[12] Patent
[11] Patent No.: GC0009275  
[45] Date of Publishing the Grant of the Patent: 31/Dec /2018                56/2018  		 Number of the Decision to Grant the Patent: 2018/140788
Date of the Decision to Grant the Patent: 04/Dec/2018

[21] Application No.: GC 2012-22324

[22] Filing Date: 9/24/2012

[30] Priority:

[33] State [32] Priority date [31] Priority No.
USA
USA
 		23/9/2011
12/7/2012
 13/241,907
13/548,166

[72] Inventors: 1- GOVINDAN, Prakash،2- THIEL, Gregory،3- MCGOVERN, Ronan،4- LIENHARD, John،5- ELSHARQAWY, Mostafa

[73] Owners: 1- MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Massachusetts 02139, Cambridge, , USA،2- KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & MINERALS, University Boulevard, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

[74] Agent: - Abu-Gazaleh Intellectual Property L.L.C

  

 

[51]IPC:
B01D5/00
[56] Cited Documents:
-US 4762593 A (YOUNGNER PHILIP G?[US]) 9 August 1988
-US 2004113291 A1 (UNIV FLORIDA?[US]) 17 June 2004
-US 2002053505 A1 (ARRISON NORMAN L) 9 May 2002  
Examiner: Ali Ahmed Almulla

[54] BUBBLE-COLUMN VAPOR MIXTURE CONDENSER
[57] Abstract: In a bubble-column vapor mixture condenser, a fluid source supplies a carrier-gas stream including a condensable fluid in vapor phase. The condensable fluid in liquid form is contained as a bath in a chamber in each stage of the condenser, and the carrier gas is bubbled through the bath to condense the fluid into the bath. Energy from condensation is recovered to a coolant in a conduit that passes through the liquid in the stages of the condenser. The bubble-column vapor mixture condenser can be used, e.g., in a humidification-dehumidification system for purifying a liquid, such as water.

 No. of claims: 27     No. of figures: 5


 


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