A body cooling system including a housing having a top portion, side portions, and a bottom portion. The top portion and the bottom portion include at least one opening. Additionally, the body cooling system includes at least one mesh layer and an absorbent layer at least partially surrounded by the mesh layer.

The present application pertains to novel methods to generate power. In a representative embodiment, power is generated by warming a body of air having a temperature lower than the freezing point of liquid water by contacting the body of air with liquid water. The liquid water has a temperature greater than the freezing point of liquid water. Liquid water freezes thereby generating latent heat from freezing and thereby warming the body of air. The warmed body of air may be passed through an air turbine to generate power. Other methods and systems are described that use similar principles.

The present application pertains to novel methods to generate power. In a representative embodiment, power is generated by warming a body of air having a temperature lower than the freezing point of liquid water by contacting the body of air with liquid water. The liquid water has a temperature greater than the freezing point of liquid water. Liquid water freezes thereby generating latent heat from freezing and thereby warming the body of air. The warmed body of air may be passed through an air turbine to generate power. Other methods and systems are described that use similar principles.

A process for separating distillate and waste from a water stream comprising: spraying the water stream together with compressed steam through one or more dual phase nozzles down into one or more vertical tubes contained in a shell and tube heat exchanger; evaporating water condensing the distillate; and ejecting the waste.

A process for separating distillate and waste from a water stream comprising: spraying the water stream together with compressed steam through one or more dual phase nozzles down into one or more vertical tubes contained in a shell and tube heat exchanger; evaporating water condensing the distillate; and ejecting the waste.

According to another aspect, the present disclosure relates to a system for modular adiabatic evaporative pre-cooling of a horizontal air-cooled commercial refrigeration condenser. The system includes an evaporative media with an air permeable construction. The evaporative media has a water absorbable construction. The system also has a water supply port for supplying the volume of water. The system also has a water distributer for distributing the volume of water supplied from the water supply port. The water distributer distributes the volume of water to the evaporative media. The system also includes a water drain port for draining the volume of water distributed to the evaporative media.

According to another aspect, the present disclosure relates to a system for modular adiabatic evaporative pre-cooling of a horizontal air-cooled commercial refrigeration condenser. The system includes an evaporative media with an air permeable construction. The evaporative media has a water absorbable construction. The system also has a water supply port for supplying the volume of water. The system also has a water distributer for distributing the volume of water supplied from the water supply port. The water distributer distributes the volume of water to the evaporative media. The system also includes a water drain port for draining the volume of water distributed to the evaporative media.

An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus has a cooling fluid passage, a gaseous fluid blower disposed at an upstream portion or a downstream portion of the cooling fluid passage, and a liquid droplet sprayer disposed at the upstream portion of the cooling fluid passage. A surface portion of the cooling fluid passage is hydrophobic.

A quenching system for a plant, operating a cracking furnace, works with liquid as well as gaseous starting materials. The quenching system includes a primary heat exchanger (PQE 10) and a secondary heat exchanger (SQE 11) and a tertiary heat exchanger. A TLX-D exchanger (TLX-D 26) is arranged and configured as the tertiary heat exchanger for dual operation. The TLX-D (26) is connected in series via a TLX-D gas feed line (24) to the SQE 11. The TLX-D (26) is connected to a steam drum (59), which is connected to a feed water line (49), via a TLX-D feed water drain line (34) and a TLX-D riser (46) and a TLX-D downcomer (38). The SQE 11 is connected to the steam drum (59), which is connected to the feed water line (49), via a TLX downcomer (52) and a TLX-riser (57).

A quenching system for a plant, operating a cracking furnace, works with liquid as well as gaseous starting materials. The quenching system includes a primary heat exchanger (PQE 10) and a secondary heat exchanger (SQE 11) and a tertiary heat exchanger. A TLX-D exchanger (TLX-D 26) is arranged and configured as the tertiary heat exchanger for dual operation. The TLX-D (26) is connected in series via a TLX-D gas feed line (24) to the SQE 11. The TLX-D (26) is connected to a steam drum (59), which is connected to a feed water line (49), via a TLX-D feed water drain line (34) and a TLX-D riser (46) and a TLX-D downcomer (38). The SQE 11 is connected to the steam drum (59), which is connected to the feed water line (49), via a TLX downcomer (52) and a TLX-riser (57).