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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2013
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, München, DE;
Andreas Koch, Neunkirchen am Brand, DE;
Bernd Leidinger, Dresden, DE;
Hermann May, Veitsbronn, DE;
Matthias Schöneich, Görlitz, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, München, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for extracting carbon-containing substances, in particular bitumen, from oil sands. The device comprises two separate steam circuits. The first steam circuit is a closed steam circuit, in which a steam turbine () is operating. The second steam circuit is an open steam circuit and is used for extracting carbon-containing substances, in particular bitumen, from oil sands. The steam turbine () comprises an intermediate steam removal facility (), wherein the intermediate steam is used to evaporate the water/vapor in the second steam circuit via a heat exchanger. The invention further relates to a method for extracting carbon-containing substances by means of the previously described device.