MEG Regeneration via Steam Ejector Vacuum Distillation

The patent utilizes phase transition of water from liquid to vapor in the distillation unit to separate water from MEG. By controlling the phase change process under vacuum conditions, the system achieves efficient water removal while maintaining lower operating temperatures that prevent MEG degradation and reduce energy consumption.

The patent creates a vacuum environment (inert atmosphere) in the distillation unit to lower the boiling point of water. This allows water vaporization to occur at reduced temperatures, preventing thermal degradation of MEG while maintaining high vaporization efficiency and reducing energy requirements.

The system employs controlled phase transition of water under vacuum conditions to achieve efficient separation. The vacuum environment allows water to vaporize at lower temperatures, ensuring high vaporization efficiency while protecting MEG from thermal degradation and maintaining its performance reliability as a hydrate inhibitor.

By maintaining a vacuum environment in the distillation unit, the patent creates conditions where water can be vaporized at reduced temperatures. This protects MEG from thermal exposure that would cause degradation, thereby preserving MEG's functional reliability while achieving effective water removal.

The patent utilizes phase transition dynamics under controlled vacuum conditions to optimize the balance between temperature and processing time. By maintaining an appropriate vacuum level, the system achieves sufficiently low operating temperatures to prevent MEG degradation while keeping water vaporization rate high enough to maintain reasonable processing time.

The system optimizes the vacuum degree parameter to achieve the desired balance. By carefully controlling the vacuum level rather than maximizing it, the patent maintains operating temperature low enough to protect MEG while ensuring water vaporization proceeds at an acceptable rate, thus avoiding excessive processing time.