Apparatus and method for promoting reaction in fluid media
AssigneeTechnische Universität München
InventorChristian Von Heynitz
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Abstract
An apparatus for promoting a mass transfer reaction having a flow distributor and a drive unit. The flow distributor has a top end surface, a bottom end surface and a peripheral surface that are axisymmetric with respect to a rotation axis. The flow distributor is configured to submerge in a fluid medium and to generate a flow of the fluid medium through at least one of the top end surface and the bottom end surface and through the peripheral surface by rotating around the rotation axis. The drive unit is configured to move the flow distributor perpendicular to the rotation axis.
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An apparatus for promoting a mass transfer reaction between a fluid medium and a reactant, comprising:
- a flow distributor having a top end surface, a bottom end surface and a peripheral surface spanning between the top end surface and the bottom end surface, wherein the top end surface, the bottom end surface and the peripheral surface are axisymmetric with respect to a rotation axis, wherein the flow distributor is configured to submerge in a fluid medium and to generate a flow of the fluid medium through at least one of the top end surface and the bottom end surface, and through the peripheral surface by rotating around the rotation axis;
- and
- a single drive unit configured to,
- rotate the flow distributor about the rotation axis so as to cause outward radial forces to act on a reactant within the flow distributor, and
- move the flow distributor perpendicular to the rotation axis so as to cause inward counterforces to act on the reactant within the flow distributor or on said peripheral surface.
An apparatus for promoting a mass transfer reaction between a fluid medium and a reactant, comprising:
- two flow distributors,
- wherein the two flow distributors each have a top end surface, a bottom end surface and a peripheral surface that are axisymmetric with respect to a respective rotation axis of the two flow distributors,
- wherein each of the two flow distributors is configured to submerge in a fluid medium and to generate a flow of the fluid medium through at least one of the respective top end surface and the respective bottom end surface and through the respective peripheral surface by rotating around the respective rotation axis,
- wherein the two flow distributors are arranged so that the rotation axes are parallel to one another;
- and
- a single drive unit configured to,
- rotate the two flow distributors about the respective rotation axes so that outward radial forces act on a reactant within each respective flow distributor, and
- move the two flow distributors perpendicular to the respective rotation axis so that inward counterforces act on the reactant within each respective flow distributor or on each respective flow distributor's peripheral surface.
An apparatus for promoting a mass transfer reaction between a fluid medium and a reactant, comprising:
- at least three flow distributors,
- wherein each of the at least three flow distributors has a top end surface, a bottom end surface and a peripheral surface,
- wherein the top end surface, the bottom end surface and the peripheral surface of each of the at least three flow distributors are axisymmetric with respect to a respective rotation axis,
- wherein each of the at least three flow distributors is configured to submerge in a fluid medium and to generate a flow of the fluid medium through at least one of the respective top end surface and the respective bottom end surface and through the respective peripheral surface by rotating around the respective rotation axis,
- wherein the at least three flow distributors are arranged so that the rotation axes are parallel to one another;
- and
- a single drive unit configured to,
- rotate the three flow distributors about the respective axes so that outward radial forces act on a reactant within each respective flow distributor, and
- move the at least three flow distributors perpendicular to the respective rotation axis so that inward counterforces act on the reactant within each respective flow distributor or on each respective flow distributor's peripheral surface.
A method for promoting a mass transfer reaction, comprising:
- providing a flow distributor having a top end surface, a bottom end surface and a peripheral surface spanning between the top end surface and the bottom end surface, wherein the top end surface, the bottom end surface and the peripheral surface are axisymmetric with respect to a rotation axis, wherein the flow distributor is configured to submerge in a fluid medium and to generate a flow of the fluid medium through at least one of the top end surface and the bottom end surface and through the peripheral surface by rotating around the rotation axis;
- loading a reactor vessel with a fluid medium;
- loading the flow distributor with a reactant;
- inserting the flow distributor in the reactor vessel;
- rotating the flow distributor around the rotation axis;
- moving the flow distributor perpendicular to the rotation axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.