Seawater desalination device of industrial exhaust heat-driven ejector refrigeration and application method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10899635-B2
Application number	US-201916432889-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 5, 2019
Priority date	Jul 26, 2018
Publication date	Jan 26, 2021
Grant date	Jan 26, 2021

Abstract

A seawater desalination device of industrial exhaust heat-driven ejector refrigeration and an application method thereof. The seawater desalination device comprises a seawater collecting pool, a low-pressure seawater storage tank, an ejector refrigeration system and a fresh water storage tank which are fluidly connected; the ejector refrigeration system comprising a nozzle for spraying low-pressure vapor, a mixing chamber, a diffuser, a first heat-exchanger, a condenser, a condensate pump and a generator; bottom of the low-pressure seawater storage tank being connected with a second heat-exchanger; the mixing chamber being connected with the nozzle, the diffuser and the low-pressure seawater storage tank, respectively; and the diffuser, the first heat-exchanger, the condenser and the fresh water storage tank being successively connected.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A seawater desalination device of industrial exhaust heat-driven ejector refrigeration, characterized in that, the seawater desalination device comprises a seawater collecting pool ( 1 ), a low-pressure seawater storage tank ( 3 ), an ejector refrigeration system ( 5 ) and a fresh water storage tank ( 7 ) which are fluidly connected; the ejector refrigeration system ( 5 ) comprising a nozzle ( 51 ) for spraying low-pressure vapor, a mixing chamber ( 52 ), a diffuser ( 53 ), a first heat-exchanger ( 54 ), a condenser ( 55 ), a condensate pump ( 56 ) and a generator ( 57 ); bottom of the low-pressure seawater storage tank ( 3 ) being connected with a second heat-exchanger ( 6 ); the mixing chamber ( 52 ) being connected with the nozzle ( 51 ), the diffuser ( 53 ) and the low-pressure seawater storage tank ( 3 ), respectively; and the diffuser ( 53 ), the first heat-exchanger ( 54 ), the condenser ( 55 ) and the fresh water storage tank ( 7 ) being successively connected, wherein the second heat-exchanger ( 6 ) is connected with the first heat-exchanger ( 54 ).

2. The seawater desalination device of industrial exhaust heat-driven ejector refrigeration according to claim 1 , wherein the condenser ( 55 ), the condensate pump ( 56 ), the generator ( 57 ) and the nozzle ( 51 ) are successively connected.

3. The seawater desalination device of industrial exhaust heat-driven ejector refrigeration according to claim 2 , wherein the seawater desalination device further comprises a sprayer ( 4 ), the sprayer ( 4 ) being disposed at a top position of the low-pressure seawater storage tank ( 3 ) and connected with the low-pressure seawater storage tank ( 3 ) via a pipe.

4. The seawater desalination device of industrial exhaust heat-driven ejector refrigeration according to claim 3 , wherein a throttle valve ( 2 ) for throttling and depressurization is disposed between the seawater collecting pool ( 1 ) and the low-pressure seawater storage tank ( 3 ).

5. An application method for the seawater desalination device of industrial exhaust heat-driven ejector refrigeration according to claim 4 , characterized in that, the application method comprises the following steps:
step 1: seawater from the seawater collecting pool ( 1 ) is throttled and depressurized through the throttle valve ( 2 ), and then the seawater runs into the low-pressure seawater storage tank ( 3 );
step 2: after step 1, the seawater in the low-pressure seawater storage tank ( 3 ) is sprayed by the sprayer ( 4 ), a low-pressure vapor generated by evaporation of seawater is drawn in the mixing chamber ( 52 ) and mixed with a low-pressure vapor generated through the nozzle ( 51 ), wherein waste seawater in the low-pressure seawater storage tank ( 3 ) runs into the second heat-exchanger ( 6 );
step 3: after step 2, the mixed vapor enters the diffuser ( 53 ) for adiabatic compression and pressurization to a corresponding condensing pressure, subsequently enters the first heat-exchanger ( 54 ) to be cooled by the waste seawater from the second heat-exchanger ( 6 ), and then is completely cooled into condensed water by cooling water in the condenser ( 55 );
step 4: after step 3, the condensed water is divided into two parts, one part of the condensed water runs into the fresh water storage tank ( 7 ) for storage and provision as fresh water to meet users' demand; after being pressurized by the condensate pump ( 56 ), the other part of the condensed water runs into the generator ( 57 ) and is heated by industrial exhaust heat to produce a high-temperature high-pressure vapor, which enters the nozzle ( 51 ); the waste seawater in the low-pressure seawater storage tank ( 3 ) after evaporation of water has a relatively low temperature, and a cooling load is supplied for users by heat-exchanging with chilled water through the second heat-exchanger ( 6 ).

6. The application method for the seawater desalination device of industrial exhaust heat-driven ejector refrigeration according to claim 5 , wherein in step 1, the seawater from the seawater collecting pool ( 1 ) having a first pressure higher than a pressure of the low-pressure seawater tank ( 3 ) is provided to the throttle valve ( 2 ), wherein the seawater is throttled and depressurized by the throttle valve ( 2 ) and decreases to a second pressure which is equal to the pressure of the low-pressure seawater storage tank ( 3 ).

7. The application method for the seawater desalination device of industrial exhaust heat-driven ejector refrigeration according to claim 6 , wherein the low-pressure seawater storage tank ( 3 ) is adiabatic, water in the low-pressure seawater storage tank ( 3 ) is evaporated into vapor, while water evaporation absorbs heat, and a waste seawater temperature in the low-pressure seawater storage tank ( 3 ) decreases due to loss of heat.

Assignees

• Univ Dongguan Technology

Inventors

• Jiang Runhua
• Yin Huibin
• Chen Baiman
• Zhou Yanxue

Classifications

• B01D53/265

  by refrigeration (condensation) · CPC title

• C02F1/16 Primary

  using waste heat from other processes · CPC title

• C02F1/265 Primary

  Desalination · CPC title

• Y02A20/124

  Water desalination · CPC title

• C02F1/12 Primary

  Spray evaporation · CPC title