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Vortex gas separator
Assignee: Combustion Engineering Inc
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Filing: 1975-04-28
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Granted: 1979-07-31
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Expires: 1995-04-28
Abstract
Abstract A vortex gas separator for the separation of a gas mixture into first and second fractions. The operation of the separator depends on the principle that various gases interact with sorbent substances to greater and lesser degrees. The gas to be separated is tangentially injected into a cylindrical container to create a vortex. The sorbent substance is suspended on the interior of the cylindrical container and interacts with the gases, slowing them down to various degrees. Accordingly, the slowest fraction migrates towards the middle and the fastest fraction is displaced to the circumference. Outlets for the slow fraction and the fast fraction are provided respectively at the axis of the container and at the periphery of the container.
Inventors
- 👤 David N. Enegess
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-06 12:14
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/02; B01D53/025; B01D53/04; B01D53/0407; B01D53/24; B04; B04C; B04C1/00; G; G21; G21F; G21F9/00; G21F9/02; B01D2253/00; B01D2253/10; B01D2253/106; B01D2257/00; B01D2257/10; B01D2257/11; B01D53/0446
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
An apparatus for effecting the separation of a gas mixture into at least a first fraction and a second fraction, wherein said apparatus comprising: a. a non-rotating cylindrical container having a first disc at one end and a second disc at the other end connected by a cylindrical side wall and wherein said first and second discs are substantially parallel; b. a first fluid outlet as the central axis of said cylindrical container; c. a second fluid outlet at the periphery of said cylindrical container; d. means for injecting said gas mixture into said cylindrical container, said means inducing a gas vortex within said cylindrical container; and e. a substance suspended on the interior of said cylindrical container, said substance being more interactive with said first fraction of said gas mixture than with said second fraction of said gas mixture.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
140 words
An apparatus for effecting the separation of a gas mixture into at least a first fraction and a second fraction, wherein said apparatus comprising: a. a non-rotating cylindrical container having a first disc at one end and a second disc at the other end connected by a cylindrical side wall and wherein said first and second discs are substantially parallel; b. a first fluid outlet as the central axis of said cylindrical container; c. a second fluid outlet at the periphery of said cylindrical container; d. means for injecting said gas mixture into said cylindrical container, said means inducing a gas vortex within said cylindrical container; and e. a substance suspended on the interior of said cylindrical container, said substance being more interactive with said first fraction of said gas mixture than with said second fraction of said gas mixture.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said gas injecting means includes a nozzle which is oriented substantially normal to a radius of said cylindrical container.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus as recited in claim 2 wherein the nozzle is oriented with a component in the direction of the rotational axis of symmetry of said cylindrical container.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus as recited in claim 2 wherein said gas injecting means is positioned at the periphery of said cylindrical container.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
The apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said cylindrical container is divided into a plurality of cylindrical compartments by one or more dividing discs substantially parallel to said first and second discs, each of said dividing discs having a hole through its center.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said substance suspended on the interior of said cylindrical container is a coating applied to at least one of said first and second discs.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus as recited in claim 5 wherein said substance suspended on the interior of said cylindrical container is a coating applied to at least one side of one of said dividing discs.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus as recited in claim 6 wherein said gas injecting means includes a nozzle which is oriented substantially normal to a radius of said cylindrical container.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus as recited in claim 8 wherein said nozzle is oriented with a component normal to said top and bottom discs.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus as recited in claim 6 wherein said gas injecting means is positioned at the periphery of said cylindrical container.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus as recited in claim 9 wherein said nozzle is positioned at the periphery of said cylindrical container.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus as recited in claim 7 wherein said gas injecting means includes a nozzle which is oriented substantially normal to a radius of said cylindrical container.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus as recited in claim 12 wherein said nozzle is positioned at the periphery of said cylindrical container.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said gas injecting means has an angular position of approximately 360° relative to said second fluid outlet.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus as recited in claim 3 wherein said gas injecting means has an angular position of approximately 360° relative to said second fluid outlet.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus as recited in claim 5 wherein said gas injecting means has an angular position of approximately 360° relative to said second fluid outlet.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus as recited in claim 6 wherein said gas injecting means has an angular position of approximately 360° relative to said second fluid outlet.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
49 words
The apparatus as recited in claim 1 wherein said apparatus is hermetically sealed by welding said discs to said cylindrical side wall, said gas injecting means and said second fluid outlet to said cylindrical side wall, and said first fluid outlet to one of said first and second discs.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
49 words
The apparatus as recited in claim 5 wherein said apparatus is hermetically sealed by welding said discs to said cylindrical side wall, said gas injecting means and said second fluid outlet to said cylindrical side wall, and said first fluid outlet to one of said first and second discs.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
49 words
The apparatus as recited in claim 4 wherein said apparatus is hermetically sealed by welding said discs to said cylindrical side wall, said gas injecting means and said second fluid outlet to said cylindrical side wall, and said first fluid outlet to one of said first and second discs.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus as recited in claim 15 wherein said nozzle is positioned at the periphery of said cylindrical container.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
49 words
The apparatus as recited in claim 21 wherein said apparatus is hermetically sealed by welding said discs to said cylindrical side wall, said gas injecting means and said second fluid outlet to said cylindrical side wall, and said first fluid outlet to one of said first and second discs.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
108 words
A method for separating a gas mixture into at least a first fraction and a second fraction, wherein said method comprising the steps of: (a) swirling said gas mixture in a vortex; (b) causing a first fraction of said gas mixture to lose more energy than a second fraction of said gas mixture by contacting said swirling gas mixture with a substance which is more interactive with said first fraction than with said second fraction; (c) removing a portion of said first fraction from the center of said vortex; and (d) removing a portion of said second fraction of said gas mixture from the periphery of said vortex.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
108 words
A method for separating a gas mixture into at least a first fraction and a second fraction, wherein said method comprising the steps of: (a) swirling said gas mixture in a vortex; (b) causing a first fraction of said gas mixture to lose more energy than a second fraction of said gas mixture by contacting said swirling gas mixture with a substance which is more interactive with said first fraction than with said second fraction; (c) removing a portion of said first fraction from the center of said vortex; and (d) removing a portion of said second fraction of said gas mixture from the periphery of said vortex.
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