662 results about "Liquid air" patented technology

This invention relates to a process for transforming methanol to aromatic hydrocarbons, comprising: use methanol as raw material, with modified ZSM-5 molecular sieve as catalyst, under conditions of operation pressure 0.1-5.0Mpa, operation temperature 300-460Deg C, raw material liquid air speed 0.1-6.0h-1, transformed to products with aromatic hydrocarbons as main components; separate the gas-phase products lower carbon hydrocarbons from the liquid-phase C5+ hydrocarbons by cooling separation; the liquid-phase C5+ hydrocarbons then can be separated to be aromatic hydrocarbons and non-aromatic hydrocarbons by extracting separation. This invention is characterized of high total selectivity of aromatic hydrocarbons and flexible process operation.

Systems and methods for storing and releasing energy comprising directing inlet air into a vertical cold flue assembly having an air inlet at or near its top into which inlet air is directed and an exit at or near its bottom. The air is cooled within the cold flue assembly and a portion of moisture is removed from the air within the cold flue assembly. The air is directed out the exit of the cold flue assembly and compressed. The remaining moisture is substantially removed and the carbon dioxide is removed from the air by adsorption. The air is cooled in a main heat exchanger such that it is substantially liquefied using refrigerant loop air, the refrigerant loop air generated by a refrigerant loop process. The substantially liquefied air is directed to a storage apparatus. The refrigerant loop air is cooled by a mechanical chiller and by a plurality of refrigerant loop air expanders. In energy release mode, working loop air warms the released liquid air such that the released liquid air is substantially vaporized, and the released liquid air cools the working loop air such that the working loop air is substantially liquefied. A portion of the released liquid air is directed to the at least one generator and used as bearing air for the at least one generator. The substantially vaporized air is directed to a combustion chamber and combusted with a fuel stream. Combustion gas may be directed from the combustion chamber to at least one expander and expanded in the expander, the expanded combustion gas split into a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being relatively larger than the second portion. The first portion may be directed to a first heat exchanger, and the second portion may be directed to a second heat exchanger such that the second portion heats and substantially vaporizes the released liquid air.

The invention relates to an aerobic wastewater digestion unit useful for degrading organic material dissolved or suspended in a wastewater stream. The wastewater is fed to a vessel, wherein it is circulated by a liquid conveyor between the vessel and a downwardly-directed tube. Expulsion of fluid from the tube into the lower portion of the vessel agitates the liquid in the vessel and disperses into the liquid air that has been entrained in the liquid in the tube. The digester can be operated using varying liquid levels, and is amenable to batch, semi-batch, and continuous operation. The digester is suitable for use in combination with other components of wastewater treatment systems, and can be included as a module in modular wastewater treatment systems.

Systems and methods for releasing and replacing stored energy comprise capturing inlet air from the ambient environment so the inlet air flows in a first general direction. Released liquid air flows in a second general direction, the second general direction being substantially opposite to the first general direction. The released liquid air is pumped to pressure, and the released liquid air and inlet air flow past each other such that heat exchange occurs. The inlet air warms the released liquid air such that the released liquid air is substantially vaporized, and the released liquid air cools the inlet air. Moisture and carbon dioxide are removed from the inlet air, and the inlet air is compressed and cooled such that the inlet air is substantially liquefied. The substantially liquefied air replaces a portion of the released liquid air; and the substantially vaporized released liquid air is combusted with fuel to produce electricity.

A multi-mode multi-propellant rocket engine capable of operating in a plurality of selected modes.Propellant components may include liquid hydrogen, liquid hydrocarbon, liquid oxygen, liquid fluorine, and liquid air. The liquid oxygen and the liquid air are stored in separate tanks are mixed in a dedicated mixer prior to their injection into the combustion chamber.

Immersed hollow-fiber membrane filtration systems sometimes encounter process problems as a result of solids accumulation in and around the hollow fibers. The solids can accumulate to the point where they begin to dewater and form a mud like substance known as sludge. In some embodiments of the invention there is provided a process for substantially preventing the accumulation of sludge build-up on membrane fibers and/or cleansing membrane fibers that have been fouled by a substantial sludge build-up. Many of these embodiments involve aerating a membrane tank in which the membrane fibers are immersed after the water level has been reduced to near the level of solids accumulation. In some embodiments of the invention, the energy released by bursting bubbles at the liquid-air interface is employed to prevent fouling of membrane fibers and/or cleanse fouled membrane fibers.

A method and incorporated hybrid air and liquid cooled module for cooling electronic components of a computing system is disclosed. The module is used for cooling electronic components and comprise a closed loop liquid cooled assembly in thermal communication with an air cooled assembly, such that the air cooled assembly is at least partially included in the liquid cooled assembly.

The invention discloses an ultra-supercritical air energy storage/release system, which is a novel large-scale energy storage system and relates to an energy storage technology, namely, air is compressed into an ultra-supercritical state by using off-peak electricity of a power station, heat is compression is stored simultaneously, air is cooled by using an expansion engine and simultaneously expansion work is recovered to improve the efficiency, and the ultra-supercritical air is cooled, liquefied and stored by using stored cold energy; and liquid air is pressurized and absorbs heat to reach an ultra-supercritical state at the power utilization peak and further absorb heat of compression for power generation by a turbo-generator. The ultra-supercritical air energy storage/release system disclosed by the invention has the advantages of high energy density, high efficiency, no limitation by energy storage cycle and geological conditions, suitability for various power stations, environmental friendliness, capability of recovering intermediate-temperature and low-temperature waste heat and the like.

An apparatus for driving a turbine connected to a generator for generating power to supply to a grid the power derived from a rotating shaft includes a transmission for selectably driving either of a compressor or a direct current motor generator. The compressor compresses ambient air changing phase to liquid air. The direct current motor generator generates a current at a constant voltage for water electrolysis. A first bell containing a cathode collects elemental hydrogen; a second bell containing an anode collects elemental oxygen. The elemental hydrogen burns in the presence of the elemental oxygen to produce a highly energetic exhaust. A valve selectably admits either of the highly compressed air or the highly energetic exhaust into the turbine to drive the turbine thereby energizing the generator to supply the grid.

The invention relates to a liquefied compressed air energy storage system with cold-storage liquid media. The liquefied compressed air energy storage system comprises compressor systems, a cold storage system, a heat storage system, a liquefying system and a turbine power generation system. During energy storage, the multistage compressor system is driven by renewable energy sources, so that compressed air is supercharged to exchange heat with a room-temperature cold-storage liquid medium, the cold quantity stored in the liquid medium is lowered to liquefying temperature, and the compressed air is liquefied through throttling; during energy releasing, the liquid air is supercharged to exchange heat with a high-temperature cold-storage liquid medium, the medium recycles cold energy to give to the liquefying process, and the air is warmed to be vaporized; room-temperature high-pressure air is input into a multi-stage turbine expander for acting, and a power generator is driven to output electric energy; the heat storage system reduces the power consumption of the next stage of compressor, and the stored heat is heated step by step before expansion to raise the intake air temperature; a cold-storage medium with a low freezing point and a high/low boiling point recycles the cold energy of the liquid air, the specific heat capacity of the liquid media is large, and the large-temperature-span heat exchange is realized. The liquefied compressed air energy storage system has the advantages of being simple in structure and stable in performance, can realize integration of energy storage and power generation, and can realize the large-scale grid-connection of renewable energy generation, therefore improving the capacity of a power grid accepting new energy power generation.

The invention discloses an efficient high-pressure liquid air energy storage/release system, which comprises an energy storage subsystem and an energy release subsystem; in the energy storage subsystem, a low-pressure compressor set (1'), a high-pressure compressor set (1), a cold accumulator (2), a low-temperature heat exchanger (3), a high-pressure low-temperature storage tank (4), a low-temperature expansion machine set (6) and a low-temperature heat exchanger (3) are communicated in sequence; a driving unit (9) drives the high-pressure compressor set (1), and the low-temperature expansion machine set (6) drives the low-pressure compressor set (1'); the energy release subsystem comprises a self-pressurization unit (5) and an acting unit; and the high-pressure and low-temperature storage tank (4), the cold accumulator (2), a heat accumulator/heat exchanger (7) and a main expansion machine set (8) are connected in sequence, and the main expansion machine set (8) drives a power generator (24). The energy storage system disclosed by the invention has the advantages of high energy density, high efficiency, no power consumption in the power generation stage, suitability for various power stations, no greenhouse gas generation, capability of recovering intermediate-temperature and low-temperature waste heat and the like.

A liquid-air-condenser belongs to thermal equipment technical fields. comprising steam inlet, heat exchange tube, fin, j cascade box, discharge pipe, three-limb tube, condensate outlet, single-pass pipe, shell; Steam from the steam inlet enter into the first cascade box and condense through the first group heat exchange tube, the vapor-liquid mixture flows into the second cascade box, vapor and liquid are separated: the liquid is ejected into the next cascade box by discharge pipes between cascade boxes , while steam enter into the next heat exchange tube group; collected by three-limb tube in the end and flow out through condensate outlet. The invention condense with stepped steam, separate by middle automatic vapor-liquid and drain fluid associate with super-cooling technology by the condensate concentrations, guarantee that each tube pass is entered with pure steam and cooled, effectively reduce the thickness of the liquid film in condensation process and eliminate the adverse biphasic flow pattern; compared with traditional condenser, save 30% material and reduce the condenser production and operation cost, and simple in production.

This kind of system separating air and recovering cold energy of liquefied natural gas at least includes an air separator mainly consisting of a fractionating tower and at least includes an equipment for recovering cold energy of liquefied natural gas mainly consisting of an liquefied natural gas heat exchanger, which still includes main heat exchanger, liquid-oxygen heat exchanger and liquid-nitrogen liquid air subcooler; nitrogen drawing out from the underpart of the upper column on the fractionating tower passes through liquid-nitrogen liquid air subcooler and reheated by main heat exchanger, and enters into liquefied-natural-gas heat exchanger to precool and exchange heat; the equipment recovering cold energy of liquefied natural gas at least includes air-liquid separator and liquid nitrogen subcooler, which is placed in a single ice chest II; while main heat exchanger, liquid-oxygen heat exchanger, liquid-nitrogen liquid air subcooler and fractionator consisting of the lower column, the upper column and main evaporator are placed in an ice chest I; it fully utilizes high-grade cooling capacity of liquefied natural gas, and makes energy consumption of air separator reduce notably and ensures it operate safely, and can get the great society and economy benefits.

The invention discloses a wind and solar hybrid energy storage and power generation integration system and process. The system comprises a wind power generation subsystem, a solar energy storage subsystem, a liquefied air subsystem and a power subsystem. The process comprises the following steps: solar energy is gathered by a thermal collector to obtain heat energy, the heat energy is stored in heat storge medium; wind energy is converted to electric energy, the wind power is used to liquefy air and stored in the liquefied air; and when electricity is required, the liquefied air is pressurized to recycle cold energy for the air liquefying process, then the air is heated by the high temperature heat storge medium which stores solar energy to obtain high temperature and high pressure air, and finally the air is sent to a multistage reheating turbine to expand and do work. The system of the invention recycles the cold energy of the liquefied air to reduce the wasted work for air liquefying; a pump is used to increase the pressure of the working medium, thus reducing the wasted work for compressing the working medium; the turbine utilizes recycled heat for exhaustm, thus effectively utilizing heat energy; solar energy is utilized to heat the working medium at the inlet of the turbine, thus increasing the expansion efficiency of the turbine; and wind energy and solar energy can be utilized for complementation, energy storage and power generation can be integrated and the system of the invention has wide application prospect.

The invention disclose a full-liquid air separation device using the cold energy of the liquefied natural gas (LNG), comprising an air compressing and pre-cooling system, an air purifying system, an air separating system and a nitrogen circulating system capable of recycling the cold energy of the LNG which has the pressure of 8.0MPa or higher. The nitrogen circulating system capable of recycling the cold energy of the LNG comprises a nitrogen compressor, a wound tube heat exchanger and a gas-liquid separator; the gaseous nitrogen coming out of the gas separating system is made to enter the wound tube heat exchanger to exchange heat with the LNG and then is compressed by the nitrogen compressor to have higher pressure; the liquid nitrogen coming out of the wound tube heat exchanger is separated into gaseous nitrogen and liquid hydrogen; the liquid nitrogen coming out of the gas-liquid separator is separated into two branches, wherein one branch of the liquid nitrogen is fed in the air separating system to be used as the return liquid of a lower tower to involve in the rectification of the lower tower and to be made to carry the cold energy in the air separating system, and the other branch of the liquid nitrogen is discharged as the liquid nitrogen product; the gaseous nitrogen coming out of the gas-liquid separator is made to enter the wound tube heat exchanger and reheated to the temperature of the inlet of the nitrogen compressor and then made to enter the nitrogen compressor to circulate. Compared with the prior air separation device of the same scale, the full-liquid air separation device can save the electric energy of more than 50 percent and the consumed water of more than 90 percent.

The invention relates to an island energy supply system with cold energy. The island energy supply system comprises an LNG power generation system unit, a renewable energy power generation and energy storage unit and a low-temperature multi-effect distillation seawater desalination system. The island energy supply system is a combination island energy supply system formed by power generation and energy storage systems in a combination mode based on an LNG power generator and unstable renewable energy such as wind energy, solar energy and wave energy. System waste heat is used as a heat source for a seawater desalination unit. During an energy storage process, stored LNG is converted into high-pressure natural gas (NG) by cold accumulation gasifying, the NG enters an NG storage tank and a pipe network system for storage and standby application, then air is subjected to compression, indirect cooling and cold accumulation, cold energy is recycled, and after throttling, liquidation storage is carried out. During a power using process, after high-pressure NG absorbs heat and is heated, the high-pressure NG enters a turbine expansion machine for working, then the NG enters a small gas turbine combustion chamber and burns with compressed air to drive a gas turbine to work, and liquid air is subjected to cold accumulation and gradual heat absorption temperature raising and then enters the turbine expansion machine for working. According to the energy supply system, on-island electricity energy and fresh water can be supplied at the same time, unstable renewable resources are converted into stable controllable generated power to be output, system efficiency is improved, power using cost is lowered, and compared with traditional island energy supply system, the island energy supply system has the great advantages.

A liquid fuel storage system to be mounted on an electric motorcar has a first storage container for storing liquid fuel such as liquid hydrogen, one or more heat exchangers performing heat exchange between air and the liquid fuel or fuel gas vaporized from the liquid fuel, a second storage container, and a low temperature air supply line. The second storage container surrounds the outer periphery of the first storage container and stores the liquid air obtained by the heat exchange. An air conditioning system and/or a cold container that are mounted on the electric motorcar use the air supplied through the low temperature air supply line.

Systems and methods for storing and releasing energy comprising directing inlet air into a vertical cold flue assembly, a portion of moisture being removed from the air within the cold flue assembly. The air is directed out of the cold flue assembly and compressed. The remaining moisture is substantially removed and the carbon dioxide is removed from the air by adsorption. The air is cooled in a main heat exchanger such that it is substantially liquefied using refrigerant loop air. The substantially liquefied air is directed to a storage apparatus. The refrigerant loop air is cooled by a mechanical chiller and by a plurality of refrigerant loop air expanders. In energy release mode, working loop fluid warms the released liquid air such that the released liquid air is substantially vaporized, and the released liquid air cools the working loop fluid such that the working loop fluid is substantially liquefied. A portion of the released liquid air is directed to the at least one generator and used as bearing air for the at least one generator. The substantially vaporized air is directed to a combustion chamber and combusted with a fuel stream. Combustion gas may be directed from the combustion chamber to at least one expander and expanded in the expander, the expanded combustion gas split into a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being relatively larger than the second portion. The first portion may be directed to a first heat exchanger, and the second portion may be directed to a second heat exchanger such that the second portion heats and substantially vaporizes the released liquid air.

A hybrid liquid-air cooling system which may be easily adapted to provide a liquid cooling mechanism for use with a wide range of heat sources on components or adapter boards (10) in a personal computer system, and which functions cooperatively with an air cooling system (106). The liquid cooling mechanism includes a cold plate component (100) adapted for use with a wide range of applications, and Is secured in place by an exchangeable mounting clip (104) which eliminates the need to breach the liquid cooling system flow pathways (102) to insert, remove, or replace heat source components. The cold plate component (100) functions cooperatively with an air cooling structure (106) consisting generally of an aluminum heat sink, cooling fins (106a), heat pipes (106b), and a cooling fan (106c).

The invention discloses a high-pressure liquid air energy storage/release system, which comprises an energy storage subsystem and an energy release subsystem; in the energy storage subsystem, a compressor set (1), a cold accumulator (2), a low-temperature heat exchanger (3), a high-pressure low-temperature storage tank (4), a low-temperature expansion machine set (6) and a low-temperature heat exchanger (3) are communicated in sequence; the energy release subsystem comprises a self-pressurization unit (5) and an acting unit; and the high-pressure and low-temperature storage tank (4), the cold accumulator (2), a heat accumulator/heat exchanger (7) and a main expansion machine set (8) are connected in sequence, and the main expansion machine set (8) drives a power generator (24). The high-pressure liquid air energy storage system disclosed by the invention has the advantages of high energy density, high efficiency, no power consumption in the power generation stage, suitability for various power stations, no greenhouse gas generation, capability of recovering intermediate-temperature and low-temperature waste heat and the like.

The invention discloses an air separation method utilizing liquefied natural gas cold energy, comprising an air separation unit, an LNG cold energy utilization unit providing refrigeration energy for the LNG cold energy utilization unit and a glycol water solution circulation unit utilizing NG high temperature cold energy. In the invention, low temperature cold energy of the LNG is applied to the air separation system, thus unit power consumption of a liquid air separation product can be reduced to about 0.30kwh/m, which is one third of the unit power consumption of a liquid air separation product in conventional process production; and unit power consumption of the internal compressed gas product also can be greatly reduced, and meanwhile a large number of cooling water can be saved, thus being in accordance with the trend of energy saving, consumption reduction and circular economy developing and having obvious social benefit and economic benefit.