Membrane separator
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsEmir Rahislic, Mark Triezenberg, Rebecca Kamire, David Loeffelholz
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Abstract
A separation system includes a membrane separator. The membrane separator includes a hollow fiber membrane configured to receive two or more fluid streams. The hollow fiber membrane includes a first tubesheet set coupled to a first set of fibers and a second tubesheet set coupled to a second set of fibers. The first tubesheet set and the first set of fibers are configured to transfer one or more components from a first gas stream into a shell side volume. The second tubesheet set and the second set of fibers are configured to transfer the one or more components from the shell side volume into a second gas stream.
Claims20
A separation system, comprising:
- a membrane separator configured to receive two or more fluid streams, wherein the membrane separator comprises a hollow fiber membrane comprising:
- a first set of fibers configured to transfer one or more components from a first gas stream into a shell side volume;
- and
- a second set of fibers configured to transfer the one or more components from the shell side volume into a second gas stream.
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a first set of fibers of a hollow fiber membrane of a membrane separator, a first gas stream that includes one or more components, wherein the membrane separator receives two or more fluid streams;
- transferring, by the first set of fibers, the one or more components from the first gas stream into a shell side volume;
- transferring, by a second set of fibers of the hollow fiber membrane, at least a portion of the one or more components from the shell side volume into a second gas stream;
- and
- discharging, by the second set of fibers, the second gas stream from the hollow fiber membrane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.