Method and apparatus for pressure swing adsorption
AssigneeH2Gen Innovations, Inc.
InventorsFranklin D. Lomax JR., Michael S. Streeks
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Abstract
A pressure swing adsorption system including a pressure vessel having an opening and a valve manifold including a body having a first cavity fluidly connected to the opening. The body further includes a passage and a channel, such that the passage connects the channel to the cavity. The valve manifold further includes a valve provided within the passage. The valve is configured to selectively permit and restrict flow between the channel and the cavity via the passage.
Claims57
A valve manifold for a pressure swing adsorption system having at least one pressure vessel, said valve manifold comprising:
- a body having a first cavity, a first passage and a first channel, said first cavity being adapted to fluidly connect to the at least one pressure vessel, said first passage connecting said first channel to said first cavity;
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- a first valve provided within said first passage, said first valve being configured to selectively permit and restrict flow between said first channel and said first cavity via said first passage.
A valve manifold for a pressure swing adsorption system having at least one pressure vessel, said valve manifold comprising:
- a body having a cavity, a passage and a channel, said cavity being adapted to fluidly connect to the at least one pressure vessel, said passage connecting said channel to said cavity;
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- means for selectively permitting and restricting fluid flow between said channel and said cavity.
A pressure swing adsorption system comprising:
- a first pressure vessel having a first opening;
- and
- a first valve manifold comprising:
- a first body having a first cavity, a first passage and a first channel, said first cavity being fluidly connected to said first opening of said first pressure vessel, said first passage connecting said first channel to said first cavity;
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- a first valve provided within said first passage, said first valve being configured to selectively permit and restrict flow between said first channel and said first cavity via said first passage.
A pressure swing adsorption system comprising:
- a pressure vessel having an opening;
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- a valve manifold comprising:
- a body having a cavity, a passage and a channel, said cavity being fluidly connected to said opening of said pressure vessel, said passage connecting said channel to said cavity;
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- means for selectively permitting and restricting fluid flow between said channel and said cavity.
A method of performing pressure swing adsorption comprising the steps of:
- providing a valve manifold a cavity, a passage and a channel, the cavity being fluidly connected to an opening of the adsorbent vessel, the passage connecting the channel to the cavity, wherein the valve manifold includes a valve provided within the passage, the valve being configured to selectively permit and restrict flow between the channel and the cavity via the passage, the valve comprising a non-return valve, a metering orifice provided in parallel with the non-return valve, and an on/off valve provided in series with the non-return valve and the metering orifice,
- wherein product gas flows out of the adsorbent vessel through the non-return valve, the metering orifice and the on/off valve during an adsorption stage,
- wherein the product gas flows through the on/off valve and the metering orifice and into the adsorbent vessel during a counter-current flow stage, and
- wherein flow to and from the adsorbent vessel ceases when the on/off valve is closed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.