Waste water management
AssigneeBreakthrough Technologies, LLC
InventorKamal Jaffrey
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Abstract
A system includes a first separator configured to receive waste water, retain a first portion of the waste water, and separate the first portion of the waste water into a first vapor and a first solid material; and a second separator in fluid communication with the first separator, the second separator being configured to receive a second portion of the waste water from the first separator and to separate the second portion of the waste water into a second vapor and a second solid material, the second separator including a first condenser, a heating element, and a first electrocoagulation unit. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a first separator configured to receive waste water, retain a first portion of the waste water, and separate the first portion of the waste water into a first vapor and a first solid material;
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- a second separator in fluid communication with the first separator, the second separator being configured to receive a second portion of the waste water from the first separator and to separate the second portion of the waste water into a second vapor and a second solid material, the second separator including
- a first condenser in fluid communication with the first separator, the first condenser being configured to receive the first vapor from the first separator and transfer heat from the first vapor to the second portion of the waste water, thereby condensing the first vapor into a first liquid,
- a heating element configured to generate heat and transfer the heat to the second portion of the waste water, wherein heat from the first vapor and heat from the heating element cause at least a portion of the second portion of waste water to evaporate, thereby forming the second vapor within the second separator, and
- a first electrocoagulation unit having at least one first electrocoagulation cell that includes a first anode and a first cathode that are in contact with the second portion of the waste water, the at least one first electrocoagulation cell being configured to separate suspended solids from the second portion of the waste water, the separated suspended solids forming at least a portion of the second solid material.
The system of claim 0, wherein the first separator includes
- a second condenser in fluid communication with the second separator, the second condenser being configured to receive the second vapor from the second separator and transfer heat from the second vapor to the first portion of the waste water, thereby condensing the second vapor into a second liquid.
The system of claim 0, further comprising a controller in electronic communication with the heating element and the first electrocoagulation, the controller being configured to control the amount of heat generated by the heating element and to control a first voltage differential between the first anode and the first cathode of at least one first electrocoagulation cell, wherein the first voltage differential determines a rate at which suspended solids are separated from the second portion of the waste water.
The system of claim 0, further comprising a first level meter positioned within the second separator, the first level meter being configured to measure an amount of the second portion of waste water.
The system of claim 0, further comprising a first demister positioned within the second separator, the first demister being configured to remove liquid droplets entrained within the second vapor.
A method comprising:
- receiving waste water at a first separator, and retaining a first portion of the waste water within the first separator;
- receiving, at a second separator, a second portion of waste water from the first separator;
- generating a first voltage differential between a first anode and a first cathode of a first cell of a first electrocoagulation unit to remove suspended solids from the second portion of waste water;
- receiving a first vapor from the first separator at a first condenser within the second separator;
- transferring heat from the first vapor to the second portion of the waste water, thereby condensing the first vapor into a first liquid;
- generating heat using a first heating element within the second separator;
- transferring the heat to the second portion of waste water, wherein heat from the first vapor and heat from the heating element cause at least a portion of the second portion of waste water to evaporate, thereby forming a second vapor within the second separator;
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- providing the second vapor to a second condenser within the first separator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.