Reverse osmosis treatment system for recovering energy generated both at brine and permeate sides during sea water desalination
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Jul 26, 2022
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Nov 7, 2019
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May 28, 2019
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Abstract
Provided is a reverse osmosis treatment system capable of simultaneously and efficiently recovering energy generated both at brine and permeate sides. The system comprises a branched portion configured to divide second to-be-treated water into third and fourth to-be-treated water; a high-pressure pump configured to pressurize the third to-be-treated water thereby to feed fifth to-be-treated water having a higher pressure than the to-be-treated water before divided; a displacement type of first energy recovery device configured to exchange pressures between the fourth to-be-treated water and brine thus separated by a reverse osmosis treatment device, thereby to produce sixth to-be-treated water having a higher pressure than the fourth one; and a second energy recovery device configured to raise a pressure of the third to-be-treated water located at a downstream side of the branched portion with a pressure of first permeate thus separated by the reverse osmosis treatment device.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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HITACHI LTD | TOKYO JAPAN |
International Classification(s)
- F01L:CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINE....
- F04B:POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
- F03B:MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS
- F04F:PUMPING OF FLUID BY DIRECT CONTACT OF ANOTHER FLUI....
- F01D:NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g....
- C02F:TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE....
- B01D:SEPARATION

- 2019 Application Filing Year
- F01L Class
- 342 Applications Filed
- 268 Patents Issued To-Date
- 78.37 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Kitamura, Kotaro | Tokyo, JP | 19 | 34 |
# of filed Patents : 19 Total Citations : 34 | |||
Matsuura, Masayuki | Tokyo, JP | 10 | 261 |
# of filed Patents : 10 Total Citations : 261 | |||
Miyakawa, Hiroki | Tokyo, JP | 8 | 15 |
# of filed Patents : 8 Total Citations : 15 | |||
Okawa, Yusuke | Tokyo, JP | 15 | 38 |
# of filed Patents : 15 Total Citations : 38 | |||
Oshikiri, Takanori | Tokyo, JP | 4 | 7 |
# of filed Patents : 4 Total Citations : 7 |
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