Conversions of sea water and generating systems

• US 3,076,096 A
• Filed: 05/05/1960
• Issued: 01/29/1963
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/1960
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Woodward D. Bachmann
• Original Assignee: Woodward D. Bachmann
• Inventors: Bachmann, Woodward D.
• Application Number:
  US04/027,024
• Time in Patent Office: 999 Days
• US Class Current: 290/1.00R
• CPC Class Codes: F03G 7/05 Ocean thermal energy conversion, i.e. OTEC
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 35/02 with moving magnets and stationary coil systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 159/32 Indirect heat exchange
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 159/39 Power plant
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 203/01 Solar still
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 203/18 Control

Claims

1. ENERGY CONVERSION APPARATUS COMPRISING TWO SEALED ENCLOSURES EACH PARTLY FILLED WITH A LIQUID AND ONE OF WHICH INCLUDES A CONCENTRATION OF SOLUTE DEVELOPING A LOWER VAPOR PRESSURE THAN THAT OF THE LIQUID IN THE OTHER OF SAID ENCLOSURES, MEANS EVACUATING GAS FROM SAID ENCLOSURES, MEANS PROVIDING A PASSAGEWAY FOR FLOW OF VAPOR FROM SAID OTHER OF SAID ENCLOSURES HAVING HIGHER VAPOR PRESSURE THEREIN TO SAID ONE OF SAID ENCLOSURES HAVING THE SAID CONCENTRATION OF SOLUTE AND LOWER VAPOR PRESSURE THEREIN, MEANS REPLENISHING THE SUPPLY OF LIQUID IN SAID OTHER OF SAID ENCLOSURES, MEANS RE-CONCENTRATING THE SOLUTE CONCENTRATION IN SAID ONE OF SAID ENCLOSURES TO PREVENT THE SAID CONCENTRATIN THEREOF FROM BECOMING WEAKENED, MEANS PROVIDING A PATHWAY FOR FLOW OF THERMAL ENERGY FROM SAID ONE OF SAID ENCLOSURES TO SAID OTHER OF SAID ENCLOSURES, AND ENERGY UTILIZATION MEANS POWERED BY AT LEAST ONE OF SAID FLOWS BETWEEN SAID ENCLOSURES.