Electric field controlled emulsion phase contactor
Abstract
A system is described 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. 5 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6868965
- Patent Number(s):
- 5385658
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 8-103939
- Assignee:
- Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 6 Aug 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; EXTRACTION COLUMNS; MASS TRANSFER; LIQUIDS; ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION; ATOMIZATION; OPTIMIZATION; PULSE TECHNIQUES; EXTRACTION APPARATUSES; FLUIDS; SEPARATION EQUIPMENT; SEPARATION PROCESSES; 400105* - Separation Procedures
Citation Formats
Scott, T C. Electric field controlled emulsion phase contactor. United States: N. p., 1995.
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Scott, T C. Electric field controlled emulsion phase contactor. United States.
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title = {Electric field controlled emulsion phase contactor},
author = {Scott, T C},
abstractNote = {A system is described 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. 5 figs.},
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