Patent ID: 7485222
Filing Date: 2009-02-03
Classification: C02F,F28D,F28F,Y02A

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for desalinating or otherwise purifying water to be treated, said apparatus comprising: an enclosure having an inlet for the introduction of said water to be treated and one or more Hydrate Asymmetric Restraint Technology (“HART”) modules disposed therein, each of said HART modules including one or more HART restraint panels formed as composite panels, with pores extending from one major surface of each restraint panel to an opposite major surface of each restraint panel, and an internal chamber formed therein, each of the HART restraint panels having a series of cooling galleries extending internally throughout it between the pores thereof; a first conduit arranged to supply hydrate-forming material to the enclosure; and a second conduit arranged to remove purified water from the internal chambers of the HART modules.