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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2009
Applicant:
Neil Edwin Moe, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Inventor:
Neil Edwin Moe, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 25/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus are described for disposing of salt byproduct from a zero liquid operation, such as a zero liquid discharge desalination plant. The present method and apparatus concern a power generation plant, comprising a salinity gradient power unit (SGPU) comprising a high salinity feed, a low salinity feed, and a mixed water output. The high salinity feed is comprised of salt byproduct from a ZLD operation. The mixed water output empties into a body of water.