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Hybrid indirect/direct contactor for thermal management of counter-current processes

Patent ·
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