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Product Overview

Hydram Research is developing large-scale industrial equipment designed to recycle waste heat (ranging from 20°C to 100°C) and convert it into valuable, energy-rich superheated steam. The innovative solution addresses the critical need for efficient waste heat utilization in various industrial processes, repurposing low-grade thermal energy to steam.

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Technology

Our system is an innovative non-cyclic high-temperature thermal energy converter that operates using an open oscillatory approach, leveraging distinct thermodynamic pathways. Unlike traditional condenser-evaporator systems governed by Carnot-Lorentz constraints, this technology utilizes gravity to generate low-pressure steam with rapid volume expansion, followed by a liquid piston compression phase with high isentropic efficiency.

Early-stage validations, including large-scale laboratory tests, have demonstrated key aspects of the process, such as the repeated evaporation of substantial steam volumes. Additionally, advanced hydro- and thermodynamic computer simulations indicate coefficients of performance (COP) that significantly exceed those of modern high-temperature heat pumps. These efficiency gains offer promising advantages over existing heat recovery and steam generation technologies. Our megawatt-scale equipment has the potential to redefine waste-heat energy recapture in industries such as chemical production, paper and pulp, and petroleum refining.

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Prototyping and Intellectual Property

Prototypes demonstrating key aspects of the process have been developed and tested at our industrial facility in Reykjavik, Iceland. These prototypes validate the operational effectiveness and scalability of the technology. Furthermore, several patents have been filed covering various configurations of the equipment and its auxiliary systems.

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Get Involved

Interested parties are invited to inquire for more information. In particular:

  • Professional Investors: Focused on deep tech, energy, and cleantech sectors.

  • Academics and Students: Engaged in advanced studies of thermodynamics, hydrodynamics, heat pumps, heat transfer, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD).

  • Industrial Firms: Utilizing significant amounts of steam, with access to waste heat, and interested in early adoption of innovative technologies.

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