Hybrid indirect/direct contactor for thermal management of counter-current processes
Patent
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OSTI ID:1429423
The invention relates to contactors suitable for use, for example, in manufacturing and chemical refinement processes. In an aspect is a hybrid indirect/direct contactor for thermal management of counter-current processes, the contactor comprising a vertical reactor column, an array of interconnected heat transfer tubes within the reactor column, and a plurality of stream path diverters, wherein the tubes and diverters are configured to block all straight-line paths from the top to bottom ends of the reactor column.
- Research Organization:
- SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- NT0005578
- Assignee:
- SRI International, Menlo Park, CA
- Patent Number(s):
- 9,920,964
- Application Number:
- 14/809,206
- OSTI ID:
- 1429423
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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