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Title: Water desalination system and method for fast cooling saline water using turbines

Abstract

A desalinating system and method is disclosed. The desalination system comprises using a turbo freeze or fast-cooling process to freeze saline water droplets and separate salt crystals from pure water crystals, wherein said system provides for simultaneous injection of saline water droplets and a chilled refrigerant into a freezing chamber at a slip velocity sufficient to reduce the size of the saline water droplets to an optimal diameter.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1568141
Patent Number(s):
10246345
Application Number:
14/983,658
Assignee:
General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
C - CHEMISTRY C02 - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
DOE Contract Number:  
FE0024022
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 12/30/2015
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Lissianski, Vitali Victor, Hofer, Douglas Carl, Osaheni, John Aibangbee, Singh, Rajkeshar, Laursen, Anna Lis, and Moraga, Francisco J. Water desalination system and method for fast cooling saline water using turbines. United States: N. p., 2019. Web.
Lissianski, Vitali Victor, Hofer, Douglas Carl, Osaheni, John Aibangbee, Singh, Rajkeshar, Laursen, Anna Lis, & Moraga, Francisco J. Water desalination system and method for fast cooling saline water using turbines. United States.
Lissianski, Vitali Victor, Hofer, Douglas Carl, Osaheni, John Aibangbee, Singh, Rajkeshar, Laursen, Anna Lis, and Moraga, Francisco J. Tue . "Water desalination system and method for fast cooling saline water using turbines". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1568141.
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