Thermal engine driven heat pump for recovery of volatile organic compounds

Drake, Richard L

Title: Thermal engine driven heat pump for recovery of volatile organic compounds

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The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for separating volatile organic compounds from a stream of process gas. An internal combustion engine drives a plurality of refrigeration systems, an electrical generator and an air compressor. The exhaust of the internal combustion engine drives an inert gas subsystem and a heater for the gas. A water jacket captures waste heat from the internal combustion engine and drives a second heater for the gas and possibly an additional refrigeration system for the supply of chilled water. The refrigeration systems mechanically driven by the internal combustion engine effect the precipitation of volatile organic compounds from the stream of gas.

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Drake, Richard L ^[1]

Schenectady, NY

Issue Date:: 1991-01-01

Research Org.:: Mechanical Technology, Inc., Latham, NY (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 867921

Patent Number(s):: 5035117

Assignee:: Mechanical Technology Incorporated (Latham, NY)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING F25B - REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
B01D5/0039 - {Recuperation of heat, e.g. use of heat pump
B01D53/002 - {by condensation}

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING F25B - REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS
F25B1/10 - with multi-stage compression

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
Y02P70/10 - Greenhouse gas [GHG] capture, material saving, heat recovery or other energy efficient measures, e.g. motor control, characterised by manufacturing processes

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DOE Contract Number:: FC07-88ID12788

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: thermal; engine; driven; heat; pump; recovery; volatile; organic; compounds; relates; method; apparatus; separating; stream; process; gas; internal; combustion; drives; plurality; refrigeration; systems; electrical; generator; air; compressor; exhaust; inert; subsystem; heater; water; jacket; captures; waste; possibly; additional; supply; chilled; mechanically; effect; precipitation; waste heat; electrical generator; water jacket; organic compound; process gas; organic compounds; internal combustion; heat pump; inert gas; combustion engine; volatile organic; chilled water; refrigeration systems; mechanically driven; thermal engine; air compressor; driven heat; /62/34/

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