Abstract A dynamically strengthened system for condensing a condensable vapor in the presence of a noncondensable gas includes a chamber for mingling the vapor and gas and an enclosed condenser having a vapor condensing zone. During continuous operation of the system parcels of condensable vapor are intermingled with parcels of a noncondensing motivating gas within the mingling chamber, the gas having pressure force components and velocity force components sufficient to provide a dynamically strengthened condition for flow of the gas through the condenser independent of the condensable vapor. The intermingled vapor and gas is fed to the vapor condensing zone in its dynamically strengthened condition to cause turbulence and surface sweep within the condenser and removal of the heat transfer inhibiting film therein. The force components of the noncondensable gas cause continuous flow and discharge of the noncondensable gas from the condenser into the atmosphere or recirculation to the mingling chamber.
A METHOD OF CONDENSING WATER VAPOR IN THE PRESENCE OF AIR AND REMOVING A HEAT TRANSFER INHIBITING FILM FROM THE CONDENSER HEAT TRANSFERRING SURFACES COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: A. PROVIDING AN ENCLOSED PRESSURIZABLE CONDENSER HAVING COOLING SURFACES FORMING A VAPOR CONDENSING ZONE WHREON THE HEAT TRANSFER INHIBITING FILM IS FORMED; B. INTRODUCING INTERMINGLED BUT NONDIFFUSED PARCELS OF WATER VAPOR AND AIR BY ADDING AND INTERMINGLYING PARCELS OF MOTIVATING AIR HAVING RELATIVELY HIGHER PRESSURE AND C VEVELOCITY FORCE COMPONENTS WITH PARCELS OF WATER VAPOR TO PROVIDE ADDED DYNAMICS TO THE FLOW OF THE WATER VAPOR THROUGH THE CONDENSER; C. IMMEDIATELY AFTER INTERMINGLING FEEDING THE INTERMINGLED RELATIVELY NONDIFFUSED VAPOR AND AIR PARCELS AGAINST THE COOLING SURFACE UNDER SAID FORCE COMPONENTS TO CONDENSE SOME OF SAID VAPOR AND CONTINUOUSLY SWEEP SAID HEAT TRANSFER INHIBITING FILM FROM SAID COOL SURFACE BY SAID MOTIVATING AIR; D. MAINTAINING THE DYNAMICS OF THE MOTIVATING AIR TO ENCOURAGE TURBULENCE AND THE SWEEPING ACTION THEREOF AS THE VAPOR CONTENT DECREASES DURING CONDENSATION WHILE DISCHARGING THE AIR FROM THE CONDENSER; AND E. DISCHARGING THE CONDENSED WATER VAPOUR FROM THE CONDENSER.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
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A METHOD OF CONDENSING WATER VAPOR IN THE PRESENCE OF AIR AND REMOVING A HEAT TRANSFER INHIBITING FILM FROM THE CONDENSER HEAT TRANSFERRING SURFACES COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: A. PROVIDING AN ENCLOSED PRESSURIZABLE CONDENSER HAVING COOLING SURFACES FORMING A VAPOR CONDENSING ZONE WHREON THE HEAT TRANSFER INHIBITING FILM IS FORMED; B. INTRODUCING INTERMINGLED BUT NONDIFFUSED PARCELS OF WATER VAPOR AND AIR BY ADDING AND INTERMINGLYING PARCELS OF MOTIVATING AIR HAVING RELATIVELY HIGHER PRESSURE AND C VEVELOCITY FORCE COMPONENTS WITH PARCELS OF WATER VAPOR TO PROVIDE ADDED DYNAMICS TO THE FLOW OF THE WATER VAPOR THROUGH THE CONDENSER; C. IMMEDIATELY AFTER INTERMINGLING FEEDING THE INTERMINGLED RELATIVELY NONDIFFUSED VAPOR AND AIR PARCELS AGAINST THE COOLING SURFACE UNDER SAID FORCE COMPONENTS TO CONDENSE SOME OF SAID VAPOR AND CONTINUOUSLY SWEEP SAID HEAT TRANSFER INHIBITING FILM FROM SAID COOL SURFACE BY SAID MOTIVATING AIR; D. MAINTAINING THE DYNAMICS OF THE MOTIVATING AIR TO ENCOURAGE TURBULENCE AND THE SWEEPING ACTION THEREOF AS THE VAPOR CONTENT DECREASES DURING CONDENSATION WHILE DISCHARGING THE AIR FROM THE CONDENSER; AND E. DISCHARGING THE CONDENSED WATER VAPOUR FROM THE CONDENSER.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 1 wherein the vapor and air are intermingled in a mingling chamber immediately adjacent the vapor condensing zone and at least a portion of the air flowing from the condenser is recirculated to said chamber.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 1 wherein there is a constant pressure drop across the condenser and the air flowing from the condenser is at greater than atmospheric pressure.