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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Abhijit Gupta, Karnataka, IN;
John Victor Hains, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Gary Cletus Mobley, Greenville, SC (US);
Sakshi Kapoor, Madhya Pradesh, IN;
Inventors:
Abhijit Gupta, Karnataka, IN;
John Victor Hains, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Gary Cletus Mobley, Greenville, SC (US);
Sakshi Kapoor, Madhya Pradesh, IN;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B 11/00 (2006.01); C10L 8/00 (2006.01); C10G 31/08 (2006.01); C10G 33/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 31/08 (2013.01); C10G 33/06 (2013.01); C10G 2300/807 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1037 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for desalting a fuel having a salt therein is disclosed. A jet of superheated steam is provided at a selected pressure and fuel is drawn into the jet of superheated steam to form a mixture of the fuel and the superheated steam. The mixture is injected into a centrifuge to desalt the fuel.