Industrial Consultancy & Sponsored Research (IC&SR) , IIT Madras
Technology Category/ Market
Technology: Desalination apparatus;
Industry: Clean Energy, Waste Management, Water Treatment, others.
Applications: Municipal Segment, Water Treatment in Coastal Areas & Islands, & etc.
Market: The global water desalination equipment market was estimated at USD15.53B in 2022 and projected to expand at a CAGR of 9.4% during the forecast period from 2023 to 2030.
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Problem Statement
- In the present era, a reliable freshwater supply is indispensable for any members of a sea going vessel, coastal areas or Islands.
- To obtained and keep storage of the fresh water is tedious & costlier either in sea vessels or any costal or Island region.
- Therefore, there are a few desalination techniques such as freshwater generator & osmotic desalination described, however said techniques suffers from tedious & costlier process including poor design & construction, large no. of membranes required & improper water management & etc.
- Hence, there is a need to address above issues.
Technology
- Present Patent describe about a desalination apparatus and a method for obtaining desalinated water.
- Said desalination apparatus is used for monitoring operation parameters at the desalination water.
- The desalination apparatus comprises a vaporization chamber, a hot water pump, a spout management, a condensation chamber, a cold-water pump, a freshwater pump, a desalination management controller, and a power source including associated equipment’s.
The method starts with receiving high temperature saline water pumped using a hot water pump through first water inlet. The smart-chart shows said method herein.
Key Features/ Value Proposition
Technical Perspective:
The desalinated water is passed through an ultra violet (UV) module for disinfecting microbes.
Industrial Perspective:
The operation parameters comprise a temperature & a pressure of the high temperature saline water, a temperature & a pressure of the vaporized high temperature saline water, a temperature & pressure of the desalinated water, a flow rate, a level of vacuum in the vaporization chamber, on-board power supply and external power supply.
Questions about this Technology?
Contact for Licensing
sm-marketing@imail.iitm.ac.in
ipoffice2@iitm.ac.in
Research Lab
Prof. Murali Kantharaj
Department of Ocean Engineering,
Intellectual Property
- IITM IDF Ref. 2088;
- IN Patent No: 426464 (Granted)
Technology Readiness Level
TRL- 4
Proof of Concept ready & validated