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US 10,676,373 B2Granted
Thermal utilization system and methods
AssigneeHusham Al-Ghizzy
InventorHusham Al-Ghizzy
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Abstract
A thermal utilization plant including a heat engine and a cooling system for the heat engine. The heat engine is operable to receive heat from a non-carbon heat source (carbon heat source can be used) and to transfer heat to the cooling system. The cooling system includes an evaporator configured to vaporize a working fluid to a vapor state. A condenser is coupled to the evaporator by a conduit and operable to receive the working fluid in the vapor state and to condense the working fluid to a fluid state. An output is coupled to the condenser and operable to receive the working fluid from the condenser and to provide the working fluid for beneficial use.
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A desalination system, comprising:
- an evaporator configured to vaporize a working fluid to a vapor state;
- a heat engine coupled to the evaporator, the heat engine operable to receive heat from a non-carbon heat source and to transfer heat to the evaporator to vaporize the working fluid into the vapor state, the evaporator configured to cool the heat engine using the working fluid in the vapor state, the working fluid comprising water desalinated from seawater and to generate energy using the heat from the non-carbon heat source, the vaporized working fluid comprising water vapor;
- a heat step down attachment coupled between the heat engine and the evaporator, the heat step down attachment operable to be heated to a first temperature responsive to receiving the heat from the heat engine and to reduce a quantity of the received heat to a second temperature lower than the first temperature, wherein the evaporator is configured to vaporize the working fluid to the vapor state at the second temperature;
- a pump coupled to the evaporator by a conduit, the pump configured to reduce pressure of the vaporized working fluid, wherein the heat engine is coupled to the pump, wherein the pump is powered by the energy generated by the heat engine;
- a condenser coupled to the pump by the conduit, the condenser operable to receive the water vapor the evaporator through the conduit and to condense the water vapor to fresh water in a fluid state;
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- an output coupled to the condenser, the output operable to receive the fresh water from the condenser and to provide the fresh water for use.
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A power generation system, comprising:
- an evaporator configured to vaporize a working fluid to a vapor state, the evaporator comprising a boiler within which the working fluid is configured to be vaporized;
- a heat engine coupled to the evaporator, the heat engine operable to receive heat from a non-carbon heat source and to transfer heat to the evaporator to vaporize the working fluid into the vapor state, the evaporator configured to cool the heat engine using the working fluid in the vapor state, the heat engine configured to generate energy using the heat from the non-carbon heat source;
- a heat step down attachment coupled between the heat engine and the evaporator, the heat step down attachment operable to be heated to a first temperature responsive to receiving the heat from the heat engine and to reduce a quantity of the heat to a second temperature lower than the first temperature responsive to reducing a quantity of the received heat, wherein the evaporator is configured to vaporize the working fluid to the vapor state at the second temperature;
- a pump coupled to the evaporator by a conduit, the pump configured to reduce pressure of the vaporized working fluid, wherein the heat engine is coupled to the pump, wherein the pump is powered by the energy generated by the heat engine;
- a condenser coupled to the pump by the conduit, the condenser operable to receive the working fluid in the vapor state from the evaporator through the conduit and to condense the working fluid to working fluid in a fluid state;
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- a generator comprising a turbine coupled to the condenser, the generator operable to receive the working fluid from the condenser and to use the working fluid to generate power.
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A system, comprising:
- an evaporator configured to vaporize a working fluid to a vapor state, the evaporator comprising a boiler within which the working fluid is configured to be vaporized;
- a heat engine coupled to the evaporator, the heat engine operable to receive heat from a non-carbon heat source and to transfer heat to the evaporator to vaporize the working fluid into the vapor state, the evaporator configured to cool the heat engine using the working fluid in the vapor state, the heat engine configured to generate energy using the heat from the non-carbon heat source;
- a heat step down attachment coupled between the heat engine and the evaporator, the heat step down attachment operable to be heated to a first temperature responsive to receiving the heat from the heat engine and to reduce a quantity of the received heat to a second temperature lower than the first temperature responsive to reducing a quantity of the received heat, wherein the evaporator is configured to vaporize the working fluid to the vapor state at the second temperature;
- a condenser coupled to the evaporator by a conduit, the condenser operable to receive the working fluid in the vapor state from the evaporator through the conduit and to condense the working fluid to a fluid state;
- a vacuum pump coupled in-line to the conduit, the vacuum pump powered by the heat engine and operable to reduce pressure in the evaporator, wherein the vacuum pump is coupled to the heat engine and is powered by the energy generated by the heat engine;
- an output coupled to the condenser, the output operable to receive the working fluid from the condenser and to provide the working fluid for use;
- a second evaporator coupled to the evaporator and the vapor pump, the second evaporator operable to provide cooling to a fluid circulating through the second evaporator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.