Patents by Inventor Ejup N. Ganic

Ejup N. Ganic 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).

  • Patent number: 4398392
    Abstract: Apparatus for separating an undesired foreign fluid, such as water, from the working fluid, such as ammonia, in a low temperature difference power plant which includes an evaporator and a condensor. A flash separator unit vaporizes the working fluid and separates it from the undesired foreign fluid. The vaporized working fluid is condensed in the condensor. The undesired foreign fluid is accumulated in the evaporator from which it can then be removed. In an alternative embodiment, the separated foreign fluid and liquid ammonia collected in the flash separator unit are not returned to the evaporator, but instead, are coupled back into the flash separator where the separated foreign fluid accumulates so that at the end of the separation process, the undesired foreign fluid can be removed from the flash separator. An alternative embodiment enables the power generating system to continue in operation, although with a decreased capacity during the fluid separation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1983
    Assignee: University of Illinois Foundation
    Inventor: Ejup N. Ganic