Multifunctional module
AssigneeAlfa Laval Corporate AB
InventorsKasper Höglund, Barry Johnson, Tommy Noren
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AssigneeAlfa Laval Corporate AB
InventorsKasper Höglund, Barry Johnson, Tommy Noren
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The present invention relates to a multifunctional module comprising one or more units selected from the group consisting of reactor units, filter units, membrane units, reactor-separator units, clarificator units, purificator units, extractor units, and mixer units. The units are connected parallel or in series or both to each other, and each unit has at least one member having a surface, which surface is rotating with the member. The member is rotating around an axis making the unit operate under centrifugal force. One or more chambers for fluids are co-rotating with the rotating member. The present invention relates further to units which could be used in a spinning multifunctional module, and use of a spinning multifunctional module.
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A multifunctional module comprising at least one unit, at least one inlet, and at least one outlet, wherein the at least one unit is selected from the group consisting of reactor units, filter units, membrane units, reactor-separator units, extraction units, and mixer units, and wherein each unit in the group of units has at least one member having an operating surface, on which operating surface operations take place, which member is rotating around an axis, one or more chambers are co-rotating with the rotating member and fluids from the member's operating surface are collected in the one or more co-rotating chambers, and the units, if more than one unit, of the module are connected parallel or in series or both to each other, wherein the one or more chambers which are co-rotating with the rotating member are paring chambers having one or more paring devices, and the paring chambers are surrounding the member's circumferential edge, or the paring chambers are below the disc's circumferential edge, or the paring chambers are over the disc's circumferential edge, or the paring chambers are at the disc's circumferential edge.
A reactor unit or a mixer unit comprising at least one disc having an operating surface, the disc being selected from the group consisting of T-discs, Y-discs, Z-discs, and Δ-discs, said disc is rotating around an axis, the reactor unit or the mixer unit comprises also one or more inlets for fluids above the operating surface of the disc at the centre of the disc at the axis or within a radial distance from the centre of the disc, that the fluids are mixed, or reacted or transported, or combinations thereof by centrifugal force on the operating surface to the circumferential edge of the disc, wherein the unit also comprises one or more chambers co-rotating with the disc, fluids from the disc's operating surface are collected in the one or more co-rotating chambers, and said chambers are surrounding the disc's circumferential edge, or the chambers are below the disc's circumferential edge, or the chambers are over the disc's circumferential edge, or the chambers are at the disc's circumferential edge, wherein the one or more chambers which are co-rotating with the rotating member are paring chambers having one or more paring devices, and wherein the paring devices are one or more paring discs, one or more paring tubes or one or more paring passage, or combinations thereof, arranged to the surface of the fluids within the one or more paring chambers, and are arranged to lead out the fluids from the chambers.
A reactor unit or a mixer unit comprising at least one disc having an operating surface, the disc being selected from the group consisting of T-discs, Y-discs, Z-discs, and Δ-discs, said disc is rotating around an axis, and wherein the reactor unit or the mixer unit also comprises one or more inlets for fluids at the centre of the disc at the axis, and said operating surface of the disc is channels within the disc going from the centre to the circumference in radial direction leading the incoming fluids to the circumferential edge, and wherein the unit also comprises one or more chambers co-rotating with the disc, fluids from the disc's operating surface are collected in the one or more co-rotating chambers, and wherein one or more channels may communicate with each other, and the chambers are surrounding the disc's circumferential edge, or the chambers are below the disc's circumferential edge, or the chambers are over the disc's circumferential edge, or the chambers are at the disc's circumferential edge, wherein the one or more chambers which are co-rotating with the rotating member are paring chambers having one or more paring devices, and wherein the paring devices are one or more paring discs, one or more paring tubes or one or more paring passage, or combinations thereof, arranged to the surface of the fluids within the one or more paring chambers, and are arranged to lead out the fluids from the chambers.
A filter unit or membrane unit comprising at least one disc having an operating surface, and the disc being selected from the group consisting of T-discs, Y-discs, Z-discs, and Δ-discs, said disc is rotating around an axis, wherein the operating surface of the disc is at least two compartments divided by a membrane or a filter or both, the filter unit or the membrane unit comprises one or more inlets for fluids above the disc surface at the centre of the disc at the axis or within the radial distance from the centre, that part of the fluids are going through the filter or going through the membrane and being transported by radial force to the circumferential edge, the unit also comprises one or more chambers for fluids co-rotating with the disc, fluids from the disc's operating surface are collected in the one or more co-rotating chambers, and the chambers are surrounding the disc's circumferential edge, or the chambers are below the disc's circumferential edge, or the chambers are over the disc's circumferential edge, or the chambers are at the disc's circumferential edge, wherein the one or more chambers which are co-rotating with the rotating member are paring chambers having one or more paring devices, and wherein the paring devices are one or more paring discs, one or more paring tubes or one or more paring passage, or combinations thereof, arranged to the surface of the fluids within the one or more paring chambers, and are arranged to lead out the fluids from the chambers.
A reactor-separator unit comprising at least one disc having an operating surface, and the disc being selected from the group consisting of T-discs, Y-discs, Z-discs, and Δ-discs, the disc is rotating around an axis, wherein the reactor-separator unit also comprises one or more inlets for fluids above operating surface of the discs, the unit also comprises one or more paring chambers co-rotating with the disc, fluids from the disc's operating surface are collected in the one or more co-rotating chambers, and the one or more paring chambers having one or more paring tubes connected to the surface of the fluids of the paring chambers, and the reactor-separator unit also comprises a stack of separating discs within a centrifugal rotor below the disc having the same axis as the disc, which stack of separating discs and centrifugal rotor are co-rotating with the disc and the paring chambers, wherein at least one of the paring tubes are connected between at least one of the paring chambers and the centrifugal rotor.
An extractor unit comprising at least one disc having an operating surface, the disc being selected from the group consisting of T-discs, Y-discs, Z-discs, and Δ-discs, said disc is rotating around an axis, wherein the extractor unit also comprises one or more inlets for fluids on both sides of the disc making the fluids flow co-current or counter-current through the extractor unit, the different feeds of fluids are mixed, or reacted or transported, or combinations thereof by radial force on the operating surface of the disc and transported to the circumferential edge of the disc, and wherein the unit also comprises one or more chambers for fluids co-rotating with the disc, fluids from the disc's operating surface are collected in the one or more co-rotating chambers, and the chambers are surrounding the disc's circumferential edge, or the chambers are below the disc's circumferential edge, or the chambers are over the disc's circumferential edge, or the chambers are at the disc's circumferential edge, wherein the one or more chambers which are co-rotating with the rotating member are paring chambers having one or more paring devices, and wherein the paring devices are one or more paring discs, one or more paring tubes or one or more paring passage, or combinations thereof, arranged to the surface of the fluids within the one or more paring chambers, and are arranged to lead out the fluids from the chambers.
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