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Title: Contactor/filter improvements

Abstract

A contactor/filter arrangement for removing particulate contaminants from a gaseous stream includes a housing having a substantially vertically oriented granular material retention member with upstream and downstream faces, a substantially vertically oriented microporous gas filter element, wherein the retention member and the filter element are spaced apart to provide a zone for the passage of granular material therethrough. The housing further includes a gas inlet means, a gas outlet means, and means for moving a body of granular material through the zone. A gaseous stream containing particulate contaminants passes through the gas inlet means as well as through the upstream face of the granular material retention member, passing through the retention member, the body of granular material, the microporous gas filter element, exiting out of the gas outlet means. Disposed on the upstream face of the filter element is a cover screen which isolates the filter element from contact with the moving granular bed and collects a portion of the particulates so as to form a dust cake having openings small enough to exclude the granular material, yet large enough to receive the dust particles. In one embodiment, the granular material is comprised of prous alumina impregnated with CuO, withmore » the cover screen cleaned by the action of the moving granular material as well as by backflow pressure pulses.« less

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. West Hills, CA
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Rockwell International Corp., Canoga Park, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
867177
Patent Number(s):
US 4880608
Assignee:
United State of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC22-83PC60262
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
contactor; filter; improvements; arrangement; removing; particulate; contaminants; gaseous; stream; housing; substantially; vertically; oriented; granular; material; retention; upstream; downstream; microporous; gas; element; spaced; apart; provide; zone; passage; therethrough; inlet; means; outlet; moving; containing; passes; passing; exiting; disposed; cover; screen; isolates; contact; bed; collects; portion; particulates; form; dust; cake; openings; exclude; receive; particles; embodiment; comprised; prous; alumina; impregnated; cuo; cleaned; action; backflow; pressure; pulses; removing particulate; substantially vertical; particulate contaminants; outlet means; gas filter; gas outlet; gaseous stream; filter element; gas inlet; vertically oriented; spaced apart; stream containing; granular material; inlet means; substantially vertically; moving granular; porous gas; pressure pulse; filter arrangement; material retention; containing particulate; pressure pulses; /423/55/95/422/

Citation Formats

Stelman, David. Contactor/filter improvements. United States: N. p., 1989. Web.
Stelman, David. Contactor/filter improvements. United States.
Stelman, David. 1989. "Contactor/filter improvements". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867177.
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abstractNote = {A contactor/filter arrangement for removing particulate contaminants from a gaseous stream includes a housing having a substantially vertically oriented granular material retention member with upstream and downstream faces, a substantially vertically oriented microporous gas filter element, wherein the retention member and the filter element are spaced apart to provide a zone for the passage of granular material therethrough. The housing further includes a gas inlet means, a gas outlet means, and means for moving a body of granular material through the zone. A gaseous stream containing particulate contaminants passes through the gas inlet means as well as through the upstream face of the granular material retention member, passing through the retention member, the body of granular material, the microporous gas filter element, exiting out of the gas outlet means. Disposed on the upstream face of the filter element is a cover screen which isolates the filter element from contact with the moving granular bed and collects a portion of the particulates so as to form a dust cake having openings small enough to exclude the granular material, yet large enough to receive the dust particles. In one embodiment, the granular material is comprised of prous alumina impregnated with CuO, with the cover screen cleaned by the action of the moving granular material as well as by backflow pressure pulses.},
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year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989}
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