Regenerable organic contaminant controller in space application
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorPing Yu
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A regenerable organic contaminant controller includes a carbon hollow fiber module that includes a passage between an inlet and an outlet, on an opposite end of the carbon hollow fiber module from the inlet, such that organic contaminants in contaminated air flowing through the passage are desorbed into pores of the carbon hollow fiber module. The regenerable organic contaminant controller also includes wires coupled to the inlet of the carbon hollow fiber module and to the outlet of the carbon hollow fiber module. The wires heat the carbon hollow fiber module based on a flow of electricity through the wires. The heat causes release of the organic contaminants from the pores of the carbon hollow fiber module.
Claims16
A regenerable organic contaminant controller, comprising:
- a carbon hollow fiber module that includes a passage between an inlet and an outlet, on an opposite end of the carbon hollow fiber module from the inlet, such that organic contaminants in contaminated air flowing through the passage are desorbed into pores of the carbon hollow fiber module;
- and
- wires coupled to the inlet of the carbon hollow fiber module and to the outlet of the carbon hollow fiber module, the wires configured to heat the carbon hollow fiber module based on a flow of electricity through the wires, wherein the heat is configured to release the organic contaminants from the pores of the carbon hollow fiber module.
A method of assembling a regenerable organic contaminant controller, the method comprising:
- obtaining a carbon hollow fiber module that includes a passage between an inlet and an outlet, on an opposite end of the carbon hollow fiber module from the inlet, such that organic contaminants in contaminated air flowing through the passage are desorbed into pores of the carbon hollow fiber module;
- and
- coupling wires to the inlet of the carbon hollow fiber module and to the outlet of the carbon hollow fiber module to heat the carbon hollow fiber module based on a flow of electricity through the wires, wherein the heat is configured to release the organic contaminants from the pores of the carbon hollow fiber module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.