Mobile desalination plants and systems, and methods for producing desalinated water
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1. A system comprising:
- a first vessel comprising means for producing a permeate and means for mixing a concentrate with seawater; and
means for delivering the permeate from the first vessel to a land-based distribution system.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatus for desalinating water are provided. A vessel includes a water intake system, a reverse osmosis system, a concentrate discharge system, a permeate transfer system, a power source, and a control system. The concentrate discharge system includes a plurality of concentrate discharge ports.
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257 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a first vessel comprising means for producing a permeate and means for mixing a concentrate with seawater; and
means for delivering the permeate from the first vessel to a land-based distribution system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for providing disaster relief services from a maritime environment, the system comprising:
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a first vessel operable to produce desalinated water, the first vessel comprising a first tonnage; and
means for delivering the desalinated water to shore. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A system for mitigating environmental impacts of a desalination system of a vessel on a maritime environment, the desalination system producing a permeate and a concentrate, the system comprising:
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a mixing means for controlling the level of total dissolved solids of the concentrate discharged from the vessel into the surrounding body of water; and
means for regulating a temperature of the concentrate substantially equal to a temperature of the water surrounding the vessel. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A method comprising:
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providing a first vessel operable to produce a permeate and operable to mix a concentrate; and
delivering the permeate from the first vessel to a land-based distribution system. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75)
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76. A method of providing relief to a disaster-stricken area, the method comprising:
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providing a first vessel operable to produce desalinated water, the first vessel comprising a first tonnage; and
delivering the desalinated water to shore. - View Dependent Claims (77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87)
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88. A method of mitigating environmental impacts of desalinating water, the process of desalinating water producing a permeate and a concentrate, the method comprising:
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diluting the concentrate such that the total dissolved solids of the diluted concentrate is between the level of the total dissolved solids of the concentrate and of the total dissolved solids of the surrounding body of water; and
regulating a temperature of the concentrate substantially equal to a temperature of the water proximate the area of the concentrate discharge. - View Dependent Claims (89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100)
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101. A vessel comprising a water purification system comprising:
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a water intake system comprising a water intake and a water intake pump;
a reverse osmosis system comprising a high pressure pump and a reverse osmosis membrane;
a concentrate discharge system comprising a plurality of concentrate discharge ports;
a permeate transfer system comprising a transfer pump;
a power source; and
a control system, wherein the reverse osmosis system is in communication with the water intake system, the concentrate discharge system and the permeate transfer system are in communication with the reverse osmosis system, the power source is in communication with the water intake system, the reverse osmosis system, and the permeate transfer system, and the control system is in communication with the water intake system, the reverse osmosis system, the concentrate discharge system, the permeate transfer system, and the power source. - View Dependent Claims (102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159)
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160. A method for producing a permeate on a floating structure comprising:
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producing permeate wherein a concentrate is produced;
discharging the concentrate into the surrounding water through a concentrate discharge system comprising a plurality of concentrate discharge ports. - View Dependent Claims (161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181)
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182. A computer readable medium having instructions, the instructions including instructions that cause a processor to communicate a signal to a control system to perform the steps of:
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producing a permeate; and
discharging the concentrate through a concentrate discharge system into water proximate to the concentrate discharge system, wherein total dissolved solids level of the concentrate discharged is substantially equal to the total dissolved solids level of the water proximate to the floating structure. - View Dependent Claims (183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188)
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189. A system comprising:
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a vessel comprising means for producing energy; and
land-based means for transferring the energy from the vessel to a land-based distribution system. - View Dependent Claims (190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198)
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199. A system comprising:
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a vessel operable to produce desalinated water and electricity;
means for delivering the desalinated water from the vessel to a land-based water distribution system; and
means for transferring the electricity from the vessel to a land-based electrical distribution system. - View Dependent Claims (200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207)
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208. A vessel comprising:
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a hull comprising a first surface and a second surface;
means for producing desalinated water;
means for mixing a concentrate with seawater; and
means for storing the desalinated water, the water storing means comprising a tank disposed within the hull, the tank comprising a first surface and a second surface, the second surface of the tank separated from the first surface of the hull. - View Dependent Claims (209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225)
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226. A method comprising:
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providing a vessel operable to generate energy; and
transferring the energy from the vessel to a land-based distribution system. - View Dependent Claims (227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235)
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236. A method comprising:
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providing a vessel operable to produce desalinated water and to generate electricity;
delivering the desalinated water produced by the vessel to a land-based water distribution network; and
transferring the electricity generated by the vessel to a land-based electrical distribution network. - View Dependent Claims (237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245)
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246. A method comprising:
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producing desalinated water;
mixing a concentrate with seawater; and
storing the desalinated water in a tank, the tank disposed in a hull of a vessel, the hull comprising a first surface and a second surface, the tank comprising a first surface and a second surface, the second surface of the tank separated from the first surface of the hull. - View Dependent Claims (247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257)
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