Ceramic membrane module with drive plate and related methods
AssigneeNanostone Water Inc.
InventorPaul Osmundson
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Abstract
A method for forming a ceramic membrane module system includes disposing at least one membrane within a housing, disposing at least one sealing pad adjacent to the membrane, and disposing at least one drive plate assembly adjacent to the at least one sealing pad. The method further includes coupling the at least one drive plate assembly with the housing, applying force to the sealing pad with the drive plate assembly, sealing the capillaries of a membrane end with the at least one sealing pad and forming a seal between the at least one sealing pad and the membrane, and disposing potting material into the housing without plugging more than 15% of the capillaries with the potting material.
Claims14
A method for forming a ceramic membrane module system, the method comprising:
- placing a membrane within a housing, the housing having a first housing end and a second housing end, the membrane having capillaries therein, the capillaries extending from at least a first end of the membrane;
- placing a sealing pad adjacent to the membrane;
- placing a drive plate assembly adjacent to the sealing pad;
- coupling the drive plate assembly to the housing;
- applying force to the sealing pad with the drive plate assembly;
- sealing the capillaries of the first membrane end with the sealing pad and forming a seal between the sealing pad and the membrane;
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- inserting potting material in the housing without plugging more than 15% of the capillaries with the potting material.
A method for providing a ceramic membrane module system comprising, within a housing, a membrane comprising capillaries therein which extend from a first end of the membrane, a sealing pad sealed to the capillaries at the first end of the membrane, and a drive plate coupled to the housing and adjacent to the sealing pad, the method comprising:
- inserting potting material in the housing without plugging more than 15% of the capillaries with the potting material to provide the ceramic membrane module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.