Vaporization chambers and associated methods
First Claim
1. A vaporization chamber, comprising:
- at least one conduit having an inlet at a first end, an outlet at a second end, and a flow path therebetween;
a source of a slurry comprising solid carbon dioxide coupled to the inlet of the at least one conduit;
a shell surrounding a portion of the at least one conduit and defining a chamber surrounding at least a portion of the at least one conduit; and
a plurality of discrete apertures positioned at longitudinal intervals in and extending through a solid wall of the at least one conduit, the plurality of discrete apertures positioned solely along a side of the at least one conduit toward which the solid carbon dioxide tends to move when the slurry is flowed through the at least one conduit, at least some discrete apertures of the plurality of discrete apertures sized and oriented at an acute angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the at least one conduit and in a direction upstream relative to an average direction of flow through the flow path to direct a jet of fluid into the at least one conduit from the chamber to combine the fluid with the slurry comprising solid carbon dioxide.
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Abstract
A vaporization chamber may include at least one conduit and a shell. The at least one conduit may have an inlet at a first end, an outlet at a second end and a flow path therebetween. The shell may surround a portion of each conduit and define a chamber surrounding the portion of each conduit. Additionally, a plurality of discrete apertures may be positioned at longitudinal intervals in a wall of each conduit, each discrete aperture of the plurality of discrete apertures sized and configured to direct a jet of fluid into each conduit from the chamber. A liquid may be vaporized by directing a first fluid comprising a liquid into the inlet at the first end of each conduit, directing jets of a second fluid into each conduit from the chamber through discrete apertures in a wall of each conduit and transferring heat from the second fluid to the first fluid.
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27 Claims
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1. A vaporization chamber, comprising:
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at least one conduit having an inlet at a first end, an outlet at a second end, and a flow path therebetween; a source of a slurry comprising solid carbon dioxide coupled to the inlet of the at least one conduit; a shell surrounding a portion of the at least one conduit and defining a chamber surrounding at least a portion of the at least one conduit; and a plurality of discrete apertures positioned at longitudinal intervals in and extending through a solid wall of the at least one conduit, the plurality of discrete apertures positioned solely along a side of the at least one conduit toward which the solid carbon dioxide tends to move when the slurry is flowed through the at least one conduit, at least some discrete apertures of the plurality of discrete apertures sized and oriented at an acute angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the at least one conduit and in a direction upstream relative to an average direction of flow through the flow path to direct a jet of fluid into the at least one conduit from the chamber to combine the fluid with the slurry comprising solid carbon dioxide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27)
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10. A method of vaporizing a liquid, the method comprising:
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directing a first fluid comprising a liquid and solid carbon dioxide into an inlet at a first end of a solid-walled conduit; directing jets of a second fluid into the conduit from a chamber surrounding the conduit through discrete apertures solely in a bottom wall of the conduit at a direction that opposes an average flow direction of the first fluid through the conduit; vaporizing the liquid of the first fluid by transferring heat from the second fluid to the first fluid; and directing a mixture comprising the first fluid and the second fluid through an outlet at a second end of the conduit. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 25)
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