US4865629A
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Control of particle size distribution in gas filtration
Assignee: Industrial Filter and Pump Manufacturing Co
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Filing: 1988-07-05
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Granted: 1989-09-12
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Expires: 2008-07-05
Abstract
Abstract A process for filtering fine particulates from a stream of hot gas wherein the particulates vary in size between about 0.15 and 250 microns includes the steps of removing a majority of the larger size particles from the gas stream, while leaving a majority of the smaller particles in the stream, then introducing into the gas stream particulates having an average size greater than the smaller size particulates, and thereafter passing the gas stream through a porous filter medium having a pore size exceeding the size of the smaller size particulates.
Inventors
- 👤 James F. Zievers
- 👤 Paul Eggerstedt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 23:18
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D46/00; B01D46/24; B01D46/2403; B01D46/2407; B01D50/00; B01D50/20; B01D51/00; B01D2273/00; B01D2273/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
A process for removing fine particulates from a stream of hot gas in which said particulates are entrained, comprising the steps of: 1. passing said hot gas through a centrifugal separator to remove a fraction of said particulates therefrom, 2. blending a fraction of said particulates removed by said separator back into said hot gas downstream of said separator, and then 3. passing said hot gas through a porous filter medium, said medium having a mean pore size larger than said fine particulates entrained in said hot gas.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
88 words
A process for removing fine particulates from a stream of hot gas in which said particulates are entrained, comprising the steps of: 1. passing said hot gas through a centrifugal separator to remove a fraction of said particulates therefrom, 2. blending a fraction of said particulates removed by said separator back into said hot gas downstream of said separator, and then 3. passing said hot gas through a porous filter medium, said medium having a mean pore size larger than said fine particulates entrained in said hot gas.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
112 words
A process for removing entrained particulates from a gas stream, said particulates varying in size between 0.15 microns and 250 microns and having a size distribution in the shape of a bell curve, comprising the steps of: 1. removing from said hot gas a majority of the larger size particulates entrained in said gas while leaving a majority of the smaller size particulates in said gas, then 2. mixing with said gas particulates having an average size greater than said smaller size 3. passing said gas through a porous filter medium having a pore size exceeding the size of said smaller size particulates to remove said smaller size particulates from said gas.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
112 words
A process for removing entrained particulates from a gas stream, said particulates varying in size between 0.15 microns and 250 microns and having a size distribution in the shape of a bell curve, comprising the steps of: 1. removing from said hot gas a majority of the larger size particulates entrained in said gas while leaving a majority of the smaller size particulates in said gas, then 2. mixing with said gas particulates having an average size greater than said smaller size 3. passing said gas through a porous filter medium having a pore size exceeding the size of said smaller size particulates to remove said smaller size particulates from said gas.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
A process according to claim 2 wherein said gas particulates having an average size greater than said smaller size particulates comprise reactive material selected from the group consisting of diatomite, bauxite, lime, dolomite, zinc ferrite, copper manganese oxide, nickel based methanation catalyst, nickel based steam reforming catalyst, copper or nickel doped zinc ferrite sorbents, alundum, silica gel and attapulgas clay.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
89 words
Apparatus for removing particulates entrained in a stream of hot gas, comprising in combination a centrifugal separator having a gas inlet, a gas outlet, and a second outlet for particulates separated from the gas passing through said separator, means for mixing particles from said second outlet with gas from said gas outlet, filter means having a gas inlet and a gas outlet for removing particulates from gas supplied to said gas inlet, and means connecting the gas from said mixing means to said gas inlet of said filter means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
89 words
Apparatus for removing particulates entrained in a stream of hot gas, comprising in combination a centrifugal separator having a gas inlet, a gas outlet, and a second outlet for particulates separated from the gas passing through said separator, means for mixing particles from said second outlet with gas from said gas outlet, filter means having a gas inlet and a gas outlet for removing particulates from gas supplied to said gas inlet, and means connecting the gas from said mixing means to said gas inlet of said filter means.
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