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Title: Ventilation of porous media

Abstract

Methods for distributing gases throughout the interstices of porous materials and removing volatile substances from the interstices of porous materials. Continuous oscillation of pressures and flows results in increased penetration of the interstices by flowing gases and increased transport of gaseous components out of the interstices. The invention is particularly useful in soil vapor extraction.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Los Alamos, NM
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
869166
Patent Number(s):
5288169
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B09 - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE B09B - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B09 - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE B09C - RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
ventilation; porous; media; methods; distributing; gases; throughout; interstices; materials; removing; volatile; substances; continuous; oscillation; pressures; flows; results; increased; penetration; flowing; transport; gaseous; components; particularly; useful; soil; vapor; extraction; porous media; gaseous components; porous material; particularly useful; porous materials; flowing gas; removing volatile; flowing gases; gaseous component; /405/

Citation Formats

Neeper, Donald A. Ventilation of porous media. United States: N. p., 1994. Web.
Neeper, Donald A. Ventilation of porous media. United States.
Neeper, Donald A. Sat . "Ventilation of porous media". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869166.
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journal, January 1987


Effective pulmonary ventilation with small-volume oscillations at high frequency
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