Method and Apparatus for Reclaiming Heat During Liquid Purification Using Heat Exchanges

Abstract

A system capable of providing a liquid purification process using heat regenerating or recovering via heat exchangers (“HEs”). The system, in one embodiment, includes a first set of thermal conductive channels (“TCC”), a second set of TCC, and a third set of TCC. The first set of TCC configured in a first HE is arranged in cylindrical shape which is able to surround or enclose a boiler. A function of TCC is to guide a liquid flow traveling through an HE. The second set of TCC configured in a second HE guides a second liquid flow traveling through the second HE. The third liquid flow such as a cold water stream, for example, flows through the third set of TCC adjacent to the first set of TCC and extracts heat from the first liquid flow such as hot purified water via TCC.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of reclaiming heat from a purifying process, comprising:
 receiving a first hot liquid from a boiler in a top heat exchanger;   receiving a second hot liquid from the boiler in a bottom heat exchanger;   transporting the first hot liquid through a first hot thermal conductive channels (“TCC”) in the top heat exchanger;   transporting the second hot liquid through a second hot TCC in the bottom heat exchanger, and   supplying a cold liquid through a cold TCC situated adjacent to the first hot TCC and the second hot TCC;   absorbing heat by in the cold liquid from the first hot liquid and the second hot liquid via the first hot TCC and the second hot TCC.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein receiving a first hot liquid includes vaporizing water and condensing vapor into purified water, and guiding purified water through the top heat exchanger to transfer heat from purified water to incoming cold water. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein supplying a cold liquid through a cold TCC includes receiving tap water. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein receiving a first hot liquid from a boiler in a top heat exchanger includes receiving purified water flow. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein receiving a second hot liquid from the boiler in a bottom heat exchanger includes receiving waste water flow. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising converting vapor to liquid in a condenser situated in center of cylindrical shaped of the first hot TCC. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein absorbing heat by in the cold liquid from the first hot liquid includes transferring heat from hot liquid in the first hot TCC to the cold liquid via the cold TCC. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein receiving a first hot liquid from a boiler in a top heat exchanger includes obtaining a stream of hot water from the boiler and traveling through the first hot TCC. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein receiving a first hot liquid from a boiler in a top heat exchanger includes obtaining hot liquor from the boiler and traveling through the first hot TCC. 
     
     
         10 . A method of reclaiming heat from a purifying process, comprising:
 receiving a first hot water from a boiler in a top heat exchanger;   receiving a second hot water from the boiler in a bottom heat exchanger;   transporting the first hot water through a first hot thermal conductive channels (“TCC”) in the top heat exchanger;   transporting the second hot water through a second hot TCC in the bottom heat exchanger, and   supplying a cold water through a cold TCC situated adjacent to the first hot TCC and the second hot TCC;   absorbing heat by in the cold water from the first hot via the first hot TCC.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising absorbing heat by in the cold water from the second hot water via the second hot TCC. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein receiving a first hot water includes vaporizing water and condensing vapor into purified water. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein receiving a first hot water includes guiding purified water through the top heat exchanger to transfer heat from purified water to incoming cold water. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein supplying a cold water through a cold TCC includes receiving tap water. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein receiving a first hot water from a boiler in a top heat exchanger includes receiving purified water flow. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein receiving a second hot water from the boiler in a bottom heat exchanger includes receiving waste water flow. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising converting vapor to liquid in a condenser situated in center of cylindrical shaped of the first hot TCC. 
     
     
         18 . A method of reclaiming heat from a purifying process, comprising:
 receiving a first stream of hot chemical compound from a boiler in a top heat exchanger;   receiving a second stream of hot chemical compound from the boiler in a bottom heat exchanger;   transporting the first stream of hot chemical compound through a first hot thermal conductive channels (“TCC”) in the top heat exchanger;   transporting the second stream of hot chemical compound through a second hot TCC in the bottom heat exchanger, and   supplying a cold liquid through a cold TCC situated adjacent to the first hot TCC and the second hot TCC;   absorbing heat by in the cold liquid from the first stream of hot chemical compound via the first hot TCC.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising absorbing heat by in the cold liquid from the second stream of hot chemical compound via the second hot TCC. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein supplying a cold liquid through a cold TCC includes providing cold water to the cold TCC.