use of steam or heat accumulators, or intermediate steam heaters, therein having heaters
• F01K 9/00 - Steam engine plants characterised by condensers arranged or modified to co-operate with the engines
• F01K 23/10 - Plants characterised by more than one engine delivering power external to the plant, the engines being driven by different fluids the engine cycles being thermally coupled combustion heat from one cycle heating the fluid in another cycle with exhaust fluid of one cycle heating the fluid in another cycle
• F01K 17/00 - Use of steam or condensate extracted or exhausted from steam engine plant
• C02F 1/14 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating by distillation or evaporation using solar energy
• C02F 103/20 - Nature of the water, waste water, sewage or sludge to be treated from animal husbandry

Abstract

A system for reclaiming contaminated water from a cooling tower in a power generation system includes a contaminant collection heat exchanger that receives a supply of extraction steam from the power generation system, and to receive and concentrate contaminants in the contaminated water by boiling the contaminated water and producing process steam using thermal energy from the extraction steam. A concentrate condensation device receives and further concentrates the contaminants collected in the contaminant collection heat exchanger. A process, heating, condensing and/or electrical generation subsystem receives the process steam from the contaminant collection heat exchanger.

IPC Classes  ?

• C02F 1/04 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating by distillation or evaporation
• B01D 1/00 - Evaporating
• B01D 1/10 - Evaporators with vertical tubes with long tubes, e.g. Kestner evaporators
• B01D 1/12 - Evaporators with vertical tubes and forced circulation
• B01D 5/00 - Condensation of vapoursRecovering volatile solvents by condensation
• C02F 1/16 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating by distillation or evaporation using waste heat from other processes

Abstract

A system reclaiming contaminated water includes a heat exchanger that receives the contaminated water and converts at least a portion of the contaminated water into steam and collects at least a portion of the contaminants within the heat exchanger. A thermal transfer fluid is heated by a heat exchanger is communication with a heat source. The heated fluid is circulated through the heat exchanger to heat the contaminated water. A steam engine is coupled to a generator, the steam engine receives the steam from the heat exchanger to drive the generator to provide power for the system. Steam exhausted from the steam engine is supplied to supplemental heat loads and then condensed in a modular condensing system. The collected contaminants are directed to an evaporation device to remove residual liquid.

IPC Classes  ?

• C02F 1/14 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating by distillation or evaporation using solar energy
• C02F 1/00 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
• F01K 17/00 - Use of steam or condensate extracted or exhausted from steam engine plant
• F01K 7/38 - Steam engine plants characterised by the use of specific types of enginePlants or engines characterised by their use of special steam systems, cycles or processesControl means specially adapted for such systems, cycles or processesUse of withdrawn or exhaust steam for feed-water heating the engines being of extraction or non-condensing typeUse of steam for feed-water heating the engines being of turbine type

Abstract

A system reclaiming contaminated water includes a heat exchanger that receives the contaminated water and converts at least a portion of the contaminated water into steam and collects at least a portion of the contaminants within the heat exchanger. A thermal transfer fluid is heated by a solar concentrator during daytime and by a biofuel combustion device during nighttime. The heated fluid is circulated through the heat exchanger to heat the contaminated water. A steam engine is coupled to a generator, the steam engine receives the steam from the heat exchanger to drive the generator to provide power for the system. Steam exhausted from the steam engine is supplied to supplemental heat loads. The collected contaminants are directed to an evaporation device to remove residual liquid.

IPC Classes  ?

• F01K 17/00 - Use of steam or condensate extracted or exhausted from steam engine plant
• F01K 25/00 - Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided forPlants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for
• F26B 19/00 - Machines or apparatus for drying solid materials or objects not covered by groups