Method of using an electric field controlled emulsion phase contactor

Patent · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:869011

Scott, Timothy C ^[1]

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1. Knoxville, TN

A system for contacting liquid phases comprising a column for transporting a liquid phase contacting system, the column having upper and lower regions. The upper region has a nozzle for introducing a dispersed phase and means for applying thereto a vertically oriented high intensity pulsed electric field. This electric field allows improved flow rates while shattering the dispersed phase into many micro-droplets upon exiting the nozzle to form a dispersion within a continuous phase. The lower region employs means for applying to the dispersed phase a horizontally oriented high intensity pulsed electric field so that the dispersed phase undergoes continuous coalescence and redispersion while being urged from side to side as it progresses through the system, increasing greatly the mass transfer opportunity.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• Assignee: Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. (Oak Ridge, TN)
• Patent Number(s): US 5262027
• OSTI ID: 869011
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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electric
field
controlled
emulsion
phase
contactor
contacting
liquid
phases
comprising
column
transporting
upper
regions
region
nozzle
introducing
dispersed
means
applying
thereto
vertically
oriented
intensity
pulsed
allows
improved
flow
rates
shattering
micro-droplets
exiting
form
dispersion
continuous
employs
horizontally
undergoes
coalescence
redispersion
urged
progresses
increasing
greatly
mass
transfer
opportunity
pulsed electric
liquid phases
flow rates
vertically oriented
electric field
flow rate
liquid phase
continuous phase
mass transfer
dispersed phase
upper region
phase contactor
intensity pulsed
field control
continuous coalescence
improved flow
horizontally oriented
allows improved
phases comprising
phase contacting
contacting liquid
field controlled
emulsion phase
phase contact
controlled emulsion
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