Waste water management
AssigneeNouvel Technologies, Inc.
InventorKamal Jaffrey
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Abstract
A system includes a first separator configured to receive waste water, retain a first portion of the waste water, and separate the first portion of the waste water into a first vapor and a first solid material; and a second separator in fluid communication with the first separator, the second separator being configured to receive a second portion of the waste water from the first separator and to separate the second portion of the waste water into a second vapor and a second solid material, the second separator including a first condenser, a heating element, and a first electrocoagulation unit. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a first separator configured to receive waste water, retain a first portion of the waste water, and separate the first portion of the waste water into a first vapor and a first solid material;
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- a second separator in fluid communication with the first separator, the second separator being configured to receive a second portion of the waste water from the first separator and to separate the second portion of the waste water into a second vapor and a second solid material, the second separator including:
- a first condenser in fluid communication with the first separator, the first condenser being configured to receive the first vapor from the first separator and transfer heat from the first vapor to the second portion of the waste water, thereby condensing the first vapor into a first liquid,
- a heating element configured to generate heat and transfer the generated heat to the second portion of the waste water, thereby forming the second vapor within the second separator, and
- a first electrocoagulation unit having at least one first electrocoagulation cell that includes a first anode and a first cathode that are in contact with the second portion of the waste water.
A method comprising:
- receiving waste water at a first separator;
- receiving, at a second separator, a portion of waste water from the first separator;
- receiving a first vapor from the first separator at a first condenser within the second separator;
- transferring heat from the first vapor to the portion of the waste water, thereby condensing the first vapor into a first liquid;
- generating heat using a first heating element within the second separator;
- transferring the generated heat to the portion of waste water, wherein heat from the first vapor and heat from the heating element cause at least a portion of the portion of waste water to evaporate, thereby forming a second vapor within the second separator;
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- providing the second vapor to a second condenser within the first separator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.