Abrégé

Disclosed herein are methods and systems for removing tritium oxide from a mixture comprising water. The method captures the tritium oxide in a much smaller volume suitable for economical disposal. The decontaminated water may be then be discharged.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 59/08 - Séparation par passage d'une phase à une autre par cristallisation fractionnée, par précipitation, par congélation par zone
• B01D 59/02 - Séparation par passage d'une phase à une autre
• B01D 59/06 - Séparation par passage d'une phase à une autre par fusion fractionnéeSéparation par passage d'une phase à une autre par fusion par zone

Abrégé

A method for removing tritium oxide contamination from a solution with water. The method captures the tritium oxide in a much smaller volume suitable for economical disposal. The original water is decontaminated of the tritium oxide and may be discharged. The method separates an isotopologue from a fluid mixture of isotopologues. The method comprises first providing a liquid stream comprising a mixture of a first isotopologue having a first freezing temperature and a second isotopologue having a second freezing temperature, wherein the freezing temperature of the first isotopologue is below the freezing temperature of the second isotopologue; and subsequently introducing the liquid stream into a filter capable of selectively capturing the second isotopologue such that at least a portion of the second isotopologue remains in the filter and a liquid filtrate comprising the first isotopologue exits the filter.

Classes IPC  ?

• B01D 9/00 - Cristallisation

Abrégé

A proportional micro-valve for regulating the temperature of an electronic component comprising a cooling subsystem associated with each thermal zone of the electronic component, a cooling circuit carries cooling fluid to a heat exchanger associated with each thermal zone, the flow of which is controlled by a valve element, which is in turn controlled by a sensing circuit which reacts to the temperature of the underlying thermal zone to proportionally increase or decrease the rate of cooling fluid flowing through the heat exchanger based upon the temperature of the thermal zone. Cooling fluid substantially continuously flows through the sensing circuit, regardless of whether the valve element is open or closed. The sensing circuit provides feedback to a temperature-responsive mechanical amplifier for opening and closing the valve element.

Classes IPC  ?

• F28D 15/00 - Appareils échangeurs de chaleur dans lesquels l'agent intermédiaire de transfert de chaleur en tubes fermés passe dans ou à travers les parois des canalisations

Abrégé

A liquid-based cooling system provides a method of supplying a heated coolant fluid at a relatively constant temperature and pressure to one or more heat driven engines, such as adsorption chillers or heat pumps, by utilizing a proportional flow control device in association with each of a plurality of heat-producing electronic components to optimize the output of a plurality of liquid-cooled cold plates operatively mounted on such plurality of heat-producing electronic components. The proportional flow control devices may be electro-mechanical or solid state proportional control valves for water flow control. The proportion flow control devices are operatively connected to be actuated based upon the electrical signals typically generated to control the variable cooling fans of the electronic components.

Classes IPC  ?

• H05K 7/20 - Modifications en vue de faciliter la réfrigération, l'aération ou le chauffage

Abrégé

A single chamber absorption concentrator unit that utilizes low grade heat to drive an absorbent working pair to separate a solvent from a solute/solvent mixture. One preferred application of the device is separating water from the salt brine produced by the aluminum smelting industry. The brine solution is introduced into a single chamber shell proximate the concentrator evaporator where the water in the brine can freely evaporate and the resulting water vapor freely flow without inhibition to be either absorbed into the adsorbent modules or condensed by the condenser. The free flow of water vapor is facilitated by continuous operation of the condenser and by maintaining the brine solution at a higher temperature than the cooling fluid driving the condenser. A mist eliminator with a wash down feature located intermediate to the evaporator and the silica gel is provided to collect contaminants that may be carried from the evaporator.

Classes IPC  ?

• F28D 7/10 - Appareils échangeurs de chaleur comportant des ensembles de canalisations tubulaires fixes pour les deux sources de potentiel calorifique, ces sources étant en contact chacune avec un côté de la paroi d'une canalisation les canalisations étant disposées l'une dans l'autre, p. ex. concentriquement

Abrégé

An adsorption-desalination unit utilizing a silica gel - water working pair adsorbent - adsorbate having an economizing heat exchanger to pre-heat the incoming source seawater to be desalinated in an evaporator from about 8° C to about 18° C above the ambient seawater temperature. The economizing heat exchanger employs heat captured during the adsorption cycle to pre-heat incoming source seawater, thereby increasing the efficient use of energy in the unit. The heating fluid utilized to drive the desorption cycle is further utilized to heat the evaporator. A mist eliminator positioned intermediate the evaporator and the adsorbent heat exchanger chambers prevents non-vaporized water from entering the adsorbent heat exchanger chambers.

Classes IPC  ?

• C10B 51/00 - Distillation destructive des matières carbonées solides par emploi combiné du chauffage direct et du chauffage indirect