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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Tesla Motors, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventor:
Ryan Melsert, Reno, NV (US);
Assignee:
TESLA, INC., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 9/08 (2006.01); B01D 3/00 (2006.01); B01D 1/00 (2006.01); B01D 1/28 (2006.01); B01D 3/14 (2006.01); B01D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 9/08 (2013.01); B01D 1/0047 (2013.01); B01D 1/28 (2013.01); B01D 3/00 (2013.01); B01D 3/007 (2013.01); B01D 3/143 (2013.01); B01D 5/0039 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of thermally servicing a solvent-refining column comprises: running a closed-loop water-steam system past a top and bottom of a first column, the first column containing at least a solvent and impurities; boiling pressurized water in the closed-loop water-steam system to steam using first heat from the top of the first column; compressing the steam in the closed-loop water-steam system to a higher temperature; and providing second heat to the first column by condensing the steam at the bottom of the first column after compression.