SUBLIMATION SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- feeding a slurry comprising solid particles suspended in a first fluid to a first heat exchanger;
vaporizing the first fluid in the first heat exchanger to form a first gas;
feeding the first gas and the solid particles to a second heat exchanger; and
sublimating the solid particles in the second heat exchanger to form a second gas.
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Abstract
A system for vaporizing and sublimating a slurry comprising a fluid including solid particles therein. The system includes a first heat exchanger configured to receive the fluid including solid particles and vaporize the fluid and a second heat exchanger configured to receive the vaporized fluid and solid particles and sublimate the solid particles. A method for vaporizing and sublimating a fluid including solid particles therein is also disclosed. The method includes feeding the fluid including solid particles to a first heat exchanger, vaporizing the fluid, feeding the vaporized fluid and solid particles to a second heat exchanger and sublimating the solid particles. In some embodiments the fluid including solid particles is liquid natural gas or methane including solid carbon dioxide particles.
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21 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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feeding a slurry comprising solid particles suspended in a first fluid to a first heat exchanger; vaporizing the first fluid in the first heat exchanger to form a first gas; feeding the first gas and the solid particles to a second heat exchanger; and sublimating the solid particles in the second heat exchanger to form a second gas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for continuously gasifying a slurry of liquid methane and solid carbon dioxide particles, comprising:
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feeding a slurry of liquid methane and solid carbon dioxide particles to a first heat exchanger; vaporizing the liquid methane in the first heat exchanger to form a mixture of solid carbon dioxide particles and gaseous methane; feeding the mixture of solid carbon dioxide particles and gaseous methane to a second heat exchanger; and sublimating the solid carbon dioxide particles in the second heat exchanger. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for vaporizing and sublimating a slurry, comprising:
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a first heat exchanger configured to receive the slurry comprising a fluid and solid particles and to vaporize the fluid; and a second heat exchanger configured to receive the vaporized fluid and the solid particles and to sublimate the solid particles. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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