Title:
SYSTEM USING HEAT ENERGY TO PRODUCE POWER AND PURE WATER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/165111
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A system may be configured to use heat energy to produce power and potable water. The system may include an organic rankine cycle (ORC) subsystem (12) configured to receive heat energy from one or more sources (20) and convert that heat energy into usable power. The system may also include an air gap membrane distillation (AGMD) subsystem (14) configured to receive heat energy from the ORC subsystem (12) and use the heat energy to convert impure water (56) into potable water (86).
Inventors:
EZIYI IFEGWU (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2017/021045
Publication Date:
August 23, 2018
Filing Date:
March 07, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SOLAR TURBINES INC (US)
International Classes:
F01K23/02; B01D61/36
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2012019161A1 | 2012-02-09 |
Foreign References:
| US20020178723A1 | 2002-12-05 | |||
| US20150114818A1 | 2015-04-30 | |||
| US20120125002A1 | 2012-05-24 | |||
| US20090241543A1 | 2009-10-01 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SMITH, James, R. et al. (US)
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