SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WATER PURIFICATION

摘要

A water purification system includes a high temperature water tank, a flameless heat source, a cylindrical vessel (hydrocyclone nest), a first pump, a steam production meter, and a steam condenser and heat exchanger. The contaminated water is heated within the high temperature water tank using the flameless heat source. The heated contaminated water heats the cylindrical vessel and one or more sets of hydrocyclones. The heated contaminated water is pumped into the cylindrical vessel such that the heated contaminated water enters a tangential inlet of the hydrocyclones, the hydrocyclones separate the heated contaminated water into steam and solids/concentrate, the steam exits through an overflow of the hydrocyclones and a first outlet of the cylindrical vessel, the solids/concentrate exit through an underflow of the hydrocyclones and a second outlet of the cylindrical vessel. The steam is condensed into purified water using the steam condenser and heat exchanger.

主权项

1. A water purification system comprising:
a high temperature water tank having a first water inlet, a second water inlet, a first water outlet and a second water outlet; a flameless heat source having an inlet connected to the second water outlet of the high temperature water tank and an outlet connected to the second water inlet of the high temperature water tank; a cylindrical vessel disposed within the high temperature water tank, the cylindrical vessel having an overflow chamber, an underflow chamber, an inlet chamber disposed between the overflow chamber and the underflow chamber, a first outlet connected to the overflow chamber, an inlet connected to the inlet chamber, and a second outlet connected to the underflow chamber; one or more sets of hydrocyclones disposed within the cylindrical vessel, wherein the hydrocyclones within each set of hydrocyclones are arranged in a parallel configuration, and each hydrocyclone has a tangential inlet disposed within the inlet chamber of the cylindrical vessel, a overflow disposed within the overflow chamber of the cylindrical vessel and an underflow disposed within the underflow chamber of the cylindrical vessel; a first pump connected to the first outlet of high temperature water tank and the inlet of the cylindrical vessel; a steam production meter connected to the first outlet of the cylindrical vessel; and a steam condenser and heat exchanger having a steam inlet and a purified water outlet, wherein the steam inlet is connected to the steam production meter.