Description:BACKGROUND
Field of the invention
[001] Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a system and method of cooling water and particularly to a system and method of cooling water by utilizing waste water of a water purifier.
Description of Related Art
[002] Potable water is a scarce vital resource. In developing countries, surface water of lakes and rivers nearby are the major sources of drinking water. In order to drink low-risk water, minimal treatment is required. Some furious studies said that most of the water from lakes and rivers is not suitable for drinking and it needed proper treatment. River water contains some impurities and dust particles that don’t make water fit for drinking. That water should be filtered.
[003] Traditionally, boiling water is one of the oldest and most convenient ways to kill pathogenic microorganisms in contaminated drinking water. However, boiling regular drinking water is cost-intensive and time-consuming. Boiling of water is further inefficient in the filtering of unwanted macro and micro particles from the water. Water purification systems are further developed for treating water. Among all the water purification technologies, Reverse Osmosis (RO) systems are very popular. These systems are based on a reverse osmosis process in which water molecules go into the RO water tank and pass through a semi-permeable membrane thereby leaving behind dissolved salts and other impurities. The waste water containing all the dissolved salts and other impurities is discarded and drained through a drain pipe. This waste water accounts for up to 30-50 percent of purified water, which is huge water wastage. This water is unsuitable for bathing and drinking applications due to its high content of total dissolved solids (TDS) and other harmful organic/ inorganic chemical compositions.
[004] At present, water purification and conservation have become a subject matter of mass interest. Learned people are reusing the RO waste water for daily chores, for instance, mopping floors, car washing, watering a garden, and cleaning sewage pipes at home. However, for multiple household applications, this RO waste water must be diluted with additional water due to its high TDS content and saline nature. Further, collecting water, that keeps coming after each cycle of reverse osmosis is very tiring and time-consuming.
[005] Nonetheless, there is no system commercially available for using this waste water from the water purifier. Further, after purification, a temperature of the purified water is increased to some extent. There is no prior art that discloses about the cooling of the purified water using a green technique.
[006] There is thus a need for a cooling system and a method that can address the aforementioned limitations in a more efficient manner.
SUMMARY
[007] Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide a cooling system, to cool water by utilizing waste water of a water purifier. The system includes a storage tank adapted to store purified water received from a first outlet of the water purifier. The system further includes a waste water distribution chamber adapted to receive a waste water supply from a second outlet of the water purifier. The system further includes a perforated jacket adapted to an outer wall of the storage tank. The perforated jacket comprises a deposition of a fibrous material provided between an inner surface of the perforated jacket and the outer wall of the storage tank. The system further includes pipes arranged to carry the waste water received from the waste water distribution chamber. The system further includes sprinklers connected to the pipes, and adapted to sprinkle the waste water at the perforated jacket such that the deposition of the fibrous material captivates the waste water. The captivated waste water evaporates and reduces a latent heat of the purified water.
[008] Embodiments in accordance with the present invention further provide a method of cooling purified water by utilizing waste water of a water purifier. The method comprising steps of: receiving the purified water in a storage tank from a first outlet of the water purifier; receiving the waste water of the water purifier in a waste water distribution chamber; sprinkling the waste water received from the waste water distribution chamber on a perforated jacket using sprinklers; captivating the sprinkled waste water in a disposition of a fibrous material; and evaporating the captivated waste water to reduce a latent heat of the purified water.
[009] Embodiments of the present invention may provide a number of advantages depending on its particular configuration. First, embodiments of the present application may provide a cooling system that is designed to function with a water purifier for cooling purified water. Next, embodiments of the present application may provide a cooling system and a method that utilizes waste water of a water purifier for cooling purified water.
[0010] Next, embodiments of the present application may provide a cooling system and method thereof that may eliminate human supervision for cooling purified water.
[0011] Next, embodiments of the present application may provide a green cooling technique for cooling purified water.
[0012] Next, embodiments of the present application may prevent wastage of water that is drained from a water purifier during a process of water purification.
[0013] Next, embodiments of the present application may provide a cooling system that may be compatible with a variety of water purifiers.
[0014] Next, embodiments of the present application may provide a cooling system that may be easy to use and easy to install.
[0015] These and other advantages will be apparent from the present application of the embodiments described herein.
[0016] The preceding is a simplified summary to provide an understanding of some embodiments of the present invention. This summary is neither an extensive nor exhaustive overview of the present invention and its various embodiments. The summary presents selected concepts of the embodiments of the present invention in a simplified form as an introduction to the more detailed description presented below. As will be appreciated, other embodiments of the present invention are possible utilizing, alone or in combination, one or more of the features set forth above or described in detail below.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0017] The above and still further features and advantages of embodiments of the present invention will become apparent upon consideration of the following detailed description of embodiments thereof, especially when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and wherein:
[0018] FIG. 1 illustrates a cooling system, according to an embodiment of the present invention; and
[0019] FIG. 2 depicts a flowchart of a method of cooling purified water by utilizing waste water of a water purifier, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0020] The headings used herein are for organizational purposes only and are not meant to be used to limit the scope of the description or the claims. As used throughout this application, the word "may" is used in a permissive sense (i.e., meaning having the potential to), rather than the mandatory sense (i.e., meaning must). Similarly, the words “include”, “including”, and “includes” mean including but not limited to. To facilitate understanding, like reference numerals have been used, where possible, to designate like elements common to the figures. Optional portions of the figures may be illustrated using dashed or dotted lines, unless the context of usage indicates otherwise.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0021] The following description includes the preferred best mode of one embodiment of the present invention. It will be clear from this description of the invention that the invention is not limited to these illustrated embodiments but that the invention also includes a variety of modifications and embodiments thereto. Therefore, the present description should be seen as illustrative and not limiting. While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative constructions, it should be understood, that there is no intention to limit the invention to the specific form disclosed, but, on the contrary, the invention is to cover all modifications, alternative constructions, and equivalents falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the claims.
[0022] “In any embodiment described herein, the open-ended terms "comprising," "comprises,” and the like (which are synonymous with "including," "having” and "characterized by") may be replaced by the respective partially closed phrases "consisting essentially of," consists essentially of," and the like or the respective closed phrases "consisting of," "consists of, the like.”
[0023] As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an”, and “the” designate both the singular and the plural, unless expressly stated to designate the singular only.
[0024] FIG. 1 illustrates a cooling system 100 (hereinafter referred to as the system 100), according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system 100 may utilize waste water of a water purifier 102 for cooling purified water. The system 100 may be capable of working without a requirement of an electrical power and may also utilize the waste water for cooling, hence, may provide a green cooling technique for cooling the purified water. In an embodiment of the present invention, the system 100 may enable the purified water to be cooled by at least 2 degrees to 5 degrees based on an environmental temperature.
[0025] The system 100 may be used with any water purifier 102 with or without the use of any additional accessory. In an embodiment of the present invention, the water purifier 102 may be adapted to purify water for drinking purposes. The water purifier 102 may comprise filtration elements for purifying the water. The filtration elements may be a sediment filter cartridge, an activated carbon filter, an adsorption media filter, a germ-killing media filter element, an ultra-filtration (UF) filter element, and so forth. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any type of the water purifier 102 including known, related art, and/or later developed technologies.
[0026] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the water purifier 102 may comprise a reverse osmosis (RO) based filter. The water purifier 102 may comprise a RO membrane that may remove ions, unwanted molecules, and larger particles from water. The water purifier 102 may have two outlets such as a first outlet 104a and a second outlet 104b. The first outlet 104a may dispense the purified water after a filtration process conducted inside the water purifier 102. The second outlet 104b may drain waste water produced during the filtration process. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any number of the outlets including known, related art, and/or later developed technologies.
[0027] The system 100 may further comprise a storage tank 106. The storage tank 106 may receive the purified water from the first outlet 104a of the water purifier 102. The storage tank 106 may be designed to store a pre-defined quantity of water. In an embodiment of the present invention, the storage tank 106 may store 20 liters of the purified water. In another embodiment of the present invention, the storage tank 106 may store 10 liters of the purified water. In a further embodiment of the present invention, the storage tank 106 may store 100 liters of the purified water. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any capacity of the storage tank 106 to store the water. The storage tank 106 may comprise a tap 108 for dispensing the cooled purified water. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the tap 108 may be designed at a bottom end of the storage tank 106. In a further embodiment of the present invention, the tap 108 may be provided anywhere on the storage tank 106.
[0028] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the storage tank 106 may be made of a stainless-steel material. In another embodiment of the present invention, the storage tank 106 may be made of any metal, a polymer, a clay, and so forth. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any material for the storage tank 106 including known, related art, and/or later developed technologies.
[0029] The storage tank 106 may be of a cylindrical shape, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In another embodiment of the present invention, the storage tank 106 may be of a cuboid shape, a spherical shape, and so forth. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any shape for the storage tank 106 including known, related art, and/or later developed technologies.
[0030] The system 100 may further comprise a waste water distribution chamber 110, a perforated jacket 112, a deposition 114 of a fibrous material, perforation holes 116, pipes 118a-118n (hereinafter collectively referred to as the pipes 118 and individually referred to as the pipe 118), and sprinklers 120a-120m (hereinafter collectively referred to as the sprinklers 120 and individually referred to as the sprinkler 120) and a drain tray 122.
[0031] The waste water distribution chamber 110 may receive a supply of the waste water from the second outlet 104b of the water purifier 102. The waste water distribution chamber 110 may be designed over the storage tank 106. In another embodiment of the present invention, the waste water distribution chamber 110 may be designed below the storage tank 106. The waste water distribution chamber 110 may be a separate chamber for storing the waste water, according to an embodiment of the present invention. In another embodiment of the present invention, the waste water distribution chamber 110 may be attached to the storage tank 106.
[0032] The waste water distribution chamber 110 may be cylindrical in shape, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In another embodiment of the present invention, the waste water distribution chamber 110 may be of the cuboid shape, the spherical shape, and so forth. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any shape for the waste water distribution chamber 110 including known, related art, and/or later developed technologies.
[0033] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the waste water distribution chamber 110 may be made of the stainless-steel material. In another embodiment of the present invention, the waste water distribution chamber 110 may be made of any of the metals, the polymer, the clay, and so forth. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any material for the waste water distribution chamber 110 including known, related art, and/or later developed technologies.
[0034] The perforated jacket 112 may be designed to cover an outer wall of the storage tank 106. The perforated jacket 112 may be cylindrical in shape, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In another embodiment of the present invention, the perforated jacket 112 may be of the cuboid shape, the spherical shape, and so forth. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any shape for the perforated jacket 112 including known, related art, and/or later developed technologies.
[0035] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the perforated jacket 112 may be made to have a thickness of 0.5 millimeters. In another embodiment of the present invention, the perforated jacket 112 may be made to have the thickness in a range of 0.3 to 0.75 millimeters. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any thickness for the perforated jacket 112.
[0036] In an embodiment of the present invention, the perforated jacket 112 may be made of the stainless-steel material. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the perforated jacket 112 may be made of the stainless-steel material of SS-304 grade. In another embodiment of the present invention, the perforated jacket 112 may be made of any of the metals, the polymer, the clay, and so forth. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any material for the perforated jacket 112 including known, related art, and/or later developed technologies. The perforated jacket 112 may have a mechanism (not shown) to be attached to the storage tank 106. The perforated jacket 112 may be opened or closed for insertion of the deposition 114 of the fibrous material. The deposition 114 may be provided in between an inner surface of the perforated jacket 112 and the outer wall of the storage tank 106. The fibrous material may be vetiver grass or Khus. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any fibrous material that may have a cooling effect and/or a heat absorption characteristic.
[0037] The perforated jacket 112 may be designed to have the perforation holes 116. The perforation holes 116 may be provided on 60% to 90% of a surface area of the perforated jacket 112. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the perforation holes 116 may be distributed over 80% of the surface area of the perforated jacket 112. The perforation holes 116 may allow the waste water to reach the deposition 114 when sprinkled on the perforated jacket 112.
[0038] In an embodiment of the present invention, the pipes 118 may be connected to the waste water distribution chamber 110 and may carry the waste water to the perforated jacket 112. In an embodiment of the present invention, each of the pipes 118 may have two ends such as a first end and a second end. The first end of each of the pipes 118 may be connected to the waste water distribution chamber 110 and the second end of the waste water distribution chamber 110 may be connected to the sprinklers 120. The pipes 118 may be of a length that may be equal to the length of the perforated jacket 112, in an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the pipes 118 may be elongated cylindrical pipes. In another embodiment of the present invention, the pipes 118 may be designed to sprinkle the waste water on the upper side of the perforated jacket 112. In this embodiment, the pipe 118 may be a circular tube shape pipe. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any shape of the pipes 118, including known, related art, and/or later developed technologies.
[0039] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the pipes 118 may be made of the stainless-steel material. In another embodiment of the present invention, the pipes 118 may be made of any of the metals, the polymer, and so forth. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any material for the pipes 118 including known, related art, and/or later developed technologies.
[0040] In an embodiment of the present invention, the sprinklers 120 may be connected to the pipes 118 and may sprinkle the waste water at the perforated jacket 112. The sprinkled waste water may enter inside the perforated jacket 112 through the perforated holes 116. The sprinkled waste water may further be captivated by the deposition 114 of the fibrous material. The captivated waste water may get evaporated and may reduce a latent heat of the purified water stored in the storage tank 106. This way, the purified water may get cooled at least by 2 degrees to 5 degrees.
[0041] In an embodiment of the present invention, the sprinklers 120 may comprise a flow control valve to control a flow of the waste water. In another embodiment of the present invention, the sprinklers 120 may have a non-return valve to check on a backflow of the waste water.
[0042] In an embodiment of the present invention, the drain tray 122 may be arranged below the storage tank 106 to collect excess of the waste water sprinkled from the sprinklers 120. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the drain tray 122 may be made of the stainless-steel material. In another embodiment of the present invention, the drain tray 122 may be made of any of the metals, the polymer, and so forth. Embodiments of the present invention are intended to include or otherwise cover any material for the drain tray 122 including known, related art, and/or later developed technologies. In an embodiment of the present invention, some or all aforementioned components of the system 100 may comprise a rust-proof coating for refraining the component from rust.
[0043] FIG. 2 depicts a flowchart of a method 200 for cooling the purified water by utilizing the waste water of the water purifier 102. The method 200 comprises steps of:
[0044] At step 202, the system 100 may receive the purified water in the storage tank 106 from the first outlet 104a of the water purifier 102.
[0045] At step 204, the system 100 may receive the waste water of the water purifier 102 in the waste water distribution chamber 110.
[0046] At step 206, the system 100 may sprinkle the waste water received from the waste water distribution chamber 110 on the perforated jacket 112 using the sprinklers 120.
[0047] At step 208, the system 100 may captivate the sprinkled waste water in the disposition 114 of the fibrous material.
[0048] At step 210, the system 100 may evaporate the captivated waste water to reduce the latent heat of the purified water.
[0049] While the invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and various embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the disclosed embodiments, but on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
[0050] This written description uses examples to disclose the invention, including the best mode, and also to enable any person skilled in the art to practice the invention, including making and using any devices or systems and performing any incorporated methods. The patentable scope of the invention is defined in the claims and may include other examples that occur to those skilled in the art. Such other examples are intended to be within the scope of the claims if they have structural elements that do not differ from the literal language of the claims, or if they include equivalent structural elements within substantial differences from the literal languages of the claims.
, Claims:I/We Claim:
1. A cooling system (100), to cool water by utilizing waste water of a water purifier (102), the system (100) comprising:
a storage tank (106) adapted to store purified water received from a first outlet (104a) of the water purifier (102);
a waste water distribution chamber (110) adapted to receive a waste water supply from a second outlet (104b) of the water purifier (102);
a perforated jacket (112) adapted at an outer wall of the storage tank (106), wherein the perforated jacket (112) comprises a deposition (114) of a fibrous material provided between an inner surface of the perforated jacket (112) and the outer wall of the storage tank (106);
pipes (118a-118n) arranged to carry the waste water received from the waste water distribution chamber (110); and
sprinklers (120a-120m) connected to the pipes (118a-118n) and adapted to sprinkle the waste water at the perforated jacket (112) such that the deposition (114) of the fibrous material captivates the waste water, wherein the captivated waste water evaporates and reduces a latent heat of the purified water.
2. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the perforated jacket (112) is made of a stainless-steel material of SS-304 grade.
3. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the perforated jacket (112) comprises perforation holes (116) adapted on 60% to 90% of a surface area of the perforated jacket (112).
4. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the perforated jacket (112) is made to have a thickness in range of 0.3 to 0.75 millimeters.
5. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the storage tank (106) is made of a stainless-steel material.
6. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, further comprise a drain tray (122) to collect excess of the waste water sprinkled from the sprinklers (120a-120m).
7. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the storage tank (106) comprises a tap (108) to provide cooled water.
8. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fibrous material is vetiver grass.
9. A method of cooling purified water by utilizing waste water of a water purifier (102), the method comprising steps of:
receiving the purified water in a storage tank (106) from a first outlet (104a) of the water purifier (102);
receiving the waste water of the water purifier (102) in a waste water distribution chamber (110);
sprinkling the waste water received from the waste water distribution chamber (110) on a perforated jacket (112) using sprinklers (120a-120m);
captivating the sprinkled waste water in a deposition (114) of a fibrous material; and
evaporating the captivated waste water to reduce a latent heat of the purified water.
10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the fibrous material is vetiver grass.

Date: 8 June, 2022
Place: Noida
Nainsi Rastogi
Patent Agent (IN/PA-2372)
Agent for the Applicant