Patents by Inventor Osamu Miyamoto
Osamu Miyamoto 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).
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Patent number: 11628391Abstract: A carbon dioxide recovery apparatus is disclosed including a flue gas cooling unit that brings flue gas cooling water into contact with a flue gas to cool the flue gas, a circulation channel through which the flue gas cooling water and condensed water are returned to the flue gas cooling unit, an absorption unit including a carbon dioxide absorbing section, and a flue gas washing section that brings the flue gas including carbon dioxide absorbed in the carbon dioxide absorbing section into contact with flue gas washing water and washes the flue gas, a regeneration unit that removes carbon dioxide from the absorbent including carbon dioxide absorbed in the absorption unit, a supply channel through which circulating water is guided, and a discharge channel through which the circulating water circulating through the flue gas cooling unit and the circulation channel is discharged to outside of a system.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING, LTD.Inventors: Osamu Miyamoto, Takashi Kamijo, Shinya Kishimoto
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Patent number: 11192061Abstract: A dehydration device removes moisture from a process gas compressed by a compressor, and includes a contactor that causes a dehydration solvent to absorb the moisture, a still column that separates the moisture from the dehydration solvent, a carrying line that carries the dehydration solvent from the contactor to the still column, a dehydration solvent conveying pump, a bypass line that couples the carrying lines upstream and downstream of the dehydration solvent conveying pump, a first on-off valve disposed in the bypass line, and a control device. In a case where the pressure detected by a pressure sensor is lower than a first predetermined pressure, the control device closes the first on-off valve and causes the conveying pump to operate, whereas in a case where the pressure detected by the pressure sensor is equal to or higher than the first predetermined pressure, the control device opens the first on-off valve and causes the conveying pump to stop.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Miyamoto, Masayuki Inui, Takahito Yonekawa
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Publication number: 20210322921Abstract: A carbon dioxide recovery apparatus is disclosed including a flue gas cooling unit that brings flue gas cooling water into contact with a flue gas to cool the flue gas, a circulation channel through which the flue gas cooling water and condensed water are returned to the flue gas cooling unit, an absorption unit including a carbon dioxide absorbing section, and a flue gas washing section that brings the flue gas including carbon dioxide absorbed in the carbon dioxide absorbing section into contact with flue gas washing water and washes the flue gas, a regeneration unit that removes carbon dioxide from the absorbent including carbon dioxide absorbed in the absorption unit, a supply channel through which circulating water is guided, and a discharge channel through which the circulating water circulating through the flue gas cooling unit and the circulation channel is discharged to outside of a system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2020Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Miyamoto, Takashi Kamijo, Shinya Kishimoto
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Patent number: 11071943Abstract: An absorption liquid regeneration apparatus includes: a regeneration tower for regenerating a CO2 absorption liquid; a reflux water drum configured to separate released gas from the regeneration tower into CO2 gas and condensed water, and return the condensed water to the regeneration tower; and a cleaning part installed in a gas-phase part of the reflux water drum or in a CO2 flow passage through which the CO2 gas having flowed from the gas-phase part flows, and configured to remove a CO2 absorption agent contained in the CO2 gas by using a cleaning liquid. The cleaning liquid has a lower concentration of the CO2 absorption agent than the condensed water stored in a liquid-phase part of the reflux water drum.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Miyamoto, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Patent number: 11071942Abstract: A reclaiming apparatus includes: a container in which a reclaiming process of an absorption liquid is performed; an absorption liquid supply line for supplying the container with the absorption liquid; a heat exchange device, installed inside the container, for heating a liquid inside the container; a circulation line for extracting the liquid inside the container, circulating the liquid and returning the liquid to the container; and a circulation pump installed in the circulation line.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Miyamoto, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Patent number: 11045757Abstract: A reclaiming apparatus includes: a container; an absorption-liquid supply line for supplying the container with an absorption liquid containing an absorption agent; a water supply line for supplying the container with a water; a steam discharge line for discharging steam from the container; a heating device for heating a liquid containing at least one of the water or the absorption liquid; and a control device configured to determine, on the basis of a temperature of the liquid stored in the container, an ending timing of an absorption-agent recovery process of recovering steam containing the absorption agent via the steam discharge line by heating of the liquid with the heating device.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Miyamoto, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Publication number: 20210154617Abstract: A dehydration device removes moisture from a process gas compressed by a compressor, and includes a contactor that causes a dehydration solvent to absorb the moisture, a still column that separates the moisture from the dehydration solvent, a carrying line that carries the dehydration solvent from the contactor to the still column, a dehydration solvent conveying pump, a bypass line that couples the carrying lines upstream and downstream of the dehydration solvent conveying pump, a first on-off valve disposed in the bypass line, and a control device. In a case where the pressure detected by a pressure sensor is lower than a first predetermined pressure, the control device closes the first on-off valve and causes the conveying pump to operate, whereas in a case where the pressure detected by the pressure sensor is equal to or higher than the first predetermined pressure, the control device opens the first on-off valve and causes the conveying pump to stop.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2019Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Miyamoto, Masayuki Inui, Takahito Yonekawa
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Patent number: 10967324Abstract: A reclaiming apparatus includes: a container in which reclaiming process of an absorption liquid is performed; a waste liquid line configured through which a waste liquid from the container flows; a waste liquid cooler, installed in the waste liquid line, for cooling the waste liquid from the container; and a cleaning-water supply line for supplying the waste liquid cooler with cleaning water for cleaning the waste liquid cooler.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Miyamoto, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Patent number: 10773206Abstract: A CO2 recovery apparatus includes: an absorption tower configured to remove CO2 in an exhaust gas by contacting with a CO2 absorption liquid containing an absorption agent; a regeneration tower for regenerating the CO2 absorption liquid from the absorption tower; a reflux water drum for separating CO2 gas released from the regeneration tower into CO2 gas and condensed water; a first cleaning device installed in a gas-phase part of the regeneration tower and configured to remove the absorption agent contained in the CO2 gas flowing through the gas-phase part, by using a first cleaning liquid containing at least the condensed water from the reflux water drum or a water obtained from the condensed water; and a control device configured to adjust a supply amount of the first cleaning liquid to the first cleaning device so that a concentration of the absorption agent in the condensed water is maintained to be not greater than a predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Miyamoto, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Patent number: 10625199Abstract: A CO2 recovery system includes: a CO2 absorber that transports flue gas with CO2 into contact with a CO2 absorbent to remove the CO2 and discharges a rich solution that has absorbed the CO2; an absorbent regenerator that separates the CO2 from the rich solution to regenerate the CO2 absorbent as a lean solution; a gas discharge line where a CO2 entrained gas from the absorbent regenerator is discharged; a reflux water drum that produces reflux water by separating CO2 and water from the CO2 entrained gas; a separation-gas discharge line where the separated CO2 is discharged; a compressor that compresses the separated CO2 gas; a condensate water drum that forms compressor condensate water by separating water from the compressed CO2 gas to form compressor condensate water; and a compressor-condensate water line that supplies the compressor condensate water as in-system or out-of-system supply water.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Miyamoto, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi, Takashi Kamijo
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Publication number: 20200114302Abstract: A reclaiming apparatus includes: a container in which a reclaiming process of an absorption liquid is performed; an absorption liquid supply line for supplying the container with the absorption liquid; a heat exchange device, installed inside the container, for heating a liquid inside the container; a circulation line for extracting the liquid inside the container, circulating the liquid and returning the liquid to the container; and a circulation pump installed in the circulation line.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2018Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Miyamoto, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Publication number: 20200114304Abstract: A reclaiming apparatus includes: a container; an absorption-liquid supply line for supplying the container with an absorption liquid containing an absorption agent; a water supply line for supplying the container with a water; a steam discharge line for discharging steam from the container; a heating device for heating a liquid containing at least one of the water or the absorption liquid; and a control device configured to determine, on the basis of a temperature of the liquid stored in the container, an ending timing of an absorption-agent recovery process of recovering steam containing the absorption agent via the steam discharge line by heating of the liquid with the heating device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2018Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Miyamoto, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Publication number: 20200114306Abstract: A CO2 recovery apparatus includes: an absorption tower configured to remove CO2 in an exhaust gas by contacting with a CO2 absorption liquid containing an absorption agent; a regeneration tower for regenerating the CO2 absorption liquid from the absorption tower; a reflux water drum for separating CO2 gas released from the regeneration tower into CO2 gas and condensed water; a first cleaning device installed in a gas-phase part of the regeneration tower and configured to remove the absorption agent contained in the CO2 gas flowing through the gas-phase part, by using a first cleaning liquid containing at least the condensed water from the reflux water drum or a water obtained from the condensed water; and a control device configured to adjust a supply amount of the first cleaning liquid to the first cleaning device so that a concentration of the absorption agent in the condensed water is maintained to be not greater than a predetermined value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2018Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Miyamoto, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Publication number: 20200114305Abstract: An absorption liquid regeneration apparatus includes: a regeneration tower for regenerating a CO2 absorption liquid; a reflux water drum configured to separate released gas from the regeneration tower into CO2 gas and condensed water, and return the condensed water to the regeneration tower; and a cleaning part installed in a gas-phase part of the reflux water drum or in a CO2 flow passage through which the CO2 gas having flowed from the gas-phase part flows, and configured to remove a CO2 absorption agent contained in the CO2 gas by using a cleaning liquid. The cleaning liquid has a lower concentration of the CO2 absorption agent than the condensed water stored in a liquid-phase part of the reflux water drum.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2018Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Miyamoto, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Publication number: 20200114303Abstract: A reclaiming apparatus includes: a container in which reclaiming process of an absorption liquid is performed; a waste liquid line configured through which a waste liquid from the container flows; a waste liquid cooler, installed in the waste liquid line, for cooling the waste liquid from the container; and a cleaning-water supply line for supplying the waste liquid cooler with cleaning water for cleaning the waste liquid cooler.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2018Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Miyamoto, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Patent number: 10456734Abstract: Included are a CO2 absorber for removing CO2 from a CO2-containing flue gas with a CO2 absorbent, an absorbent regenerator for regenerating the absorbent, a rich solution supply line for supplying the rich solution from the absorber to a rich solution supply portion of the regenerator, a rich/lean solution heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the rich solution and the lean solution, a first rich solution dividing line for dividing the rich solution at a first dividing portion in the rich solution supply line and supplying the divided rich solution at a first supply position on a side wall of the regenerator, a first rich solution heat exchanger for preheating the divided rich solution, and a first flow rate control device for controlling a flow rate of the divided rich solution such that the rich solution is preheated to a predetermined temperature in the first rich solution heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2016Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING, LTD.Inventors: Tatsuya Tsujiuchi, Takashi Kamijo, Masayuki Inui, Osamu Miyamoto
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Publication number: 20190270046Abstract: A CO2 recovery system includes: a CO2 absorber that transports flue gas with CO2 into contact with a CO2 absorbent to remove the CO2 and discharges a rich solution that has absorbed the CO2; an absorbent regenerator that separates the CO2 from the rich solution to regenerate the CO2 absorbent as a lean solution; a gas discharge line where a CO2 entrained gas from the absorbent regenerator is discharged; a reflux water drum that produces reflux water by separating CO2 and water from the CO2 entrained gas; a separation-gas discharge line where the separated CO2 is discharged; a compressor that compresses the separated CO2 gas; a condensate water drum that forms compressor condensate water by separating water from the compressed CO2 gas to form compressor condensate water; and a compressor-condensate water line that supplies the compressor condensate water as in-system or out-of-system supply water.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2018Publication date: September 5, 2019Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Miyamoto, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi, Takashi Kamijo
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Patent number: 10213727Abstract: A CO2 recovery device includes: a CO2 absorption tower in which CO2 included in an exhaust gas is absorbed by a CO2 absorption liquid; and a CO2 absorption liquid regeneration tower that heats and regenerates the CO2 absorption liquid that has absorbed CO2. The CO2 absorption liquid regeneration tower includes: a main body part in which the CO2 absorption liquid is temporarily stored; a boot part provided downward from a tank end of the main body part, having a relatively smaller capacity than the main body part; a flowmeter provided to the boot part, and measuring the liquid surface level of the CO2 absorption liquid that changes between the main body part and the boot part; and a control device controlling the liquid surface level of the CO2 absorption liquid between the main body part and the boot part on the basis of the measurement result of the flowmeter.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2018Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING, LTD.Inventors: Osamu Miyamoto, Takashi Kamijo, Tsuyoshi Oishi, Shimpei Kawasaki
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Patent number: 10195561Abstract: A steam supply system that can reheat CO2 absorbing liquid without lowering performance of a reboiler by decompressing a condensed water drum is provided. This system includes a reboiler that raises the temperature of absorbing liquid contacted with exhaust gas discharged from a boiler to absorb CO2 in the exhaust gas and heated to eliminate CO2. The reboiler includes a heat exchanger tube to which steam for heating is supplied and a condensed water drum that recovers condensed water of the steam introduced from the heat exchanger tube as steam drain, and the condensed water drum is provided with decompression unit that lowers pressure in the condensed water drum.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2012Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING, LTD.Inventors: Koji Nakayama, Takahito Yonekawa, Masayuki Inui, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi, Osamu Miyamoto, Yoshiki Sorimachi
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Publication number: 20190001261Abstract: The present invention includes: a CO2 absorption part 141 including a first absorption section 141A for absorbing CO2 from exhaust gas and a second absorption section 141B that is located below the first absorption section 141A, arranged vertically within a CO2 absorption tower 14 for absorbing CO2 from exhaust gas 11B containing CO2; and a first absorption liquid extraction line L11 that is provided between the first absorption section 141A and the second absorption section 141B, and that is for extracting, from the absorption tower 14, a CO2 absorption liquid that has absorbed CO2 in the exhaust gas at the first absorption section 141A, and for resupplying the CO2 absorption liquid after being cooled to the second absorption section 141B within the absorption tower 14, wherein an extraction position X of the first absorption liquid extraction line L11 for extracting the CO2 absorption liquid from the absorption tower 14 has both a peak liquid temperature in a reaction temperature distribution for the CO2 abType: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2017Publication date: January 3, 2019Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING, LTD.Inventors: Tatsuya Tsujiuchi, Takashi Kamijo, Takahito Yonekawa, Osamu Miyamoto