Patent ID: 8776522

Claim:
A system for reclaiming contaminated water, comprising: a contaminant collection subsystem including a boiler configured to receive and concentrate contaminants in the contaminated water by boiling the contaminated water and producing steam; a heat generation subsystem including a heat exchanger separate from the boiler, the heat exchanger being in communication with a heat source to heat a thermal transfer fluid in the heat exchanger; a steam energy conversion subsystem comprising a steam turbine and a generator; a first system of pipes configured to circulate the thermal transfer fluid between the heat exchanger and the boiler, wherein the boiler is configured to receive the heated thermal transfer fluid via the first system of pipes and to use heat from the thermal transfer fluid to boil the contaminated water so that at least a portion of contaminants in the contaminated water are retained in the boiler; and a second system of pipes configured to direct the steam from the boiler to the heat exchanger to superheat the steam and to direct the superheated steam from the heat exchanger to the steam turbine for driving the generator.