Dirty water distillation and salt harvesting system, method, and apparatus
AssigneeHeat IP Holdco, LLC
InventorsJames Charles Juranitch, Alan Craig Reynolds, Raymond Clifford Skinner, Thomas Raymond Juranitch
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure can include a system for harvesting salt and generating distilled water from at least one of a produced water and salt water, comprising. A direct steam generator (DSG) can be configured to generate saturated steam and combustion exhaust constituents from the at least one of the produced water and salt water. A separation system can be configured to separate the salt from at least one of the saturated steam and combustion exhaust constituents in brine form or solid form. An expansion turbine can be configured to recover energy from the steam and combustion exhaust constituents.
Claims17
A system for harvesting salt, and inorganic material, and generating distilled water from at least one of a produced water and salt water, comprising:
- a direct steam generator (DSG) configured to generate superheated steam and combustion exhaust constituents from the at least one of the produced water and salt water;
- a separation system fluidly coupled with the DSG via a conduit, wherein the separation system is configured to separate the salt and a metal selected from the group consisting of lithium, silver, magnesium, and aluminum from at least one of the steam and combustion exhaust constituents in brine form or solid form;
- a steam conduit fluidly coupled with the separation system and an expansion turbine, wherein steam flows from the separation system through the steam conduit, wherein the expansion turbine is configured to recover energy from the steam and combustion exhaust constituents;
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- the at least one of a produced water and a salt water enters the direct steam generator without being pre-heated to a boiling temperature.
A system for harvesting salt, and inorganic material, and generating distilled water from at least one of produced water and salt water, comprising:
- a direct steam generator (DSG) configured to generate superheated steam and combustion exhaust constituents from the least one of produced water and salt water;
- a separation system fluidly coupled with the direct steam generator via a conduit, wherein the separation system is configured to separate the salt and a metal selected from the group consisting of lithium, silver, magnesium, and aluminum from the steam and combustion exhaust constituents in brine form or solid form;
- a steam conduit fluidly coupled with the separation system and an expansion turbine, wherein steam flows from the separation system through the steam conduit, wherein the expansion turbine is configured to recover energy from the steam and combustion exhaust constituents;
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- the at least one of a produced water and a salt water enters the direct steam generator without being pre-heated to a boiling temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.