Methods and apparatus for purifying liquid using regenerating heat exchange
OwnerJoseph W. Kaminski, Charles J. Borg +1inventors
InventorsJoseph W. Kaminski, Charles J. Borg, Dariush Golpira
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for liquid purification using regenerating heat exchange are disclosed. An apparatus, in one embodiment, includes a liquid receptacle, a heat exchanger, a heating mechanism, a compressor, and a condenser. While the liquid receptacle is able to receive a stream of liquid such as water, a heat exchanger pushes the liquid through the heat exchanger to increase temperature of the liquid. The heating mechanism is capable of facilitating phase transition of the liquid from liquid to vapor. The compressor is operable to guide the vapor and the condenser is configured to condense the vapor into liquid or purified liquid.
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A method of water purification using regenerative heat exchange, comprising:
- receiving a stream of water from an external device;
- forcing the stream of water into a heat exchanger to preheat the water as it passes through the heat exchanger;
- heating the water to its boiling point and converting the water from its liquid phase to vapor phase;
- generating a directional vapor whirlpool inside of a boiler to push the vapor into a plurality of flutes for condensation;
- and
- condensing the vapor into purified water via the plurality of flutes.
A method for purifying liquid using regenerative heat exchange, comprising:
- increasing temperature of a stream of liquid in a main boiler and converting at least a portion of the stream from liquid to a directional vapor whirlpool (“DVW”);
- facilitating the DVW rising from lower portion of the main boiler to upper portion of the main boiler;
- redirecting the DVW downward direction from the upper portion of the main boiler toward a plurality of angular shaped flutes;
- pushing the DVW into the plurality of angular shaped flutes in response to an activation of a compressor;
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- condensing at least a portion of the DVW into a stream of purified liquid at narrower sections of the plurality of the angular shaped flutes.
A liquid purification apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of angular shaped flutes arranged in such a way that contains a top cavity and a bottom cavity, wherein each of the plurality of angular shaped flutes is configured to have larger openings at two ends of a flute with a relatively narrower body to facilitate vapor condensation;
- a directional heater situated at the bottom cavity of the plurality of angular shaped flutes and configured to generate a directional vapor whirlpool in response to a stream of incoming liquid;
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- a turbine
- receiving a stream of water from an external device;
- forcing the stream of water into a heat exchanger to preheat the water as it passes through the heat exchanger;
- heating the water to its boiling point and converting the water from its liquid phase to vapor phase;
- generating a directional vapor whirlpool inside of a boiler to push the vapor into a plurality of flutes for condensation;
- and
- condensing the vapor into purified water via the plurality of flutes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.