Modular, shell-less, air permeator
First Claim
1. A shell-less gas permeator comprising an elongated bundle of hollow fibers having a tubesheet on both ends, end caps enclosing both tubesheets and forming pressure chambers in combination with said hollow fibers, the first chamber being an inlet and the second chamber being a residue gas outlet, a support rod in the center of the bundle of hollow fibers passing through and rigidly attached to each tubesheet and end cap, and a passage establishing fluid communication between the outside of each end cap and the chamber within such cap.
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Abstract
Shell-less hollow fiber gas permeators are disclosed wherein the hollow fibers are arranged in a bundle of paallel fibers embedded in a tube sheet at both ends. The tube sheets are fitted with caps to provide a pressure chamber which have ports for fluid communication. The end caps and tube sheets are mounted on a central rod to hold them rigidly in position. A plurality of the permeators are arranged in an array within an enclosure with ends in a common plane and the ends are in fluid communication with each other. The enclosure is provided with a vent and in a preferred aspect air is drawn over the permeators.
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- 1. A shell-less gas permeator comprising an elongated bundle of hollow fibers having a tubesheet on both ends, end caps enclosing both tubesheets and forming pressure chambers in combination with said hollow fibers, the first chamber being an inlet and the second chamber being a residue gas outlet, a support rod in the center of the bundle of hollow fibers passing through and rigidly attached to each tubesheet and end cap, and a passage establishing fluid communication between the outside of each end cap and the chamber within such cap.
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8. A shell-less fluid permeator comprising an elongated bundle of hollow fibers having a tubesheet on both ends, an end cap enclosing both tubesheets and forming a pressure chamber, the first chamber being an inlet and the second chamber being a residue fluid outlet, a support rod in the center of the bundle of hollow fibers rigidly attached to each tubesheet and end cap, and a passage establishing fluid communication between the outside of each end cap and chamber within such cap.
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