Multiphase device and system for heating, condensing, mixing, deaerating and pumping

An energy saving deaerating system, comprising:

• a supply of feedwater;
• a supply of steam;
• an energy saving deaerator device configured to receive the feedwater and the steam;
• the energy saving deaerator device comprising:
• a first incoming flow path that generally follows a central axis of the device from a conically shaped inlet having converging sidewalls, to an expansion chamber having diverging sidewalls, to a compression chamber having converging sidewalls, to an outlet, a first entry port of the compression chamber being defined by an outlet of the expansion chamber;
• the first incoming flow path configured to receive one of the feedwater or the steam;
• a second incoming flow path having sidewalls that converge to form a ring shaped second entry port of the compression chamber, the ring shaped second entry port being disposed around and concentric with the first entry port;
• the second incoming flow path configured to receive the other of the feedwater or the steam;
• wherein the first and the second incoming flow paths converge at the compression chamber, with both flow paths being directed toward the outlet, to form an outgoing flow path;
• wherein the feedwater and the steam are combinable at the compression chamber to form a two-phase flowable medium comprising water and gas bubbles;
• wherein the compression chamber is configured to compress the two-phase flowable medium so that the gas bubbles are condensed and the outgoing flow path comprises single-phase deaerated water;
• and
• a receptacle for receiving the single-phase deaerated water.

An energy saving method for producing single-phase deaerated water, the method comprising:

• feeding a supply of feedwater to an energy saving deaerator device;
• feeding a supply of steam to the energy saving deaerator device;
• wherein the energy saving deaerator device comprises:
• a first incoming flow path that generally follows a central axis of the device from a conically shaped inlet having converging sidewalls, to an expansion chamber having diverging sidewalls, to a compression chamber having converging sidewalls, to an outlet, a first entry port of the compression chamber being defined by an outlet of the expansion chamber;
• the first incoming flow path configured to receive one of the feedwater or the steam;
• a second incoming flow path having sidewalls that converge to form a ring shaped second entry port of the compression chamber, the ring shaped second entry port being disposed around and concentric with the first entry port;
• the second incoming flow path configured to receive the other of the feedwater or the steam;
• wherein the first and the second incoming flow paths converge at the compression chamber, with both flow paths being directed toward the outlet, to form an outgoing flow path;
• wherein the feedwater and the steam are combinable at the compression chamber to form a two-phase flowable medium comprising water and gas bubbles;
• wherein the compression chamber is configured to compress the two-phase flowable medium so that the gas bubbles are condensed and the outgoing flow path comprises single-phase deaerated water;
• and
• delivering the single-phase deaerated water to a user or a storage receptacle.