Distillation solids removal system and method
Assignee212 Water Services, LLC
InventorsRoger Fincher, Dan Owen
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Abstract
A distillation system and method. The system includes a recirculation pump and a separation system for receiving a multi-media fluidic solution and operating at a temperature different than ambient temperature and at a pressure different than ambient pressure. The system further includes a separator for separating heavier particles from the multi-media fluidic solution. The separator separates heavier particles from the multi-media fluidic solution at the temperature and pressure of the separation system.
Claims9
A method for processing a liquid and a vapor contained in a containment vessel comprising the steps of transporting a liquid phase effluent stream out of the containment vessel;
- (ii) separating the liquid phase effluent stream into a first liquid stream and a second liquid stream at an elevated temperature and pressure above the ambient temperature and pressure;
- (iii) exchanging heat between at least a portion of the second liquid stream and a vapor stream from the containment vessel;
- (iv) circulating the at least portion of the second liquid stream to the containment vessel;
- (v) separating all of the first liquid stream into two liquid phase streams, a light liquid phase stream and a heavy liquid phase stream, while maintaining the light liquid phase stream and the heavy liquid phase stream at the elevated temperature and pressure above the ambient temperature and pressure, wherein the density of the heavy liquid phase stream is higher than the density of the light liquid phase stream;
- (vi) removing the heavy liquid phase stream;
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- (vii) circulating the light liquid phase stream to combine with the liquid effluent stream or to the containment vessel.
A method for processing a liquid and a vapor contained in a containment vessel comprising the steps of
- (i) transporting a liquid stream out of the containment vessel;
- (ii) separating the liquid stream into a first liquid stream and a second liquid stream;
- (iii) exchanging heat between at least a portion of the second liquid stream and a vapor stream from the containment vessel;
- (iv) transporting the at least portion of the second liquid stream to the containment vessel;
- (v) separating all of the first liquid stream into two liquid phase streams, a light liquid phase stream and a heavy liquid phase stream, while maintaining the light liquid phase stream and the heavy liquid phase stream at an elevated temperature and pressure above the ambient temperature and pressure, wherein the density of the heavy liquid phase stream is higher than the density of the light liquid phase stream;
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- (vi) transporting the light liquid phase stream into the containment vessel via a sparger so that a part of the light liquid phase stream is converted to vapor within the containment vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.