Fluid Heating System Using Intermediary Heat Transfer Fluid
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Solution Overview
Problem
Industrial operations, such as oilfield operations, require efficient systems for heating, evaporating, condensing, separating, and sterilizing fluids, but existing technologies like open flame and flameless systems are limited in their ability to provide consistent and controlled thermal energy.
Innovation Solution
The development of systems and methods for heating and manipulating fluids using thermal energy sources like direct fired or open flame boilers, internal combustion engines driving rotary heating devices, or electric boilers, combined with fluid-to-fluid heat exchangers for evaporation, concentration, separation, and pasteurization, allowing for controlled temperature and pressure operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If open flame or direct fired systems are used for heating fluids, then thermal energy can be provided, but consistent and controlled thermal energy delivery is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a heat transfer fluid as an intermediary between the thermal energy source and the process fluid. This mediator enables controlled and consistent thermal energy transfer through a heat exchanger system, eliminating the direct contact limitations of open flame systems while maintaining reliable temperature control.
Solution Approach 2:
The system divides the heating process into separate functional components: a thermal energy source, a heat transfer fluid circulation system, and a heat exchanger. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently, improving overall temperature control reliability and consistency.
2Productivity
If multiple heating systems are integrated for fluid manipulation, then operational efficiency improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The heat transfer fluid circulation system serves multiple functions: heating fluids, sterilizing equipment, and providing controlled thermal energy for various industrial processes. This multi-functionality consolidates what would otherwise require separate systems, improving operational efficiency while managing complexity through a unified approach.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
These systems enable efficient heating, evaporation, concentration, separation, and pasteurization of fluids, improving operational efficiency and effectiveness in industrial processes by providing flexible and controlled thermal energy management.
Implementation Method 1
a heat exchanger configured to transfer heat from the thermal energy source to the fluid
Implementation Method 2
heating, evaporating, condensing, separating, and sterilizing fluids
Implementation Method 3
heating, evaporating, condensing, separating, and sterilizing fluids
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods are provided for heating and manipulating a fluid comprising a closed loop heating assembly thermally coupled to a fluid manipulation assembly.