1. A liquid degassing system in combination with a generator, wherein the liquid degassing system being used during a layup operation of the generator, wherein a supply of layup water is recirculated through the generator during the layup operation, wherein the liquid degassing system removes undesired gases from the supply of layup water, the liquid degassing system comprising:
an intake assembly operatively connected to the generator for removing the layup water from the generator, wherein the intake assembly includes a pumping assembly;
a degassing assembly for removing a predetermined amount of the undesired gases from the layup water, wherein the degassing assembly is operatively connected to the intake assembly whereby the pumping assembly supplies layup water from the intake assembly to the degassing assembly, wherein the degassing assembly comprises at least one degassing module for removing the undesired gases from the layup water under vacuum pressure; and
a return assembly \u201coperatively connected to the generator\u201d for returning the layup water from the degassing assembly to the generator.
2. The combination according to claim 1, wherein the at least one degassing module comprises:
at least one membrane filter containing a plurality of hollow fibers, wherein the plurality of hollow fibers are permeable to the undesired gases, wherein the plurality of hollow fibers are impermeable to the layup water.
3. The combination according to claim 2, wherein each of the hollow fibers is formed from a polymeric material.
4. The combination according to claim 1, wherein the degassing assembly further comprises:
at least one vacuum assembly operatively connected to the at least one degassing module, wherein the at least one vacuum assembly supplies vacuum pressure to the at least one degassing module to remove the undesired gas in the layup water within the degassing module.
5. The combination according to claim 4, wherein the at least one degassing module comprises:
at least one membrane filter containing a plurality of hollow fibers, wherein the plurality of hollow fibers are permeable to the undesired gases, wherein the plurality of hollow fibers are impermeable to the layup water; and
wherein the at least one vacuum assembly supplies vacuum pressure to the at least one membrane filter such that the undesired gases are drawn through the plurality of hollow fibers.
6. The combination according to claim 1, wherein the degassing assembly includes a plurality of degassing modules, wherein each degassing module comprises:
at least one membrane filter containing a plurality of hollow fibers, wherein the plurality of hollow fibers are permeable to the undesired gases, wherein the plurality of hollow fibers are impermeable to the layup water.
7. The combination according to claim 6, wherein each of the hollow fibers is formed from a polymeric material.
8. The combination according to claim 6, wherein the degassing assembly further comprises:
at least one vacuum assembly operatively connected to the plurality of degassing modules, wherein the at least one vacuum assembly supplies vacuum pressure to the plurality of degassing modules to remove the undesired gas from the layup water, wherein the at least one vacuum assembly supplies vacuum pressure to the at least one membrane filter such that the undesired gases are drawn through the plurality of hollow fibers.
9. The combination according to claim 1, further comprising:
at least one gas sensor for measuring the content of the undesired gas within the layup water within the liquid degassing system.
10. A liquid degassing system for use during a layup operation of a power plant having at least one plant component, wherein a supply of layup water is recirculated through the at least one plant component during the layup operation, wherein the liquid degassing system removes undesired gases from the supply of layup water, the liquid degassing system comprising:
an intake assembly for removing the layup water from the at least one plant component, wherein the intake assembly includes a pumping assembly;
a degassing assembly for removing a predetermined amount of the undesired gases from the layup water, wherein the degassing assembly is operatively connected to the intake assembly whereby the pumping assembly supplies layup water from the intake assembly to the degassing assembly, wherein the degassing assembly comprises at least one degassing module for removing the undesired gases from the layup water under vacuum pressure;
a return assembly for returning the layup water from the degassing assembly to the at least one plant component;
a degassing assembly bypass operatively connected to the intake assembly, whereby the layup water withdrawn from the at least one plant component is returned directly to the at least one plant component without passing through degassing assembly; and
a control assembly for selectively operating the degassing assembly bypass during predetermined conditions.
11. A process of removing undesired gases from a layup solution during a layup operation of a power plant, wherein the power plant includes at least one power plant component, comprising:
removing a supply of layup solution from the at least one power plant component;
passing the supply of layup solution through a degassing assembly to remove a predetermined amount of undesired gases from the layup solution, wherein the undesired gases are removed from the layup solution under vacuum pressure; and
returning the supply of layup solution to the at least one power plant component.
12. The process of removing undesired gases according to claim 11, wherein passing the supply of layup solution through a degassing assembly comprises:
passing the supply of layup solution through at least one degassing module; and
applying vacuum pressure to the at least one degassing module to withdraw at least a predetermined amount of undesired gas from the layup solution.
13. The process of removing undesired gases according to claim 12, wherein each degassing module includes at least one membrane filter containing a plurality of hollow fibers, wherein the plurality of hollow fibers are permeable to the undesired gases, wherein the plurality of hollow fibers are impermeable to the layup water, wherein the vacuum pressure is applied to the plurality of hollow fibers to draw the undesired gases into the plurality of hollow fibers.
14. The process of removing undesired gases according to claim 11, further comprising:
monitoring the content of undesired gases within the layup solution.
15. The liquid degassing system according to claim 10, wherein the at least one degassing module comprises:
at least one membrane filter containing a plurality of hollow fibers, wherein the plurality of hollow fibers are permeable to the undesired gases, wherein the plurality of hollow fibers are impermeable to the layup water.
16. The liquid degassing system according to claim 15, wherein each of the hollow fibers is formed from a polymeric material.
17. The liquid degassing system according to claim 10, wherein the degassing assembly further comprises:
at least one vacuum assembly operatively connected to the at least one degassing module, wherein the at least one vacuum assembly supplies vacuum pressure to the at least one degassing module to remove the undesired gas in the layup water within the degassing module.
18. The liquid degassing system according to claim 17, wherein the at least one degassing module comprises:
at least one membrane filter containing a plurality of hollow fibers, wherein the plurality of hollow fibers are permeable to the undesired gases, wherein the plurality of hollow fibers are impermeable to the layup water; and
wherein the at least one vacuum assembly supplies vacuum pressure to the at least one membrane filter such that the undesired gases are drawn through the plurality of hollow fibers.
19. The liquid degassing system according to claim 10, wherein the degassing assembly includes a plurality of degassing modules, wherein each degassing module comprises:
at least one membrane filter containing a plurality of hollow fibers, wherein the plurality of hollow fibers are permeable to the undesired gases, wherein the plurality of hollow fibers are impermeable to the layup water.
20. The liquid degassing system according to claim 19, wherein each of the hollow fibers is formed from a polymeric material.
21. The liquid degassing system according to claim 19, wherein the degassing assembly further comprises:
at least one vacuum assembly operatively connected to the plurality of degassing modules, wherein the at least one vacuum assembly supplies vacuum pressure to the plurality of degassing modules to remove the undesired gas from the layup water, wherein the at least one vacuum assembly supplies vacuum pressure to the at least one membrane filter such that the undesired gases are drawn through the plurality of hollow fibers.
22. The liquid degassing system according to claim 10, further comprising:
at least one gas sensor for measuring the content of the undesired gas within the layup water within the liquid degassing system.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A fuel cooler with lamellar inner structures for connecting to an air-conditioning system of a vehicle, comprising:
an outer housing having outer connections able to be connected to an outer supply pipe and an outer discharge pipe for a first fluid, said outer connections being intergrated into walls of said outer housing in a diagonally mismatched arrangement; and,
an inner conduit cell surrounded by said housing and having an inner supply pipe and an inner discharge pipe for a second fluid passing through said inner conduit cell, said inner conduit cell having lamellas oriented parallel to a direction of flow of said second fluid, with said first fluid coming into contact with an outer contact surface of said inner conduit cell prior to exiting said outer housing for creating a heat exchange between, and without a mixing of, said first fluid and said second fluid.
2. The fuel cooler with larnellar inner structures for connecting to an air-conditioning system of a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said first fluid is a fuel and said second fluid is a coolant.
3. The fuel cooler with lamellar inner structures for connecting to an air-conditioning system of a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said first fluid is a coolant and said second fluid is a fuel.
4. The fuel cooler with lamellar inner structures for connecting to an air-conditioning system of a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a direction of flow of said first fluid through said outer housing is opposite to the direction of flow of said second fluid through said inner conduit cell.
5. The fuel cooler with lamellar inner structures for connecting to an air-conditioning system of a vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising additional lamellas within a portion of said outer housing not occupied by said inner conduit cell, said additional lamellas being positioned parallel toward a direction of flow of said first fluid through said outer housing.
6. The fuel cooler with lamellar inner structures for connecting to an air-conditioning system of a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said inner conduit cell has a cuboid structure.
7. The fuel cooler with lamellar inner structures for connecting to an air-conditioning system of a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said outer housing is made of a metal having a high thermal conductivity.
8. The fuel cooler with lamellar inner structures for connecting to an air-conditioning system of a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said inner conduit cell is made of a metal having a high thermal conductivity.
9. The fuel cooler with lamellar inner structures for connecting to an air-conditioning system of a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said lamellas of said inner conduit cell are made of a metal having a high thermal conductivity.
10. The fuel cooler with lamellar inner structures for connecting to an air-conditioning system of a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said outer connections of said outer housing include a first outer connection integrated into a top wall of said outer housing and a second outer connection integrated into a bottom wall of said outer housing in said diagonally mismatched arrangement.