System for decontaminating water and generating water vapor

摘要

A system and method for processing a fluid, including decontaminating water and generating water vapor includes introducing the fluid into a vessel. The fluid is moved through a series of rotating trays alternately separated by stationary baffles so as to swirl and heat the fluid to effect the vaporization thereof to produce a vapor having at least some of the contaminants separated therefrom. The vapor is removed from the vessel for condensing apart from the separated contaminants and the remaining water. The vapor may be passed through a turbine connected to an electric generator. Sensors in a controller may be employed to adjust the speed of rotation of the trays or fluid input into the vessel in response to the sensed conditions. The treated fluid may be recirculated and reprocessed through the vessel to increase the purification thereof.

主权项

1. A system for processing a fluid, comprising:
an elongated vessel defining an inner chamber, the vessel and inner chamber being oriented generally horizontally; a fluid inlet formed in the vessel; a plurality of trays oriented vertically and disposed along the horizontal orientation of the inner chamber in spaced relation to one another, each of the plurality of trays including scoops through the trays through which fluids pass, wherein the scoops include an inlet of a first diameter and an outlet of a second smaller diameter; a plurality of baffles oriented vertically and disposed along the horizontal orientation of the inner chamber, each of the plurality of baffles alternately spaced with each of the plurality of trays, each of the plurality of baffles having apertures through the baffles through which fluids pass, wherein the apertures have an inlet of a first diameter and an outlet of a second smaller diameter; a rotatable shaft disposed along the horizontal orientation of the inner chamber, the shaft passing through the baffles and attached to the trays so as to rotate the trays within the inner chamber; a contaminate outlet formed in the vessel opposite the fluid inlet along the horizontal orientation of the inner chamber; an internal sleeve disposed in the inner chamber downstream of the trays and baffles, proximate to the contaminate outlet, the internal sleeve forming an annular passageway leading from the inner chamber to the contaminate outlet; and a vapor outlet formed in the vessel opposite the fluid inlet along the horizontal orientation of the inner chamber and in communication with a vapor recovery tank for condensing vapor.