Apparatus for humidification of hydrocarbon mixtures
AssigneeBridgestone Corporation
InventorsDavid M. Roggeman, James Oziomek, Timothy L. Tartamella
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Abstract
A humidification system (A) for humidifying a dry hydrocarbon stream includes a column (10) which defines an interior cavity (20). The cavity is partially filled with a bed (12) of a packing material (40) and a layer of water (20), leaving a headspace above the water. An inlet (52) adjacent a lower end of the cavity receives a dry hydrocarbon stream which is broken up by the packing material and dissolves water as it passes therethrough. Entrained water droplets fall out of the wet blend in a disengagement zone (70) above the water layer leaving the hydrocarbon stream humidified yet substantially free of liquid water in an upper region (72) of the column.
Claims20
A method of humidifying a hydrocarbon stream comprising:
- passing the hydrocarbon stream through a bed comprising a packing material and water, thereby forming a humidified hydrocarbon stream.
An apparatus for humidifying a hydrocarbon stream comprising:
- a vessel which defines an interior cavity and having an inlet adjacent a lower end of the cavity for receiving a hydrocarbon stream;
- a bed of a packing material in the cavity;
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- water filling at least a portion of the bed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.