Multiple bundle fluid separation apparatus
First Claim
1. A hollow fiber permeator comprising:
- A. A casing having the shape of an elongated cylinder closed at both ends with one closure being a removable member;
B. A removable tubular assembly within said casing, comprising a central outer tube the interior of which is in communication with a first port at one end of said casing and with the exterior of said central outer tube, and an inner tube attached within said central outer tube, said inner tube in communication with a second port at the end of said casing opposite the first port;
C. A plurality of bundle assemblies, each comprising an annular cross section bundle of hollow fibers having an end mounted in an annular tubesheet and communicating with an annular chamber, said assemblies each removably mounted on said outer tube;
D. Means for communicating between each said annular chamber and the inner tube recited in B. above;
E. A third port in said casing in communication with the exterior of said bundle assemblies.
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Abstract
A fluid permeator apparatus is disclosed which comprises an outer cylindrical shell having disposed therein a generally concentric outer central tube in communication with a port at one end of the cylindrical shell and a port at the opposite end of the cylindrical shell which is in communication with an inner central tube located within the outer central tube. The outer central tube is perforated so as to render it in communication with the its outer surface. A plurality of permeator hollow fiber bundles having annular cross sections are removably mounted on the outer central tube. The hollow fibers are mounted with their open ends in at least one tubesheet which is in communication with the inner central tube. The cylindrical shell has an additional port for feeding fluid to be separated or removing residue.
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11 Claims
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1. A hollow fiber permeator comprising:
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A. A casing having the shape of an elongated cylinder closed at both ends with one closure being a removable member; B. A removable tubular assembly within said casing, comprising a central outer tube the interior of which is in communication with a first port at one end of said casing and with the exterior of said central outer tube, and an inner tube attached within said central outer tube, said inner tube in communication with a second port at the end of said casing opposite the first port; C. A plurality of bundle assemblies, each comprising an annular cross section bundle of hollow fibers having an end mounted in an annular tubesheet and communicating with an annular chamber, said assemblies each removably mounted on said outer tube; D. Means for communicating between each said annular chamber and the inner tube recited in B. above; E. A third port in said casing in communication with the exterior of said bundle assemblies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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