Compact wastewater concentrator and pollutant scrubber

29-07-2014 дата публикации

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US8790496B2

Автор: DUESEL JR BERNARD F, RUTSCH MICHAEL J, CLERKIN CRAIG, DUESEL, JR. BERNARD F., RUTSCH MICHAEL J.

Принадлежит: DUESEL JR BERNARD F, RUTSCH MICHAEL J, CLERKIN CRAIG, HEARTLAND TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, DUESEL, JR. BERNARD F., RUTSCH MICHAEL J., HEARTLAND TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS LLC

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Номер заявки: 10-37-8463

Дата заявки: 29-07-2010

A compact and portable liquid concentrator includes a gas inlet, a gas exit and a flow corridor connecting the gas inlet and the gas exit, wherein the flow corridor includes a narrowed portion that accelerates the gas through the flow corridor. A liquid inlet injects liquid into the gas stream at a point prior to the narrowed portion so that the gas-liquid mixture is thoroughly mixed within the flow corridor, causing a portion of the liquid to be evaporated. A demister or fluid scrubber downstream of the narrowed portion removes entrained liquid droplets from the gas stream and re-circulates the removed liquid to the liquid inlet through a re-circulating circuit. Fresh liquid to be concentrated is also introduced into the re-circulating circuit at a rate sufficient to offset the amount of liquid evaporated in the flow corridor.

CPC - классификация

B B0 B01 B01D B01D1 B01D1/B01D1/1 B01D1/14 B01D1/3 B01D1/30 B01D1/305 C C0 C02 C02F C02F1 C02F1/C02F1/0 C02F1/04 C02F1/048 C02F1/1 C02F1/10 C02F1/12 C02F1/16 C02F1/2 C02F1/20 C02F1/7 C02F1/70 C02F2 C02F21 C02F210 C02F2101 C02F2101/C02F2101/1 C02F2101/10 C02F2101/101 C02F2103 C02F2103/C02F2103/0 C02F2103/06 C02F2103/1 C02F2103/18 C02F22 C02F220 C02F2201 C02F2201/C02F2201/0 C02F2201/00 C02F2201/008 C02F2209 C02F2209/C02F2209/0 C02F2209/03

IPC - классификация

B B0 B01 B01D B01D1 B01D1/B01D1/1 B01D1/14 B01D3 B01D3/B01D3/3 B01D3/34 B01D5 B01D53 B01D53/B01D53/5 B01D53/50 B01D53/58 C C0 C02 C02F C02F1 C02F1/C02F1/1 C02F1/10 C02F1/16

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