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Multistage isothermal air dehumidification
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-10-21
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Granted: 1991-06-18
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Expires: 2008-10-21
Abstract
Abstract A process for conditioning a gas containing the vapors of a volatile substance, in which the gas is placed sequentially in contact with successively more concentrated solutions of an absorption liquid on cooled surfaces, such absorption liquid consisting of a solution of said volatile substance and at least one non-volatile substance. The vapors in the gas are isothermally absorbed into the absorption liquid upon such contact, thereby diluting the concentration of the absorption liquid. The diluted absorption liquid is concentrated by multi-stage evaporation in a multi-stage evaporator. The concentrated absorption liquid is recycled back to the cooled surfaces.
Inventors
- 👤 Lars G. Hellman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 23:24
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/26; F; F24; F24F; F24F3/00; F24F3/12; F24F3/14; F24F3/1411; F24F3/1417; B01D53/263; F24F2003/144
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A process for conditioning a gas containing the vapors of a volatile substance, which comprises: placing a gas, containing the vapors of a volatile substance, sequentially in contact with successively more concentrated solutions of an absorption liquid on cooled surfaces, such absorption liquid consisting of a solution of said volatile substance and at least one non-volatile substance, isothermally absorbing the vapors in the gas into the absorption liquid upon such contact, thereby diluting the concentration of the absorption liquid, concentrating the diluted absorption liquid by multi-stage evaporation in a multi-stage evaporate, and recycling the concentrated absorption liquid back to the cooled surfaces.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
A process for conditioning a gas containing the vapors of a volatile substance, which comprises: placing a gas, containing the vapors of a volatile substance, sequentially in contact with successively more concentrated solutions of an absorption liquid on cooled surfaces, such absorption liquid consisting of a solution of said volatile substance and at least one non-volatile substance, isothermally absorbing the vapors in the gas into the absorption liquid upon such contact, thereby diluting the concentration of the absorption liquid, concentrating the diluted absorption liquid by multi-stage evaporation in a multi-stage evaporate, and recycling the concentrated absorption liquid back to the cooled surfaces.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
The process of claim 1, further comprising: flowing the absorption liquid in a direction over a series of the cooled surfaces, and flowing the gas, containing the vapors of a volatile substance, over the series of cooled surfaces in the direction opposite to the direction of flow of the absorption liquid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
58 words
The process of claim 1, further characterized by: the use of the series of cooled surfaces arranged in a series of stages, the number of such stages corresponding to the number of stages in the multi-stage evaporator, and concentrating the diluted absorption liquid from each such stage of cooled surfaces in a corresponding stage of the multi-stage evaporator.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
68 words
The process of claim 1 further characterized by: the absorption liquid being an aqueous solution of one or more salts, the vapors in the gas being water vapor, the gas being air, and humidifying the air after the water vapor is absorbed from the air by spraying water into the air, causing the air to be cooled to the desired temperature by the evaporation of the sprayed water.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1994-06-17 | 1994-12-17 | 1995-06-18 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1998-06-17 | 1998-12-17 | 1999-06-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2002-06-17 | 2002-12-17 | 2003-06-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |