SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING HIGH MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY COOLING WATER TO AN INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES

• US 20130264261A1
• Filed: 04/11/2013
• Published: 10/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Crystal Image Technology Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Crystal Lagoons (Curacao) B.V. (Crystal Lagoons Corp.)
• Inventors: FISCHMANN T., Fernando
• Granted Patent: US 9,120,689 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 210/182
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 35/14 Safety devices specially adapted for filtration preventing or minimising fires or explosions A62C; Devices for indicating clogging incorporated in a throw-away filter B01D27/10
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 36/04 Combinations of filters with settling tanks
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/008 Control or steering systems not provided for elsewhere in subclass C02F
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/44 by dialysis, osmosis or reverse osmosis general membrane separation processes B01D61/00, membrane modules B01D63/00, electrodialysis C02F1/4693, combination of membrane modules and bioreactors C02F3/1268
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/5281 Installations for water purification using chemical agents
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/56 Macromolecular compounds
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/72 by oxidation C02F1/4672 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/78 with ozone C02F1/4672 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2103/023 Water in cooling circuits
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2103/42 from bathing facilities, e.g. swimming pools
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2209/02 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2209/04 Oxidation reduction potential [ORP]
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2209/11 Turbidity
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 5/08 Treatment of water with complexing chemicals or other solubilising agents for softening, scale prevention or scale removal, e.g. adding sequestering agents
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 9/00 Multistage treatment of water, waste water or sewage
• CPC Class Codes: Y02W 10/37 using solar energy

Abstract

A method and system for treating water, and using the treated water for the cooling of industrial processes is disclosed. The water is treated and stored in a large container or artificial lagoon, has high clarity and high microbiological quality. A system of the invention generally includes a containing means, such as a large container or artificial lagoon, a coordination means, a chemical application means, a mobile suction means, and a filtration means. The coordination means monitors and controls the processes in order to adjust water quality parameters within specified limits. The large container or artificial lagoon can act as a heat sink, absorbing waste heat from the industrial cooling process, thus creating thermal energy reservoirs in a sustainable manner, which can be later used for other purposes. The method and system can be used in any industrial cooling system with any type of water available, including fresh water, brackish water, and seawater.

Claims

1-13. -13. (canceled)

14. A system for providing high microbiological quality cooling water to an industrial process, the system comprising:

a container for storing cooling water, the container comprising a bottom for receiving settled particles;

a feeding line of inlet water to the container;

a coordination means for timely activating processes necessary to adjust parameters of the cooling water within predetermined limits;

a chemical application means activated by the coordination means;

a mobile suction means for moving along the bottom of the container and suctioning cooling water containing settled particles;

a propelling means for moving the mobile suction means along the bottom of the container;

a filtration means for filtering the cooling water containing settled particles;

a collecting line coupled between the mobile suction means and the filtration means;

a return line from the filtration means to the container;

a heat exchanger inlet line from the container to the industrial process; and

a return water line from the industrial process to the container.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the bottom of the container comprises a membrane, geomembrane, geotextile membrane, plastic liner, concrete, coated concrete, or a combination thereof.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the coordination means is capable of receiving information, processing that information, and activating other processes.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the chemical application means comprises an injector, a sprinkler, manual application, a weight dispenser, or combinations thereof.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein the propelling means comprises a rail system, a cable system, a self-propelled system, a manually propelled system, a robotic system, a system guided from a distance, a boat with an engine, a floating device with an engine, or a combination thereof.

19. The system of claim 14, wherein the filtration means comprises a cartridge filter, a sand filter, a micro-filter, an ultra-filter, a nano-filter, or a combination thereof.

20. The system of claim 14, wherein the collecting line comprises a flexible hose, a rigid hose, a pipe comprising any material, or a combination thereof.