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US 2013/0153396 A1Published application
Purification of a fluid for example water after fracturing
OwnerCharles Wilsoninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for treating frac water may include a vacuum container to support a vacuum, a heating device to heat the vacuum container, a spiral auger to rotate to separate the frac water being positioned within the vacuum container, a condenser to condense the water vapor to liquid water, a second vacuum chamber to receive the liquid water and a storage container to store the liquid water.
Claims7
An apparatus for treating frac water, comprising:
- a vacuum container to support a vacuum;
- a heating device to heat the vacuum container;
- a spiral auger to rotate to separate the frac water being positioned within the vacuum container;
- wherein the vacuum container maintains a sufficient vacuum to boil water at approximately 100° F. and to form water vapor;
- a condenser to condense the water vapor to liquid water;
- a second vacuum chamber to receive the liquid water;
- and
- a storage container to store the liquid water.
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