Water seal for regenerator

Claim 1

In combination with a regeneration vessel for the thermal regeneration of an adsorbent material, means for introducing the saturated adsorbent material from an adsorption source into the vessel, means for introducing into the vessel a heated, inert material from a second source, a discharge means disposed adjacent to the exit portion of said vessel, and a vibrating separator means disposed adjacent to said discharge means for receiving the mixture of adsorbent and inert materials passing from said discharge means and for separating said materials, a device for establishing a fluid seal between said discharge means and said vibratory separator means which comprises: a fluid container having a fluid therein and attached to and movable with said vibratory separator means; sealing means having an open end portion and a closed end portion and supported upon said discharge means with said open end portion extending below the level of the fluid in said container, such that a hydrostatic seal is established within the enclosed volume defined by the internal volume of said sealing means and the surface of the fluid; and conduit means interconnecting said discharge means and said separator means to provide an unobstructed flow path for said materials.