Desalination plant
AssigneeThe University of Western Australia
InventorsHui Tong Chua, Xiaolin Wang, Klaus Regenauer-Lieb
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Abstract
There is provided an apparatus 2 for desalinating non-potable water. The apparatus comprises a first vapour producing module 5 configured to receive a heated working fluid for producing vapour from a volume of non-potable water for driving at least one first distillation module 10 for producing condensate 12. The apparatus further comprises a second vapour producing module 14 configured to receive working fluid from the first vapour producing module 5 for producing additional vapour from a further volume of non-potable water 8′.
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An apparatus for desalinating non-potable water comprising:
- a first vapour producing module configured to receive a heated working fluid for producing vapour from a volume of non-potable water for introducing to at least one first distillation module for producing condensate;
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- a second vapour producing module configured to receive the working fluid for producing additional vapour from a further volume of non-potable water wherein the additional vapour is introduced to at least one of said first distillation modules.
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A method for desalinating non-potable water comprising:
- introducing a quantity of heated working fluid to a first vapour producing module to produce a vapour from a volume of non-potable water contained therein;
- supplying said vapour to at least one water distillation module to produce condensate;
- using the heated working fluid to drive one or more additional vapour producing modules each of which produces respective quantities of additional vapour from respective volumes of non-potable water contained therein;
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- introducing said additional vapour to at least one of said distillation modules for producing condensate therein.
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A desalination plant for desalinating non-potable water comprising:
- a first vapour producing module which produces vapour from a volume of non-potable water by heat transfer by a heated working fluid;
- a first bank of one or more series connected distillation modules wherein a first of the distillation modules receives vapour from the first vapour producing module to form a condensate;
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- one or more additional vapour producing modules each of which produces vapour from respective volumes of the non-potable water by transfer of heat from the heated working fluid wherein the heated working fluid flows in series initially through the first vapour producing module and subsequently through each of the one or more additional vapour producing modules.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.