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Method of and apparatus for the dissolution of gases in liquids
Assignee: Linde GmbH
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Filing: 1976-02-23
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Granted: 1977-08-23
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Expires: 1996-02-23
Abstract
Abstract Liquids, e.g. sewage sludge, waste water or oxygen-poor natural water, are treated with gas for enrichment (especially oxygenation) by forcing the liquid downwardly through a perforated wall in a vessel containing the liquid. The perforated partition subdivides the liquid forced downwardly through the column into a plurality of partial streams which open into a gas space above the downwardly moving column of liquid in the melt. Bubbles of the gas, e.g. oxygen, pass upwardly through the column of liquid in the shaft.
Inventors
- 👤 Satish Kumar Anand
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 12:25
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F3/00; C02F3/02; C02F3/12; C02F3/20; C02F3/205; C02F3/207; B; B01; B01F; B01F23/00; B01F23/20; B01F23/23; B01F23/231; B01F23/23105; B01F23/2312; B01F23/23123; B01F23/23126; B01F23/231261; B01F23/233; B01F23/2334; B01F23/23341; B01F23/234; B01F23/2341; B01F23/23412; C02F3/24; C02F3/26; B01F23/2336; B01F23/23362; B01F23/237; B01F23/2376; B01F23/23761; B01F23/237612; Y; Y02; Y02W; Y02W10/00; Y02W10/10; Y10; Y10S; Y10S261/00; Y10S261/75
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A process for the dissolution of gas in a liquid in a vessel, comprising the steps of: circulating the liquid through an upright column occupying only a portion of the volume of said vessel; subdividing the liquid flow in said column at an upper portion thereof into a multiplicity of partial streams and spraying said streams into a gas space maintained above a liquid level in said column; supplying gas to said space for solubilization in the liquid by passing bubbles upwardly through a liquid continuum in said column from the bottom thereof and releasing a portion of said bubbles into said space at said liquid level within said column; and maintaining the flow velocity of the liquid continuum in said column at a level sufficient to permit only a portion of the rising gas bubbles in said liquid continuum to reach said gas space.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
A process for the dissolution of gas in a liquid in a vessel, comprising the steps of: circulating the liquid through an upright column occupying only a portion of the volume of said vessel; subdividing the liquid flow in said column at an upper portion thereof into a multiplicity of partial streams and spraying said streams into a gas space maintained above a liquid level in said column; supplying gas to said space for solubilization in the liquid by passing bubbles upwardly through a liquid continuum in said column from the bottom thereof and releasing a portion of said bubbles into said space at said liquid level within said column; and maintaining the flow velocity of the liquid continuum in said column at a level sufficient to permit only a portion of the rising gas bubbles in said liquid continuum to reach said gas space.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process defined in claim 1, further comprising the step of conducting at least a portion of the liquid traversing said column through the latter without contact with the gas in said space.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
149 words
An apparatus for solubilizing a gas in a liquid, comprising: a vessel containing a liquid; a column in said vessel having a mouth opening below the upper surface of the liquid therein and terminating above the bottom of said vessel; a distributor disposed at the bottom end of said column for introducing gas bubbles into the liquid within said column at the bottom thereof; a partition at an upper portion of said column formed with a plurality of passages for subdividing a liquid traversing the column into a multiplicity of partial streams below said partition; a gas space in said column below said partition; and pump means for circulating liquid through said passages and said column whereby gas rising from said column forms said gas space into which said streams are sprayed below said partition, said passages in said partitions having mutual spacings approximately equal to twice their diameters.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
149 words
An apparatus for solubilizing a gas in a liquid, comprising: a vessel containing a liquid; a column in said vessel having a mouth opening below the upper surface of the liquid therein and terminating above the bottom of said vessel; a distributor disposed at the bottom end of said column for introducing gas bubbles into the liquid within said column at the bottom thereof; a partition at an upper portion of said column formed with a plurality of passages for subdividing a liquid traversing the column into a multiplicity of partial streams below said partition; a gas space in said column below said partition; and pump means for circulating liquid through said passages and said column whereby gas rising from said column forms said gas space into which said streams are sprayed below said partition, said passages in said partitions having mutual spacings approximately equal to twice their diameters.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus defined in claim 3, further comprising venting means for discharging a portion of the gas from said space below said partition.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus defined in claim 4, further comprising recirculating means including a compressor communicating with said vent means and connected to said gas introducing means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus defined in claim 5 wherein said recirculating means includes a gas-cleaning device.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
55 words
The apparatus defined in claim 3, further comprising a duct opening at said partition and extending through said gas space to terminate below the liquid level in said column, and a closure device for said duct, said duct, upon opening by said closure device, permitting liquid flow through said column without traversing said gas space.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-08-22 | 1985-02-21 | 1985-08-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-08-22 | 1989-02-21 | 1989-08-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |