Abstract: A brine concentration system may include a closed-cycle heat pump, a brine heater configured to heat brine, a flash tank to evaporate a portion of heated brine to steam, and a steam condenser in which to condense the steam to distilled water. The system may include an electric vacuum pump in connection with the flash tank and the steam condenser. The electric vacuum pump may reduce a pressure within the flash tank and the steam condenser to reduce a boiling point of the brine. The system may include a controller that dynamically adjusts operations of the closed-cycle heat pump and/or the electric vacuum pump.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system of scoring games played at home via use of a computer program or the internet. This invention can be used to give people the ability to run organized, in home competition. It would also be able to provide this ability for players to compete at home as the basis of marketing efforts on behalf of dealers/manufacturers in their respective industries. The system can be used with many types of games such as pool, poker, darts air hockey, foosball and etc. This invention encompasses the ability to provide both handicapped (skill level) and non-handicapped competition.