Patents by Inventor Bijan RAHIMI

Bijan RAHIMI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for desalination
    Patent number: 10457568
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method of removing dissolved elements from a liquid. The method comprises a first heating step for heating the liquid using a first heat source, a plurality of distillation steps for purifying the liquid heated by the first heating step, each of the plurality of distillation steps comprising at least one evaporation step and at least one condensation step, and a second heating step, using a second heat source to heat a plurality of flashing chambers, each generating a volume of vapor; wherein the vapor from at least one of the plurality of flashing chambers of the second heating step is introduced into at least one of the plurality of distillation steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: MURDOCH UNIVERSITY, National Centre of Excellence in Desalination Australia
    Inventors: Bijan Rahimi, Hui Tong Chua, Alexander Christ
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESALINATION
    Publication number: 20170029290
    Abstract: The invention discloses a method of removing dissolved elements from a liquid. The method comprises a first heating step for heating the liquid using a first heat source, a plurality of distillation steps for purifying the liquid heated by the first heating step, each of the plurality of distillation steps comprising at least one evaporation step and at least one condensation step, and a second heating step, using a second heat source to heat a plurality of flashing chambers, each generating a volume of vapor; wherein the vapor from at least one of the plurality of flashing chambers of the second heating step is introduced into at least one of the plurality of distillation steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: Murdoch University
    Inventors: Bijan RAHIMI, Hui Tong CHUA, Alexander CHRIST