Two phase reactor

• US 8,814,146 B2
• Filed: 10/24/2012
• Issued: 08/26/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Neumann Systems Group
• Original Assignee: Neumann Systems Group
• Inventors: McDermott, William Edward, Neumann, David Kurt, Henshaw, Thomas Lee
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith, Duane
• Assistant Examiner(s): PATEL, PANKTI R
• Application Number:
  US13/658,818
• Publication Number:
  US 20130175715A1
• Time in Patent Office: 671 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 261/23.1
• CPC Class Codes: H01S 3/095 using chemical or thermal pumping
• CPC Class Codes: H01S 3/20 Liquids
• CPC Class Codes: H01S 3/2215 Iodine compounds or atomic iodine

Abstract

A two phase reactor includes a source of liquid reactant and a source of gas reactant. A chamber has an inlet coupled to the source of gas reactant and a flat jet nozzle coupled to the source of the liquid reactant.

Claims

1. A gas liquid contacting system, comprising:

an input;

a chamber in communication with the input, wherein the chamber comprises a nozzle plate comprising a plurality of orifices configured to form a plurality of liquid jets having a high packing jet density and specific surface area in a range from about 10 cm<sup>−

1</sup> to about 20 cm<sup>−

1</sup>; and

an output in communication with the chamber.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein one or more of the plurality of liquid jets comprises a jet length to jet width ratio of about 10:

1.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of liquid jets comprises a liquid reactant.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein one or more of the plurality of orifices includes an opening of about 600 ₋

μ

m or greater.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the system comprises a co-flow system.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the system comprises a counter-flow system.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the system comprises a parallel flow system.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the system comprises a gas scrubber.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the gas scrubber is configured for scrubbing a gas comprising one or more of carbon dioxide, acid, hydrogen sulfide, and sulfur dioxide.

10. A gas liquid contacting system, comprising:

an input;

a chamber in communication with the input, wherein the chamber comprises a nozzle plate comprising a plurality of orifices configured to form a plurality of liquid jets having a high packing jet density, a specific surface area in a range from about 10 cm<sup>−

1</sup> to about 20 cm<sup>−

1</sup>, and one or more of the liquid jets comprises a jet length to jet width ration of about 10;

1; and

an output in communication with the chamber.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein one or more of the plurality of orifices includes a passage of about 300 ₋

μ

m or greater.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the system comprises a gas scrubber.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the scrubber is configured for scrubbing a gas comprising one or more of carbon dioxide, acid, hydrogen sulfide, and sulfur dioxide.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein one or more of the plurality of offices comprises an oval shaped orifice.

15. A gas liquid contacting system, comprising:

an input;

a chamber in communication with the input, wherein the chamber comprises a nozzle plate comprising a plurality of orifices configured to form a plurality of liquid jets having a high packing jet density, a specific surface area in a range from about 10 cm<sup>−

1</sup>to about 20 cm<sup>−

1</sup>, and one or more of the plurality of orifices comprises an oval shaped orifice; and

an output in communication with the chamber.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein a smallest passage of the oval shaped orifice is 300 ₋

μ

m or greater.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the input comprises a first input configured to transport a liquid and second input configured to transport a gas.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the output comprises a first output configured to transport a liquid and second output configured to transport a gas.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein one or more of the plurality of liquid jets comprises a jet length to jet width ratio of about 10:

1.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the gas liquid contactor system comprises a chemical oxygen iodine laser (COIL).