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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015

Filed:

Aug. 11, 2011
Applicants:

Patrick V. Brady, Albuquerque, NM (US);

James L. Krumhansl, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Inventors:

Patrick V. Brady, Albuquerque, NM (US);

James L. Krumhansl, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Assignee:

Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02G 1/00 (2006.01); F01K 13/00 (2006.01); F01K 9/00 (2006.01); F01K 17/00 (2006.01); F22D 5/28 (2006.01); F23B 90/00 (2011.01); F01K 17/04 (2006.01); F01K 25/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01K 13/00 (2013.01); F01K 17/00 (2013.01); F01K 17/04 (2013.01); F01K 25/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system including a vessel including a heat source and a flue; a turbine; a condenser; a fluid conduit circuit disposed between the vessel, the turbine and the condenser; and a diverter coupled to the flue to direct a portion of an exhaust from the flue to contact with a cooling medium for the condenser water. A method including diverting a portion of exhaust from a flue of a vessel; modifying the pH of a cooling medium for a condenser with the portion of exhaust; and condensing heated fluid from the vessel with the pH modified cooling medium.


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