US4588631A
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Support for tubesheets in hollow fiber permeators
Assignee: Dow Chemical Co
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Filing: 1983-01-28
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Granted: 1986-05-13
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Expires: 2003-01-28
Abstract
Abstract Foraminous plates formed from coiled or parallel tape lengths may be inserted between the tubesheet and a ported casing-end in a hollow-fiber type permeator, to convey effluent from the fiber lumens to the port and to support the tubesheet against the pressure differential between its inner and outer faces. The face of the support plate which the tubesheet will bear against is defined by edges of the tapes, which are held radially or laterally apart by spacing means adapted to permit effluent flow through the plate between the tapes. Either the casing-end or the plate surface bearing against it is grooved.
Inventors
- 👤 George B. Clark
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 15:20
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B3/00; B32B3/26; B32B3/28; B29; B29D; B29D24/00; B29D24/002; B29D24/004; B32B1/00; B32B1/08; B01; B01D; B01D2313/00; B01D2313/20; B01D2313/205; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/50; B32B2307/542; B32B2307/70; B32B2307/714; B32B2307/718; B32B2405/00; B32B2597/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/906; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24479; Y10T428/24562; Y10T428/24628; Y10T428/24661; Y10T428/24669; Y10T428/24694; Y10T428/24711; Y10T428/24777
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A foraminous body having utility as an effluent-conveying support between a backing member and a hollow fiber tubesheet, said body being a plate comprising a plurality of tape wraps disposed, on edge, in generally concentric array and spaced radially apart; the edges of said wraps defining opposed first and second major surfaces of said plate, and spacing means disposed between and in contact with said wraps and adapted to allow flow of fluid through said plate by passing from said first surface to said second surface between said wraps and through said spacing means, said spacing means not contacting said first surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
A foraminous body having utility as an effluent-conveying support between a backing member and a hollow fiber tubesheet, said body being a plate comprising a plurality of tape wraps disposed, on edge, in generally concentric array and spaced radially apart; the edges of said wraps defining opposed first and second major surfaces of said plate, and spacing means disposed between and in contact with said wraps and adapted to allow flow of fluid through said plate by passing from said first surface to said second surface between said wraps and through said spacing means, said spacing means not contacting said first surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A plate as in claim 1 in which the tape edges defining said second surface are interrupted by openings defining grooves in that surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A plate as in claim 1 in which said spacing means itself consists of wraps of tape, the edges of which most distant from said first surface are included in said second surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A plate as in claim 3 in which the tape edges defining said second surface are interrupted by openings defining grooves in that surface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A plate as in claim 1 in which said spacing means is a plurality of bulges dented into said wraps of said support tape.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
A plate as in claim 1 in which said spacing means is a plurality of particles, each of which is bonded to at least one of the wraps it is in contact with.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A plate as in claim 5 in which the tape edges defining said second surface are interrupted by openings defining grooves in that surface.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A plate as in claim 3 in which the support and spacing tapes consist of plastic and are bonded together at surfaces of contact between them.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A plate as in claim 4 in which the support and spacing tapes consist of plastic and are bonded together at surfaces of contact between them.
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