Patent ID: 8951391
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: B01D,B01J,C02F,Y02A,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A machine for use with a feed liquid and solar radiation, the machine comprising: (a) an outer housing defining an at least partially hollow interior comprising a liquid concentrate region positioned below a feed liquid region, the outer housing being configured to receive the solar radiation; (b) a base located at a lower end of the outer housing, the base comprising a first opening having internal threads; (c) a cap located at an upper end of the outer housing, the cap comprising a second opening having internal threads; (d) means for the feed liquid to enter the feed liquid region, at least a portion of the feed liquid entering the feed liquid region being heated by the solar radiation to form vapor and liquid concentrate, the liquid concentrate collecting in the liquid concentrate region; (e) means for the liquid concentrate to exit from the liquid concentrate region; (f) means for the vapor to exit from the outer housing; and (g) at least one tension member positioned inside the at least partially hollow interior of the outer housing, the at least one tension member comprising a rod having external threads, a first portion of the external threads of the rod being threaded into the internal threads of the first opening, a second portion of the external threads of the rod being threaded into the internal threads of the second opening the at least one tension member connecting the base to the cap, the rod pressing the base against the lower end of the outer housing to thereby create a substantially watertight seal between the base and the lower end of the outer housing, and the rod pressing the cap against the upper end of the outer housing to thereby create a substantially watertight seal between the cap and the upper end of the outer housing.