Power generation system with rotary liquid piston compressor for transcritical and supercritical compression of fluids
AssigneeEnergy Recovery, Inc.
InventorAzam Thatte
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Abstract
A system includes a rotary liquid piston compressor configured to exchange pressure between a liquid and a supercritical fluid. The rotary liquid piston compressor includes a rotor configured to exchange pressure between the liquid and the supercritical fluid as the rotor rotates. The rotor defines channels that extend through the rotor. The rotary liquid piston compressor further includes barriers configured to block mixing between the liquid and the supercritical fluid. The barriers rest within the rotor. Each channel of the channels is configured to receive a barrier of the barriers.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a rotary liquid piston compressor configured to exchange pressure between a liquid and a supercritical fluid, wherein the rotary liquid piston compressor comprises:
- a rotor configured to exchange pressure between the liquid and the supercritical fluid as the rotor rotates, the rotor defining a plurality of channels that extend through the rotor;
- and
- a plurality of barriers configured to block mixing between the liquid and the supercritical fluid, wherein the plurality of barriers rest within the rotor, and wherein each channel of the plurality of channels is configured to receive a barrier of the plurality of barriers.
A system comprising:
- a rotary liquid piston compressor configured to exchange pressure between a liquid and a supercritical fluid, wherein the rotary liquid piston compressor comprises a rotor configured to exchange pressure between the liquid and the supercritical fluid as the rotor rotates, the rotor defining a plurality of channels that extend through the rotor;
- and a thermal management system surrounding at least a portion of the rotor, wherein the thermal management system is configured to exchange heat with the rotary liquid piston compressor.
A system comprising:
- a rotary liquid piston compressor configured to exchange pressure between a first fluid and a second fluid, wherein the rotary liquid piston compressor comprises:
- a rotor configured to exchange pressure between the first fluid and the second fluid as the rotor rotates, the rotor defining a plurality of channels that extend through the rotor;
- and
- a plurality of foldable diaphragms configured to block mixing between the first fluid and the second fluid, wherein the plurality of foldable diaphragms rest within the rotor, and wherein each channel of the plurality of channels is configured to receive a respective foldable diaphragm of the plurality of foldable diaphragms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.