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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2010
Fred W. Shoemaker, Longwood, FL (US);
Michael S. Briesch, Orlando, FL (US);
Philip G. Deen, Enterprise, FL (US);
Terrence B. Sullivan, Orlando, FL (US);
Fred W. Shoemaker, Longwood, FL (US);
Michael S. Briesch, Orlando, FL (US);
Philip G. Deen, Enterprise, FL (US);
Terrence B. Sullivan, Orlando, FL (US);
Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
A power plant may include a combustion apparatus () producing an exhaust gas (), an absorber () receiving the exhaust gas (), the absorber () including a desiccant and producing a first stream of desiccant solution containing water and a first concentration of desiccant, and an apparatus () for dehydrating the first stream of desiccant solution while maintaining the water in a liquid phase. The apparatus () may include a heat exchanger (), a crystallizing heat exchanger (), a separator () and a flash tank () for dehydrating the desiccant solution while maintaining water in a liquid phase and subsequently recovering water from the solution.