Patent Application
20250099869
The present invention relates to a method and system of radial hydraulic injection core, for evaporating seawater so as to desalinate it for salt production and with different arrangements and minimum energy consumption at its input, generate either thermal or electrical energy and air-condition the water.
Aspects of this invention relate in general to systems and methods for the evaporation of seawater and for the generation of energy, since it is based on suitable mechanisms.
In the state of the art there are patents related to similar systems for seawater desalination, for example in the European patent No. WO2012108754A2 is described a process for desalinating seawater, which is mainly based on an improved filter, which is based on reverse osmosis, more oriented towards desalination rather than energy generation or air conditioning.
There are certain disadvantages related to seawater desalination systems and methods, which are related to high energy consumption, expensive equipment and impact on marine ecosystems.
On the other hand, pretreatment is necessary, where the membranes used for reverse osmosis are very sensitive. So, unless some more resistant membrane material is developed, pretreatment is an important requirement. Without it, the membrane can become virtually useless, decreasing performance or producing impure water. Improperly pretreated seawater can deposit particulates on the membrane. These contaminants affect the proper membrane flux and pressure, which increases the operating cost.
One embodiment of such a system and method can be found in U.S. Patent No. U.S. Pat. No. 4,333,832A relating to a rotary solution separation system, wherein salt water and other solutions are accelerated in a rotating structure and applied to a vessel containing reverse osmosis membrane material. The desalinated water is removed after passing through the large surface area of membrane material concentration in the vessel. The enriched brine is removed from the vessel at the point farthest from the axis of the rotating structure and is returned to the vicinity of the axis to avoid accumulation of dense material. The membrane material is configured in the vessel so that the flow is generally radial with respect to the axis of the rotating structure. It comes back to the same drawback of the problem related to filters.
Aspects of the present invention can be used to advantageously provide a hydraulic radial injection core system, for the evaporation of water so as to desalinate seawater, with minimum energy consumption and additionally to generate either thermal or electrical energy.
The system can operate in industries for seawater desalination, air conditioning of homes and buildings, vacuum cooling, minimum and medium scale power generation with turbines, thermal generation for heating of industries, homes and buildings, food industries, wastewater industries.
(3) ascends from the PMS (6) to the PMI (7).
The crankshaft (3) is arranged at a 30° angle of inclination, which avoids a very high torsional stress, allowing a complete cycle of the crankshafts (3) without major stresses.
Subsequently, these crankshafts (3) are connected by means of a gear box (10) to sections S1, S2, S3, S4 and S5 of rings or cores (8), being able to be used the sections that are needed according to the requirements. The gear box
(10) is connected to the radial injector (8), which allows the injection of air or liquid or both. Each core S1, S2, S3, S4 and S5, comprises two lifters, a hydraulic lever system (9), two crankshafts (3), a gearbox (10) and the radial injector (11).
Sections S1, S2, S3, S4 and S5, driven only by an electric motor (1) operate in unison.
Each section S1, S2 . . . acts directly and indirectly.
Example of layout, (see
Once the system 1, injected hydraulic liquid, spun the Pelton turbine (14) and the gearboxes (10) were placed in gear, the gearboxes (10) are connected to a central shaft (27), which at its upper end is located a Halbach Matrix (15), provided with Neodymium magnets (16) arranged in a N, S, E, W arrangement, so as to neutralize for example the south pole of the field and enhance the north pole of the neodymium magnet arrangement (16) (see
All this arrangement of neodymium magnets (16) is connected to the matrix C1 of neodymium magnets (15) (16) by means of a chain of gears, to the matrix 2 and so on, so as to generate a rotation. In
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S2 operates by aspirating seawater, which is injected by means of sprinklers or nozzles (17) under pressure as a spray in order to diffuse the water and lower the thermodynamic capacity of the seawater, so as to evaporate it faster.
S3 is responsible for lowering the pressure inside the evaporation chamber (22), the water can boil even at 10° Celsius, with all this heat induced by the matrix (15) of neodymium magnets (16), the low pressure, additionally produces evaporation to the water injected in the form of mist through the nozzles (17).
S4 is in charge of injecting air to the atmosphere exchanger (23), which takes all the water vapor from the evaporation chamber (22), transfers it to the inside of the atmosphere exchanger (23), working at 600 millibar, S4 injects air from the atmosphere, which passes through impurity filters, thus increasing the pressure inside the atmosphere exchanger (23), when it reaches the ambient pressure, the water increases its thermodynamic resistance, loses heat, the water becomes liquid and is recovered.
S5, is in charge of turning a Pelton turbine (14), by means of the gearbox (10), in order to suck all the steam from inside the evaporation chamber (22) and transfer it to the atmosphere exchanger (23). The gear box (10) transfers the liquid water to the final disposal (25), where it is analyzed and its solutes are checked and eventually it is seen if a reprocessing of it is required.
The second gear box (10) transports part of the salinity or brine from inside the evaporation chamber (22) to the drying chamber (24) and at ambient pressure operating with an array (15) of Neodymium magnets (16) with the difference that this chamber does not operate under pressure, inside this drying chamber (24) all the solute is dried so as to obtain table salt.
In a second mode, the whole of the mechanical system 1 (29) passes all its hydrodynamic capacity to a Pelton turbine (14), which gives torque to three gearboxes (10), rotates the Halbach matrices (15) with their neodymium magnets (16) connected to the rotating shaft (27), these matrices induce the induction plate (19), which heats the water at normal pressure and the two gear boxes (10) move the liquid through a system of
pipes in order to be able to heat the water and allow air-conditioning.
Using this same arrangement, the system when operating with a Pelton turbine (14), only one gearbox (10), can generate electricity, generating a high amount of power through the Pelton turbine (14) with minimal consumption at the inlet (
Transforming an energy into a lot of synergy.
The present invention according to its application finds use in the industry, and in particular in the mechanical industry, of seawater desalination, thermal plants, thermal or electrical power generation, water air conditioning, seawater evaporation, minimum energy consumption, 0 carbon emission.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100-2022 | Jan 2022 | CL | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/CL2022/050135 | 12/21/2022 | WO |
