Configuration for expedited filling and emptying of an amine bed
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsMark A. Zaffetti, Daniel J. Kehoe
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Abstract
A swing bed absorption apparatus includes a bed including a bed housing including, an outer surface, an interior chamber, and a flared interior passageway fluidly connecting the interior chamber to an area located outside of the bed. The flared interior passageway includes an opening in the outer surface, a chamber opening at the interior chamber, a first portion located at the opening, the first portion being fluidly connected to the area located outside the bed through the opening, and a flared portion located at the chamber opening, the flared portion being fluidly connected to the interior chamber through the chamber opening. The flared portion connects to the interior chamber at an obtuse angle.
Claims19
A swing bed absorption apparatus, comprising:
- a bed comprising:
- a bed housing comprising:
- an outer surface;
- an interior chamber;
- a flared interior passageway formed in the bed housing and fluidly connecting the interior chamber to an area located outside of the bed, the flared interior passageway comprising:
- an opening formed in the outer surface of the bed housing;
- a chamber opening formed in the bed housing at the interior chamber, with an interior passageway extending from the opening to the chamber opening;
- a first portion of the interior passageway located at the opening, the first portion being fluidly connected to the area located outside the bed through the opening;
- and
- a flared portion of the interior passageway located at the chamber opening, the flared portion being fluidly connected to the interior chamber through the chamber opening,
- wherein the flared portion connects to the interior chamber at an obtuse angle.
A method of manufacturing a swing bed absorption apparatus, the method comprising:
- forming a bed, comprising:
- forming a bed housing comprising an outer surface and an interior chamber;
- forming a flared interior passageway in the bed housing, the flared interior passageway fluidly connecting the interior chamber to an area located outside of the bed, the flared interior passageway comprising:
- an opening formed in the outer surface of the bed housing;
- a chamber opening formed in the bed housing at the interior chamber, with an interior passageway extending from the opening to the chamber opening;
- a first portion of the interior passageway located at the opening, the first portion being fluidly connected to the area located outside the bed through the opening;
- and
- a flared portion of the interior passageway located at the chamber opening, the flared portion being fluidly connected to the interior chamber through the chamber opening,
- wherein the flared portion connects to the interior chamber at an obtuse angle.
A swing bed absorption apparatus, comprising:
- a bed comprising:
- a bed housing comprising:
- an outer surface;
- an interior chamber;
- a metal foam contained in the bed housing;
- a flared interior passageway fluidly connecting the interior chamber to an area located outside of the bed, the flared interior passageway comprising:
- an opening in the outer surface;
- a chamber opening at the interior chamber, wherein, the opening and the chamber opening together allow for filling the metal foam with amine based sorbent beads or for emptying amine based sorbent beads from the metal foam;
- a first portion located at the opening, the first portion being fluidly connected to the area located outside the bed through the opening;
- and
- a flared portion located at the chamber opening, the flared portion being fluidly connected to the interior chamber through the chamber opening,
- wherein the flared portion connects to the interior chamber at an obtuse angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.