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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 1988
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stephan B Sears, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Superstill Technology, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ; B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
203 26 ; 203 11 ; 203 71 ; 203D / ; 159 242 ; 159 286 ; 202172 ; 202181 ; 202182 ; 202187 ;
Abstract
This document describes an improved method and apparatus for recycling energy in counterflow heat exchange and distillation. The basis of the invention is transferring heat with thin sheets of material having extensive surface area relative to the flow rate through the system. A distillation apparatus (11 and 12), a counterflow heat exchanger (11), a clothes dryer (FIG. 9), a power generator (FIG. 12), and other embodiments of the invention are described.