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Magnetically stabilized fluid cross-flow contactor having support means and process for using the same
Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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Filing: 1979-07-31
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Granted: 1981-03-10
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Expires: 1999-07-31
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus for effecting fluid-solids contacting wherein a bed stationary downward moving ferromagnetic particles are contacted within a contacting chamber with a fluid which passes through the bed in a cross-flow manner, said bed being structured or stabilized, by a magnetic field the improvement which comprises providing at least one support means positioned near or adjacent to the opening means, said support means extending into the contacting chamber. Also disclosed are processes for using the improved magnetically stabilized cross-flow contactor including processes for removing particulates from gaseous streams, flue gas desulfurization processes and the like.
Inventors
- 👤 Francis X. Mayer
- 👤 Martin O. Gernand
- 👤 William W. Lincoln
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-29 23:55
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J8/00; B01J8/18; B01J8/24; B01J8/42; B01D; B01D46/00; B01D46/30; B01D46/32; B01D53/00; B01D53/02; B01D53/06; B01D53/08; B01D53/34; B01D53/46; B01D53/48; B01F; B01F33/00; B01F33/45; B01F33/451; B01J8/02; B01J8/0207; B01J8/08; B01J8/12; B01D2251/00; B01D2251/40; B01D2251/404; B01D2251/60; B01D2251/602; B01D2253/00; B01D2253/10; B01D2253/104; B01D2253/112; B01D2253/1124; B01D2253/25; B01D2253/30; B01D2253/302; B01D2253/304; B01D2253/306; B01D2257/00; B01D2257/30; B01D2257/302; B01D2257/40; B01D2257/404; B01D2258/00; B01D2258/02; B01D2258/0283; B01D2259/00; B01D2259/40; B01D2259/40011; B01D2259/40077; B01D2259/40081; B01D2259/40083; B01D2259/40088; B01D2259/4009
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
In a cross-flow magnetically stabilized gas-solids contacting apparatus, comprising: (a) a chamber including a plurality of solid, discrete magnetizable particles and an inlet port and an outlet port for continuously introducing and removing solid, discrete magnetizable particles; (b) magnet or solenoid means for applying a magnetic field which is substantially colinear with an external force field within said chamber; and (c) a plurality of opening means in said chamber arranged on substantially opposite sides of said chamber and being situationed in such a manner as to permit gas to flow within said chamber with a velocity component substantially perpendicular to the external force field and said magnetic field within said chamber, the improvement which comprises providing at least one support means positioned near or adjacent to said opening means, said support means extending into said chamber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
In a cross-flow magnetically stabilized gas-solids contacting apparatus, comprising: (a) a chamber including a plurality of solid, discrete magnetizable particles and an inlet port and an outlet port for continuously introducing and removing solid, discrete magnetizable particles; (b) magnet or solenoid means for applying a magnetic field which is substantially colinear with an external force field within said chamber; and (c) a plurality of opening means in said chamber arranged on substantially opposite sides of said chamber and being situationed in such a manner as to permit gas to flow within said chamber with a velocity component substantially perpendicular to the external force field and said magnetic field within said chamber, the improvement which comprises providing at least one support means positioned near or adjacent to said opening means, said support means extending into said chamber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said support means are selected from the group consisting of rods, angle irons, vertical bars, incline bars, and rods on a triangular pitch.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The apparatus of claim 1 which additionally includes means for regenerating said magnetizable, fluidizable particles, said regenerating means being in communication with said outlet means and inlet means of said chamber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said solid, discrete magnetizable particles in said chamber have a mean diameter particle size range from about 10 microns to about 1000 microns.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
The apparatus of claim 1 which includes at least two plenum means, one of which is a gas inlet plenum communicating with said opening means on one side of said chamber and the other, a gas outlet plenum, communicating with the opening means on the opposite side of the chamber.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said chamber comprises a pair of substantially upwardly extending horizontally spaced-apart perforate retaining walls, one of which is in communication with said gas inlet plenum and the other of which is in communication with said gas outlet plenum.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 4 wherein said perforate retaining walls are a plurality of panels joined to one another.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
78 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said chamber includes a plurality of louvers each adjacent said opening means in communication with said gas inlet plenum, said support louvers being arranged to extend outwardly from below their adjacent openings and into said inlet plenum to support and expose to the chamber a plurality of free surfaces of particulate material, said support members being arranged cooperatively to support the solid, discrete magnetizable particles and retain said particles within said space.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said louvers are arranged to extend outwardly and upwardly at an angle greater than about 45° above the horizontal plane.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
143 words
In a process for contacting a gaseous fluid with a plurality of solid, discrete magnetizable particles comprising: (a) continuously introducing and removing a bed of solid, discrete magnetizable fluidizable particles in a porous chamber in a descending manner or direction; (b) structuring and controlling the porosity in said bed by applying a magnetic field to said bed in a manner such that the magnetic field is substantially colinear with an external force field within said chamber; and (c) passing a gaseous fluid through the magnetized particles with a velocity component substantially perpendicular to the external force field and the applied magnetic field within said chamber, the improvement which comprises providing at least one support means positioned near or adjacent to said opening means, said support means extending into said chamber in a manner to provide at least some support for said descending bed.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
143 words
In a process for contacting a gaseous fluid with a plurality of solid, discrete magnetizable particles comprising: (a) continuously introducing and removing a bed of solid, discrete magnetizable fluidizable particles in a porous chamber in a descending manner or direction; (b) structuring and controlling the porosity in said bed by applying a magnetic field to said bed in a manner such that the magnetic field is substantially colinear with an external force field within said chamber; and (c) passing a gaseous fluid through the magnetized particles with a velocity component substantially perpendicular to the external force field and the applied magnetic field within said chamber, the improvement which comprises providing at least one support means positioned near or adjacent to said opening means, said support means extending into said chamber in a manner to provide at least some support for said descending bed.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 10 wherein the bed particles are continuously withdrawn and recharged into said chamber at a controlled rate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process of claim 10 wherein the gaseous fluid contains entrained particulates and the contacting of the gaseous fluid with the magnetized solids removes a portion of the particulates from the gaseous fluid.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
40 words
The process of claim 12 wherein the gaseous fluid additionally includes sulfur oxides and the chamber includes a flue gas desulfurization medium comprising a plurality of solid, discrete magnetizable particles which include an acceptor composition capable of accepting sulfur oxides.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 13 wherein the magnetizable particles including the acceptor medium capable of accepting sulfur oxides are continuously transported, in a descending manner, through the magnetically stabilized cross-flow bed.
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