Patent ID: 7052582
Filing Date: 2006-05-30
Classification: B01D,C02F,F05B,Y02A,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A wave powered distillation system, comprising: a first vessel for receiving a controlled volume of salt water; a second valve fluidly connected to said first vessel, wherein said second valve controls the volume of salt water introduced into said first vessel; a first float hingedly attached to said second valves to open and close said second valve; a second vessel comprised of a second pipe and a plurality of trays in a stacked pattern, wherein said trays attach to a section of said second pipe, internally of said second vessel; a nozzle positioned within said second vessel, wherein said nozzle is fluidly connected to said first vessel for dispersing said salt water into said second vessel; a first pump fluidly connected to said second vessel for extracting a water vapor and for maintaining a negative pressure within said second vessel; a second pump fluidly connected to said second pipe for extracting brine from said second vessel; a second float mechanically connected to said first pump and said second pump for actuating said pumps, wherein said second float is attached externally of said first vessel and said second vessel for engaging the salt water external of said vessels, wherein said second float is manipulated by the waves, and wherein said second float mechanically powers said first pump and said second pump by the waves, and wherein said first float is mechanically powered by the waves; a condensing unit fluidly connected to said first pump for condensing said water vapor; and a first valve fluidly connected to said first vessel for maintaining a substantially constant atmospheric pressure in said first vessel.