Apparatus and method for providing pulsed fluids
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing pulsed fluids to processing vessels comprising:
- (a) at least one reservoir for the fluid to be pulsed;
(b) at least one valved conduit connecting the reservoir to a pumping means;
(c) at least one conduit with control valves from said pumping means to one or more ballast tanks with the control valves able to sequentially or intermittantly direct a flow of fluid into each of said one or more ballast tanks;
(d) conduits from each of the ballast tanks to a control and injection valve which injects fluid from the conduits from each of said one or more ballast tanks into a processing vessel.
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Abstract
There is provided a method and apparatus for supplying pulsed fluids to pressure vessels which comprises: at least one reservoir for the fluid to be pulsed; valved conduits connecting the reservoir to a pump; a conduit with control valves from the pump to one or more ballast tanks with the control valves able to sequentially or intermittantly direct a flow of fluid into each of the ballast tanks; conduits from each of the ballast tanks to a control valve and injection valve which injects fluid from the conduits from each of the ballast tanks into a high pressure processing vessel where materials to be contacted with the pulsed fluid are contacted with the fluid. For recycling the processing fluid, a conduit from the high pressure processing vessel can be connected to a separator vessel, secondary processing vessel or storage vessel. Conduits can be provided from the separator vessel, secondary processing vessel or storage vessel whereby the processing fluid can be returned to the reservoir for reuse in the process or conducted elsewhere for other purposes.
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41 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing pulsed fluids to processing vessels comprising:
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(a) at least one reservoir for the fluid to be pulsed; (b) at least one valved conduit connecting the reservoir to a pumping means; (c) at least one conduit with control valves from said pumping means to one or more ballast tanks with the control valves able to sequentially or intermittantly direct a flow of fluid into each of said one or more ballast tanks; (d) conduits from each of the ballast tanks to a control and injection valve which injects fluid from the conduits from each of said one or more ballast tanks into a processing vessel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of pulsing fluids onto the surface of a material to be treated comprising:
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(a) containing a treating fluid under pressure in a reservoir connected to a pump; (b) pumping said treating fluid under pressure into one or more ballast tanks; (c) releasing said treating fluid from one of said one or more ballast tanks into a processing vessel wherein a material to be treated is positioned; (d) conducting treating fluid away from said processing vessel;
thereafter,(e) another pulse of said treating fluid from one of said one or more ballast tanks is released into said processing vessel; (f) after pressure in said one of said one or more ballast tanks and in said processing vessel is equalized, treating fluid is conducted away from said processing vessel. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of pulsing fluids onto the surface of a material to be treated comprising:
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(a) containing two or more treating fluids under pressure in two or more reservoirs connected to a pump; (b) combining said treating fluids to form a mixture and pumping said mixture under pressure into one or more ballast tanks; (c) releasing said treating fluid mixture from one of said one or more ballast tanks into a processing vessel wherein the material to be treated is positioned; (d) after pressure in said one of said one or more ballast tanks and in said processing vessel is equalized, treating fluid mixture is conducted away from said processing vessel;
thereafter,(e) another pulse of said treating fluid mixture from one of said one or more ballast tanks is released into said processing vessel; (f) after pressure in said one of said one or more ballast tanks and in said processing vessel is equalized, treating fluid mixture is conducted away from said processing vessel. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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