Smoke abatement apparatus

Abstract

Abstract A SMOKE ABATEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD WHEREIN SMOKE IS INTRODUCED INTO THE INLET OF A CONVERGING DIVERGING VENTURI WHILE A NOZZLE EMITS A HIGH VELOCITY JET STREAM OF WETTING FLUID INTO THE CONVERGING INLET OF SAID VENTURI TO ASPIRATE AND SCRUB SAID SMOKE FOR EMULSIFYING IT DURING PASSAGE THROUGH SAID VENTURI; AND WHEREIN A TANK COMMUNICATES WITH THE DIVERGING OUTLET OF SAID VENTURI TO COLLECT EMULSIFIED MATERIALS FROM SAID SMOKE; SAID VENTURI AND SAID TANK BEING PROVIDED WITH A LEAD INTERIOR TO RESIST CORROSIVE ELEMENTS OF SAID SMOKE; SAID APPARATUS ALSO INCLUDING MEANS FOR ADMITTING ACIDIC OR BASE MATERIALS, TOGETHER WITH A FOAMING AGENT INTO SAID TANK, FOR REACTION WITH SAID BASE OR ACID MATERIALS OF SAID SMOKE, SAID FOAMING AGENT ALSO TENDING TO COLLECT NON-CONDENSABLES AND/OR NON-SOLUBLE MATERIAL FROM SAID SMOKE; EXHAUST PUMP MEANS FOR REMOVING SAID NON-CONDENSABLE AND NON-SOLUBLE MATERIALS FROMED SAID TANK; AND ANOTHER MEANS ADAPTED AND DISPOSED FOR PUMPING EMULSIFIED MATERIAL AND FLUID FROM A LOWER SUMP PORTION OF SAID TANK.

Inventors

• 👤 Frank D Chew

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