EP4284530A1 - Dispositif de panneau pour dessaler de l'eau et collecter des sels et/ou des débris, installation et processus de fonctionnement de celui-ci - Google Patents

Dispositif de panneau pour dessaler de l'eau et collecter des sels et/ou des débris, installation et processus de fonctionnement de celui-ci

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EP4284530A1
EP4284530A1 EP22705464.0A EP22705464A EP4284530A1 EP 4284530 A1 EP4284530 A1 EP 4284530A1 EP 22705464 A EP22705464 A EP 22705464A EP 4284530 A1 EP4284530 A1 EP 4284530A1
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pipe
panel
water
panel device
serpentine pipe
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Francesco Caprio
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Circle Biotech Srl
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D1/00—Evaporating
    • B01D1/0011—Heating features
    • B01D1/0029—Use of radiation
    • B01D1/0035—Solar energy
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D1/00—Evaporating
    • B01D1/0082—Regulation; Control
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D1/00—Evaporating
    • B01D1/06—Evaporators with vertical tubes
    • B01D1/08—Evaporators with vertical tubes with short tubes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D1/00—Evaporating
    • B01D1/22—Evaporating by bringing a thin layer of the liquid into contact with a heated surface
    • B01D1/222—In rotating vessels; vessels with movable parts
    • B01D1/223—In rotating vessels; vessels with movable parts containing a rotor
    • B01D1/225—In rotating vessels; vessels with movable parts containing a rotor with blades or scrapers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D1/00—Evaporating
    • B01D1/22—Evaporating by bringing a thin layer of the liquid into contact with a heated surface
    • B01D1/24—Evaporating by bringing a thin layer of the liquid into contact with a heated surface to obtain dry solids
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D3/00—Distillation or related exchange processes in which liquids are contacted with gaseous media, e.g. stripping
    • B01D3/02—Distillation or related exchange processes in which liquids are contacted with gaseous media, e.g. stripping in boilers or stills
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F1/00—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
    • C02F1/02—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating
    • C02F1/04—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating by distillation or evaporation
    • C02F1/14—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating by distillation or evaporation using solar energy
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F2103/00—Nature of the water, waste water, sewage or sludge to be treated
    • C02F2103/08—Seawater, e.g. for desalination
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F2201/00—Apparatus for treatment of water, waste water or sewage
    • C02F2201/002—Construction details of the apparatus
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F2209/00—Controlling or monitoring parameters in water treatment
    • C02F2209/42—Liquid level
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F22—STEAM GENERATION
    • F22B—METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS
    • F22B1/00—Methods of steam generation characterised by form of heating method
    • F22B1/006—Methods of steam generation characterised by form of heating method using solar heat
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F22—STEAM GENERATION
    • F22B—METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS
    • F22B37/00—Component parts or details of steam boilers
    • F22B37/02—Component parts or details of steam boilers applicable to more than one kind or type of steam boiler
    • F22B37/48—Devices for removing water, salt, or sludge from boilers; Arrangements of cleaning apparatus in boilers; Combinations thereof with boilers
    • F22B37/486—Devices for removing water, salt, or sludge from boilers
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A20/00—Water conservation; Efficient water supply; Efficient water use
    • Y02A20/124—Water desalination
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A20/00—Water conservation; Efficient water supply; Efficient water use
    • Y02A20/124—Water desalination
    • Y02A20/138—Water desalination using renewable energy
    • Y02A20/142—Solar thermal; Photovoltaics
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A20/00—Water conservation; Efficient water supply; Efficient water use
    • Y02A20/20—Controlling water pollution; Waste water treatment
    • Y02A20/208—Off-grid powered water treatment
    • Y02A20/212—Solar-powered wastewater sewage treatment, e.g. spray evaporation

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  • the present invention relates to the field of devices and apparatuses for desalinating waters; in particular, the present invention relates to a device for desalinating waters and simultaneously making it possible to precipitate and subsequently store the salts contained therein.
  • Document W02020190995A1 entitled “Desalination System’’ discloses a system and a method for desalinating and heating water, based on the use solar energy; in a particular embodiment of this invention, salt water feeds a pre-heating system 1003.
  • the pre-heating system 1003 is a hose which contains salt water and holding heat. Heat is provided via solar energy concentration systems including, amongst others, lenses or a linear parabolic mirror.
  • the system provides a plurality of desalinating units.
  • Document KR101131092B1 entitled “Evaporative Desalination Apparatus Of Sea Water Using Heatpipe” discloses a solar heat evaporative sea water desalination apparatus, which uses a heat pipe including a thermal accumulation tank (10), a heat pipe (20), and a desalinator (60).
  • the heat duct is connected to the thermal accumulator and makes hot water circulate inside the thermal accumulator.
  • Document US2011001 1802A1 entitled “Systems And Methods For Simultaneously Generating Energy And Treating Water” discloses a system that allows to cool a concentrated photovoltaic cell while simultaneously treating water, for example sea water desalination.
  • a concentrated photovoltaic panel converts solar energy into electric energy.
  • the recirculating water for example sea water or regenerated water, at a temperature comprised in an optimized range of values, flows through the photovoltaic panel to cool the photovoltaic solar cells down.
  • the recirculating water is heated by the photovoltaic panel and is subsequently conveyed to a water treatment unit, for example a heat exchanger or a water dissipator.
  • the water treatment unit is either a high temperature reverse osmosis (RO) unit, a vacuum evaporator, or a bacterial water treatment plant.
  • the treated water stream enters the heat exchanger/desalinator unit.
  • the heat associated with the heated recirculating water is used to treat the colder water.
  • Document RU2668249C1 entitled “Solar Desalinator With Parabolic-Cylinder Reflectors” discloses a device used for distilling mineralized, polluted, or sea waters by using solar energy only to heat water.
  • the solar desalinator comprises a solar concentrator mounted on parabolic cylindrical reflectors provided with brackets with holes on which the evaporating pipes positioned in the reflector focuses are located.
  • the device according to this invention mainly aims at an effective and continuous gathering of the salts precipitated inside the device and simultaneously allows for an effective conveyance of the produced steam to valves and a pipe network, in order for it to be expelled; this allows to accumulate the gathered salts internally to an appropriate container, while also allowing for an effective desalination of salt and/or dirty waters.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a modular device for continuously desalinating waters by means of solar concentrators and chain conveyors; this device is a modular device in which every individual element will be here referred to as a panel device.
  • the device according to this invention is used for desalinating both salt waters and waste waters and/or dirty waters.
  • This modular desalination system is characterized in that it comprises: a pipe which conveys the stream of water to be desalinized, a plurality of parabolic mirrors, which concentrate the solar radiation, and a system of horizontal chain conveyors, which are used to prevent sediments and precipitates from accumulating in the pipe system and allow to convey and gather the precipitated salts in an appropriate container.
  • the pipe is a flat serpentine pipe implemented in such a way as to maximize the heating of the water conveyed internally thereto.
  • a number of parabolic and/or hemicylindrical mirrors are present, coaxial to the pipe, suitable for concentrating the solar radiation in the pipe system itself and/or on the surface thereof.
  • the dimensions and the concavity of the parabola which describes the profile/cross section of said mirrors, selected consistently with the housing of said pipe in terms of dimensions, positioning, and fixture, in order for the centre of the pipe itself to coincide with the focus of the above-mentioned parabolic mirror.
  • the heat produced by solar radiation heats the water circulating through the pipe system, up to a total vaporization of the circulating water itself, thus causing the salts dissolved therein to precipitate.
  • the heat produced by solar radiation can result in an overheating and overpressure of the water vapor itself.
  • Horizontal chain conveyors are present internally to said pipe system, comprising sequences of circular, hydraulic locks and/or bulkheads, which slide internally to said pipe system, being driven by a chain or by another driving mechanism.
  • Said horizontal chain conveyors perform a number of functions, which consist of: fostering water flow internally to said pipe system and removing/preventing accumulations/deposits and/or making it possible an effective gathering of the precipitated salts and other impurities initially present in the water fed to said panel and, finally, allowing for an effective conveyance of the steam accumulated inside the pipe system.
  • the panel device comprises, along the development of the pipe, and preferably in its terminal part, a container, vertically accommodated under the plane where the serpentine pipe is located, perpendicularly to the axis of development of the pipe system, to gather and accumulate the salts deposited along the pipe and removed by the sequence of bulkheads, up to the mouth of said store, where they are deposited by gravity.
  • Said store/container is periodically emptied, following a manual and/or automatic external drive/control of a set of valves, input to and output from said container, by effect of gravity and/or differences of pressure with the external environment.
  • Said pipe system also comprises an outlet port, be it equipped or not equipped with valves, which prevents any return flows, positioned at the end of the development of said pipe system.
  • Said outlet can conveniently be connected to a second panel and/or to the recirculation of the water to be treated in the same panel, and/or to further process stages, if any, like those described above.
  • the invention also comprises a desalination plant which includes one or more panels according to this invention, connected to at least one condensation heat exchanger and/or to a turbine.
  • a further process stage output from one single panel or from a plurality of panels cascaded to each other, possibly comprises a turbine for generating electric energy, driven by the passage of the steam produced by the panels interconnected to each other.
  • a condensing heat exchanger can be adopted, which condensate the vapours themselves, and recovers the heat associated with these vapours and/or hot liquids output from the above-described system.
  • figure 1 - a side, top axonometric view of a panel device 1 ;
  • figure 2 - a top axonometric view of a detail of figure 1 , namely the internal compartment of the serpentine pipe, with the horizontal transport means inside, wherein the wall of the pipe has been removed in order to make the horizontal transport means present internally to the pipe visible;
  • figure 3 - a view of a detail of figure 2, wherein the wall of the pipe 10 has been removed to make the coaxial chain with the centre of the pipe and the circular hydraulic bulkheads visible;
  • figure 4 - a view of the upper surfaces of the device placed on a panel;
  • figure 5 - a view of the lower surface of the device, where the rectilinear section of the pipe 10 passing on the lower surface of the panel or flat support 20 is
  • the present invention discloses a panel device 1 for desalinating salt waters, in particular sea water, but also waste waters and dirty waters.
  • the present invention provides a modular device and system for continuously desalinating waters to be treated by way of solar concentrators and chain conveyors.
  • One preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a panel device 1 used for desalinating water and collecting salts and/or debris, comprising at least one flat serpentine pipe 10 placed on a panel 20 exposed to the sun, at least one parabolic mirror 30 coaxially placed around a rectilinear portion 10.1 of at least one serpentine pipe 10 and at least one container 40 for accumulating the precipitated and gathered brine and/or salts.
  • Said panel 20 is a flat support on which the sepentine pipe is anchored.
  • said mirrors 30 are hemicylindrical.
  • serpentine pipe 10 is configured in such a way as to comprise, in an internal compartment 10.2, a means 50 for the horizontal transportation of the precipitated salt crystals and/or debris internally to said serpentine pipe 10 and their conveyance to said container 40 placed under said panel or flat support 20, in a position perpendicular to the axis of development of the serpentine pipe, the liquid internally thereto, and the horizontal transport means; finally, said serpentine pipe 10 and said container 40 being in communication to each other by way of their respective openings 10.6; 40.1 .
  • Said horizontal transport means 50 used for transporting the salt crystals and/or debris accumulated internally to said serpentine pipe 10 is provided with a plurality of sequentially arranged hydraulic bulkheads anchored to a means used for moving them.
  • the horizontal transport means 50 used for transporting the salt crystals precipitated internally to said serpentine pipe 10 comprises a chain 50.1 , coaxially arranged internally to the serpentine pipe 10 and provided with a plurality of circular bulkhead 50.2 equally spaced from each other.
  • Said handling means is a chain 50.1 and said hydraulic bulkheads 50.2 are circular bulkheads, both being moved by way of a towing head and a crown gear 50.3.
  • These bulkheads are preferably circular hydraulic bulkheads configured in such a way as to fit the diameter of said pipe 10, so as to lick the inner surface of said pipe 10 and displace the salts and/or sediments that deposit on the bottom. These bulkheads also contribute to conveying steam toward the end 10.9 of the pipe 10.
  • said horizontal transport means 50 is provided with a towing head and a crown gear 50.3 for moving said chain 50.1 .
  • Said crown gear will be configured in such a way as to have a number of housings suitable for accommodating the hydraulic bulkheads 50.2 and driving them in such a way as to allow the movement of the chain and of the bulkheads.
  • These bulkheads are configured for transporting the precipitated salts and debris toward the container 40 in a fully innovative manner, thus making their collecting simpler, and also fostering the flow of vapor toward an outlet port.
  • the serpentine pipe 10 described in the present invention is a closed-circuit serpentine pipe arranged on a plane; as a matter of fact, the pipe 10 is continuous in a single panel 1 and is configured to subsequently pass onto the lower surface of the panel as a rectilinear pipe, after forming said serpentine on the upper surface of the panel, and to subsequently continue on the upper surface; this implies that, in the moment when all valves of the pipe 10 are closed, water recirculation can take place in several successive cycles, up to reaching predetermined steam pressure and temperature values, and up to accumulating a given quantity of salts and/or debris.
  • the device 1 is modular and the serpentine pipe 10 is connected to another pipe, thus making it possible to continue the desalination cycle in another panel.
  • the pipe element 100 is configured for being connectable to a serpentine pipe 10 of a subsequent panel device 1 , so as to implement a serial interconnection of several panels.
  • the serpentine pipe 10 will be preferably made from a material suitable for absorbing the solar radiation and for a subsequent conversion into heat, i.e. a material that is transparent to the solar radiation itself.
  • the salts and/or sediments are conveyed up to the container 40 where, below said pipe 10, there will be an opening configured in such a way as to allow the accumulated salts and/or sediments and/or debris to drop by gravity; the end 10.9 of the pipe 10 is provided with an opening 10.6 on the lower surface, comprising a valve 10.5 for unloading salts and/or debris into a container 40, and an outlet valve 10.4 for transferring the high-pressure steam accumulated internally thereto to a pipe element 100.
  • Said container 40 is in communication with said serpentine pipe 10 through an opening 40.1 placed in correspondence with the opening 10.6 of the end 10.9 of the serpentine pipe 10.
  • Said opening 10.6 through which said serpentine pipe 10 communicates with the container 40 is provided with a valve used to control the opening and closing of the container and with a sensor used to detect the filling level of the pipe close to the container 40.
  • the container 40 is a cylindrical container placed under said panel or flat support 20, close to the end 10.9 of said serpentine pipe, in a position perpendicular to the axis of development of the serpentine pipe.
  • the container 40 is in turn provided with a lower valve controlling the opening of the lower surface 40.2 of said container for the final discharging of the gathered salts and/or debris; in the case of brine, i.e. in the case of sea water treatment, this brine might be unloaded into the sea at the end of a recycle thereof.
  • said mirrors 30 are hemicylindrical.
  • the serpentine pipe 10 is connectable to a pipe element 100 to supply it with the vapor produced upon heating the water contained in the pipe itself, if the vapor reached the desired pressure and temperature values, or, if several panels are connected to each other and the fluid internally present did not vaporize yet, this pipe element 100 will allow water to flow into another panel.
  • the serpentine pipe 10 is provided with a valve 10.4 to make it possible for the steam accumulated internally thereto to go out.
  • a condensing heat exchanger can be adopted for condensing the vapours themselves and recovering the heat associated with these vapours and/or hot liquids output from the above-described system and for recovering the desalinized water.
  • the device according to this invention is modular and is configured for being connected to another device identical thereto.
  • the present invention also discloses a plant 500 for desalinating water, comprising one or more panel devices 1 , at least one steam turbine 200, and at least one condensing heat exchanger 300, characterized in that said one or more panel devices 1 are configured for processing the water to be treated in several cycles, in one panel only or thought several panels and, at the end of the desalinization cycles, feeding steam, at pre-determined pressure and temperature values, into said pipe element 100 jointly and/or alternatively connected to at least one condensing heat exchanger 200 and/or a steam turbine 300, via said at least one valve 10.4 of said serpentine pipe 10.
  • the present invention also discloses a desalination process of the panel device and of the plant, comprising one or more panel devices.
  • the operating process comprises one or more process cycles on the water to be treated, via one and the same panel device 1 , or a process cycle on the water to be treated via several panels connected in series to each other; at the end of this desalination process, there will be a water deprived of salts and debris present internally thereto, which will be precipitated or simply separated, and a subsequent passage of all the water present internally to the pipe system in the vapor status, up to reaching a predetermined steam pressure and a predetermined temperature.
  • the accumulated steam can be conveyed to the pipe element 100 for producing desalinized water.
  • the steam can be sent to gathering or remodulation basins or to a heat exchanger for (latent) heat recovery purposes.
  • the steam is sent to a heat exchanger, which is a condensing heat exchanger; thanks to the produced vapor being condensed, desalinized water will be produced.
  • the energy associated with the high-pressure steam can be converted, first into electric energy and/or mechanical energy; then the steam is sent to a turbine for producing electric and/or mechanical energy, for being subsequently sent to a condenser.
  • the present invention also discloses a process for operating the device and plant, including the following steps: a. filling said serpentine pipe 10 of the panel device 1 with water containing salts and/or debris by way of an inlet valve 10.3; b. heating said serpentine pipe 10 by way of parabolic and/or hemicylindrical mirrors 30 exposed to the sun; c. increasing the steam pressure internally to said serpentine pipe 10; d. forming an oversaturated solution of salts; e. precipitating the salts and debris contained internally to said oversaturated solution; f. displacing the precipitated and/or suspended salts and/or debris by way of said horizontal transport mean 50; g. recirculating the water present in the serpentine pipe 10 up to reaching the necessary temperature and pressure values.
  • Said process comprises the following final steps: h. conveying steam in the pipe element 100 for making it go out through the outlet valve 10.4, after reaching predetermined temperature and pressure values; i. discharging the accumulated salts and/or debris into said container 40 by means of a discharge valve 10.5; j. conveying new water to be treated into said serpentine pipe (10) internally to said panel device (1 ) by way of an opening valve 10.3.
  • the final products of the panel device i.e. a high-pressure steam and the gathered salts and/or debris, are obtained.
  • the operating process of the plant comprises the following further steps: k. sending steam to a heat exchanger 200 of the plant 500 by way of the outlet valve 10.4, after reaching predetermined temperature and pressure values suitable for condensing the produced steam; l. producing desalinized water; wherein the steam is sent to a steam heat exchanger for obtaining desalinized water.
  • the high pressure and temperature steam can be sent to a steam turbine, in order to transform its energy into an electric and/or mechanical energy; therefore, the process might comprise the following steps: m. conveying steam to a steam turbine 300 of the plant 500 via the valve 10.4. after reaching predetermined temperature and pressure values as necessary for producing electric and/or mechanical energy; n. sending steam output from the turbine 300 to a heat exchanger 200 for condensation; o. producing desalinized water.
  • steps m) and n) of the process take place jointly with and/or alternatively to steps k) and I) of the process; or steam might be simultaneously sent to a heat exchanger and to a turbine.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un dispositif de panneau pour dessaler de l'eau et collecter des sels et/ou des débris, comprenant : au moins un tuyau en serpentin plat placé sur un panneau exposé au soleil ; au moins un miroir parabolique et/ou semi-cylindrique disposé de manière coaxiale autour des parties rectilignes d'au moins un tuyau en serpentin ; au moins un récipient pour accumuler la saumure et/ou les sels précipités et collectés ; caractérisé en ce que ledit tuyau en serpentin est configuré de manière à comprendre dans son compartiment interne un moyen pour le transport horizontal des cristaux de sel précipité et/ou des débris à l'intérieur dudit tuyau en serpentin et en les transportant vers ledit récipient placé sous ledit panneau, ladite conduite en serpentin et ledit récipient étant en communication l'un avec l'autre par l'intermédiaire d'ouvertures. La présente invention concerne également une installation de dessalement d'eau comprenant un ou plusieurs dispositifs de panneau selon la présente invention et un processus de fonctionnement du dispositif de panneau et de l'installation.
EP22705464.0A 2021-01-26 2022-01-25 Dispositif de panneau pour dessaler de l'eau et collecter des sels et/ou des débris, installation et processus de fonctionnement de celui-ci Pending EP4284530A1 (fr)

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IT102021000001505A IT202100001505A1 (it) 2021-01-26 2021-01-26 Dispositivo a pannello per desalinizzare l’acqua e raccogliere i sali e/o detriti, impianto e loro procedimento di funzionamento.
PCT/IB2022/050626 WO2022162522A1 (fr) 2021-01-26 2022-01-25 Dispositif de panneau pour dessaler de l'eau et collecter des sels et/ou des débris, installation et processus de fonctionnement de celui-ci

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