Patent ID: 8677768
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: C02F,F01K,F25B,F28C

Abstract:
1. A system for transferring latent heat from a first liquid circuit to a second liquid circuit and for simultaneously separating a content of the first liquid circuit into a purified product and a by-product, the by-product containing concentrated impurities that were separated from the purified product, the system including: a network of conduits containing a refrigerant that is substantially immiscible and unreactive with the content of the first liquid circuit; a first heat exchanger in which the refrigerant is injected directly into the content of the first liquid circuit through at least one nozzle to create frozen liquid pieces containing the purified product and to simultaneously capture the latent heat released upon freezing these liquid pieces; a second heat exchanger in which the refrigerant transfers the latent heat captured from the first liquid circuit to the second liquid circuit, thereby rising a content of the second liquid circuit in temperature; and a refrigerant compressor in fluid communication with the network of conduits, the compressor being located downstream of the first heat exchanger and upstream of the second heat exchanger.