US 6,637,379 B2 · Accelerated water evaporation system

Abstract

A liquid to gas converter to convert liquids (1) to gas (2) that can include a liquid pressurization element (3), a liquid preheating element (5), and a nozzle (10) to disperse liquids into energy (7) generated by an energy source (8). The gas to liquid converter can be located inside an enclosure (17) and substances dissolved in the liquid can accumulate as solids (13) on deposition surface (12) of the enclosure as the liquid (1) converts to gas Cis (2). Condensation of a portion of the gas (2) generated can be combined with the solids (13) for continuous removal of such solids (13) from the enclosure (17). A gas expansion compensator can generate a pressure gradient (24) to move the volume of gas generated from the liquid from the enclosure (17).

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Dependent claims

An apparatus to convert a liquid to a gas, comprising:

a. a liquid source;
b. a liquid pressurization element responsive to said liquid source;
c. a liquid transfer element coupled to said liquid pressurization element;
d. a burner tube having an interior surface and an exterior surface, and wherein said burner tube has a first end and a second end;
e. a burner located within said burner tube;
and
f. at least one nozzle coupled to said liquid transfer element, wherein said at least one nozzle has a location within said burner tube, and wherein said at least one nozzle is responsive to heat from said burner.

4 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/258,635Filed 24 Oct 2002 · us provisional application

Priority

24 Apr 2000

Published

US 2003/0062004 A13 Apr 2003

Granted

28 Oct 2003

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

B01D 1/0011
Evaporating: heating features
B01D 1/16
Evaporating: by spraying
F22B 3/04
Other methods of steam generation; Steam boilers not provided for in other groups of this subclass: by drop in pressure of high-pressure hot water…
F22B 27/16
Instantaneous or flash steam boilers: involving spray nozzles for sprinkling or injecting water particles on to or into hot heat-exchange…

Accelerated water evaporation system

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Accelerated water evaporation system

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Abstract

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