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US 12,618,359 B2Granted
System and method for diluting vapor and generating electricity
AssigneeAudubon Engineering Company, L.P.
InventorsBrian Connor, Sam Rayford Turner
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Abstract
A system and method for converting hazardous waste vapors into renewable and reusable energy is disclosed. The system comprises a generator, a compressor operable to pressurize vapors to a selected threshold range, and a gas storage system configured to store and feed the fully pressurized vapor to the generator at a steady state.
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A method for converting a vapor of volatile organic compounds into reusable energy, the method comprising the steps of:
- separating liquids and particulates from an unfiltered vapor of volatile organic compounds to create a purified vapor;
- compressing the purified vapor to a threshold pressure range to form a fully pressurized vapor,
- storing the fully pressurized vapor in a gas storage system comprising a plurality of interconnected tanks configured to operate interchangeably to disperse a steady state of the pressurized vapor,
- feeding the fully pressurized vapor from the gas storage system to a common gas skid,
- enriching the fully pressurized vapor with an amount of natural gas in the common gas skid based on a predetermined combustion ratio to form a fuel mixture,
- performing regular testing on the fully pressurized vapor exiting the gas storage system and the resultant fuel mixture exiting the common gas skid to determine the combustion ratio for the fuel mixture,
- adjusting natural gas supply to ensure resultant fuel mixture remains constant at the combustion ratio;
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- combusting the fuel mixture in the generator to create electricity.
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