US 11,724,210 B2
Heat sink evaporator
Paul L. Smith, Katy, TX (US); and Gary P. Katz, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to Katz Water Tech, LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Katz Water Tech, LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/467,403.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/075,175, filed on Sep. 6, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0072445 A1, Mar. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. B01D 1/00 (2006.01); B01D 5/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/04 (2023.01); C02F 1/00 (2023.01); F28D 7/16 (2006.01); F28D 21/00 (2006.01); C02F 103/10 (2006.01)
CPC B01D 1/0017 (2013.01) [B01D 1/0082 (2013.01); B01D 5/006 (2013.01); C02F 1/008 (2013.01); C02F 1/048 (2013.01); F28D 7/1607 (2013.01); C02F 2103/10 (2013.01); C02F 2209/02 (2013.01); C02F 2303/10 (2013.01); F28D 2021/0064 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
A frustoconical heat sink comprising a cavity from a bottom surface to a top surface of the frustoconical heat sink;
a burner for burning combustible material below the frustoconical heat sink;
an inlet for fluid to contact a surface of the frustoconical heat sink;
a condensation assembly, the condensation assembly comprising a generally frustoconical shape with a smallest diameter at the condensation assembly top and a largest diameter at the condensation assembly bottom;
a first outlet for vapor to exit the surface of the frustoconical heat sink; and
an outlet for the fluid remaining to exit from the apparatus.