Ching Jen Tang

US Patent:

20120180512, Jul 19, 2012

Filed:

Jan 13, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/005756

Inventors:

Donald Gordon Laing - Houston TX, US
Harish Chandra Dhingra - Friendswood TX, US
Andrew Philip Shapiro - Schenectady NY, US
Ching Jen Tang - Watervliet NY, US

Assignee:

General Electric Company - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

F25B 27/00
F25D 17/06
F28D 5/00

US Classification:

622386, 62305, 62 94

Abstract:

A water recovery system for a cooling tower includes an intercooler having a first circuit portion and a second circuit portion. The first circuit portion is configured and disposed to receive a liquid desiccant and the second circuit portion is configured and disposed to receive coolant. A flash drum includes an inlet connected to the first circuit portion, a vapor outlet and a liquid desiccant outlet. A condenser is fluidly coupled to the vapor outlet of the flash drum. The condenser includes a condensate outlet. A cooling tower is fluidly connected to the liquid desiccant outlet of the flash drum and the condenser. The cooling tower includes a water stripper having a collector member, and a heat exchanger arranged below the water stripper. The collector member is configured to receive water laden liquid desiccant and the heat exchanger is configured and disposed to receive make-up water from the condenser.