Sealed-bladdered chemical processing method and apparatus
Abstract
A method and apparatus which enables a complete multi-stepped chemical treatment process to occur within a single, sealed-bladdered vessel 31. The entire chemical process occurs without interruption of the sealed-bladdered vessel 31 such as opening the sealed-bladdered vessel 31 between various steps of the process. The sealed-bladdered vessel 31 is loaded with a batch to be dissolved, treated, decanted, rinsed and/or dried. A pressure filtration step may also occur. The self-contained chemical processing apparatus 32 contains a sealed-bladder 32, a fluid pump 34, a reservoir 20, a compressed gas inlet, a vacuum pump 24, and a cold trap 23 as well as the associated piping 33, numerous valves 21,22,25,26,29,30,35,36 and other controls associated with such an apparatus. The claimed invention allows for dissolution and/or chemical treatment without the operator of the self-contained chemical processing apparatus 38 coming into contact with any of the process materials.
- Inventors:
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- Knoxville, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 872748
- Patent Number(s):
- 6001327
- Assignee:
- Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc. (Oak Ridge, TN)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- sealed-bladdered; chemical; processing; method; apparatus; enables; complete; multi-stepped; treatment; process; occur; single; vessel; 31; entire; occurs; interruption; various; steps; loaded; batch; dissolved; treated; decanted; rinsed; dried; pressure; filtration; step; self-contained; 32; contains; sealed-bladder; fluid; pump; 34; reservoir; 20; compressed; gas; inlet; vacuum; 24; cold; trap; 23; associated; piping; 33; numerous; valves; 21; 22; 25; 26; 29; 30; 35; 36; controls; claimed; allows; dissolution; operator; 38; coming; contact; materials; processing method; compressed gas; cold trap; gas inlet; processing apparatus; treatment process; chemical processing; vacuum pump; chemical process; chemical treatment; fluid pump; process occurs; /423/422/976/
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Harless, D Phillip. Sealed-bladdered chemical processing method and apparatus. United States: N. p., 1999.
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title = {Sealed-bladdered chemical processing method and apparatus},
author = {Harless, D Phillip},
abstractNote = {A method and apparatus which enables a complete multi-stepped chemical treatment process to occur within a single, sealed-bladdered vessel 31. The entire chemical process occurs without interruption of the sealed-bladdered vessel 31 such as opening the sealed-bladdered vessel 31 between various steps of the process. The sealed-bladdered vessel 31 is loaded with a batch to be dissolved, treated, decanted, rinsed and/or dried. A pressure filtration step may also occur. The self-contained chemical processing apparatus 32 contains a sealed-bladder 32, a fluid pump 34, a reservoir 20, a compressed gas inlet, a vacuum pump 24, and a cold trap 23 as well as the associated piping 33, numerous valves 21,22,25,26,29,30,35,36 and other controls associated with such an apparatus. The claimed invention allows for dissolution and/or chemical treatment without the operator of the self-contained chemical processing apparatus 38 coming into contact with any of the process materials.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1999},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1999}
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