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US 10,207,935 · App. 15/421,381 · Granted Feb 19, 2019

Hybrid desalination system

Inventors: Abdlmonem Beitelmal (Doha, QA); Mohammad Khaleel (Doha, QA)
Assignee: Qatar Foundation For Education, Science and Community Development
C02F1/14B01D1/0035B01D1/0047B01D1/0052B01D3/145B01D3/42B01D61/002B01D61/025B01D61/12B01D61/58B01L3/02C02F1/441C02F1/445B01D2311/06B01D2313/36C02F2103/007C02F2103/08C02F2201/009Y02A20/128Y02A20/129Y02A20/211Y02A20/212
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Patent No.
US 10,207,935
App. No.
15/421,381
Granted
Feb 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The hybrid desalination system is a desalination system for seawater which uses both filtering and treatment from a reverse osmosis filter system as well as evaporative distillation for the production of potable water. The hybrid desalination system includes a recovery system, which may be a reverse osmosis system, a forward osmosis system, or a combination thereof, for at least partially desalinating a volume of saltwater and outputting a treated fluid. A boiler is in fluid communication with the recovery system for receiving the treated fluid and producing pure water by evaporative desalination. The boiler includes an internal heating coil for passing a heated working fluid therethrough. A collection tank is in communication with to the boiler for receiving the pure water. At least one solar parabolic trough is in fluid communication with the internal heating coil of the boiler for heating the heated working fluid.

Claims (24)

1. A hybrid desalination system, comprising:

a recovery system for partially desalinating a volume of saltwater and outputting a volume of treated water and a volume of partially treated fluid, wherein the volume of treated water is between 5%-25% of the volume of saltwater;

a boiler in direct, sequential fluid communication with the recovery system for directly receiving the partially treated fluid and producing pure water by evaporative desalination, wherein the boiler includes an internal heating coil for passing a heated working fluid therethrough;

a collection tank in direct fluid communication with both the boiler and the recovery system for receiving the pure water and the 5%-25% volume of treated water, respectively;

means for heating the heated working fluid in fluid communication with the internal heating coil of the boiler;

a power source for powering the system, the power source comprising at least one of a solar power generator, an electrical utility, and a battery;

an auxiliary heater for selectively providing additional heat to the heated working fluid, wherein the auxiliary heater generates heat by power from the power source, wherein the heated working fluid is at 120° C.; and

a controller operatively connected to the hybrid desalination system and powered by the power source, wherein the controller selectively measures, determines and activates at least:

a) power requirements for the hybrid desalination system;

b) power produced at the power source;

c) temperature at the recovery system;

d) power produced by the power source being sufficient to power at least the recovery system; and

e) desalination process.

2. The hybrid desalination system as recited in claim 1 , wherein said recovery system is selected from the group consisting of a reverse osmosis filtering system, a forward osmosis filtering system, and a combination thereof.

3. The hybrid desalination system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the means for heating the heated working fluid comprises at least one solar parabolic trough heater.

4. The hybrid desalination system as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:

a first pump for inputting the volume of saltwater into the recovery system; and

a first valve for selectively controlling flow of the volume of saltwater into the recovery system.

5. The hybrid desalination system as recited in claim 4 , further comprising a second pump for inputting the pure water into the collection tank.

6. The hybrid desalination system as recited in claim 5 , further comprising a second valve for selectively controlling flow of the pure water into the collection tank.

7. The hybrid desalination system as recited in claim 6 , further comprising a third pump for circulating the heated working fluid through the means for heating the heated working fluid and the internal heating coil of the boiler.

8. The hybrid desalination system as recited in claim 7 , further comprising a third valve for selectively controlling flow of the heated working fluid circulating through the means for heating the heated working fluid and the internal heating coil of the boiler.

9. The hybrid desalination system as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a check valve for selectively controlling flow of a volume of untreated saltwater into said boiler for evaporative distillation thereof.

10. The hybrid desalination system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the boiler outputs heated brine as a recoverable waste product, further wherein the heated brine is used to preheat the untreated fluid to raise its temperature to 35° C. prior to treatment in the recovery system.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2018
From: BEITELMAL, ABDLMONEM, DR.; KHALEEL, MOHAMMAD
To: QATAR FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Reel/Frame 047609/0449 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62289275 · Jan 31, 2016
Related Publication 20170217789A1 · Aug 3, 2017
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