METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DISTILLATION OF SHALLOW DEPTH FLUIDS

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DISTILLATION OF SHALLOW DEPTH FLUIDS

In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a housing that has at least an inlet and an outlet. The housing is configured to receive a volume of fluid via the inlet. The volume of fluid is in a substantially liquid state and at least a portion of the volume of fluid includes a dissolved impurity. The a...

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Hauptverfasser: TOPAZ STEPHEN R, TAYLOR DAVID B, BURKE FRANCIS P, HORNE KENNETH J
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
SEPARATION
TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a housing that has at least an inlet and an outlet. The housing is configured to receive a volume of fluid via the inlet. The volume of fluid is in a substantially liquid state and at least a portion of the volume of fluid includes a dissolved impurity. The apparatus also includes a heat-transfer element coupled to an interior volume of the housing. The heat-transfer element includes a surface, at least a portion of which is disposed at an angle with respect to a horizontal plane. The volume of fluid includes a surface parallel to the horizontal plane. The apparatus further includes a compression component configured to compress at least a portion of fluid boiled from the volume of fluid.