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US 2013/0092027 A1Published application
Scrubber with multiple venturis
AssigneeAndritz Inc.
InventorsKimmo PELTONEN, Todd S. GRACE
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Abstract
A scrubber removes matter (e.g., particulate, gaseous, or liquid) from a gas stream in order to recover the matter and/or to clean the gas. In particular aspects, the scrubber contains multiple venturis that may provide additional flexibility and increased efficiency. The invention also pertains to related methods.
Claims6
A method of separating matter from a gaseous stream, the method comprising:
- providing a gaseous stream comprising solid, liquid, or gaseous matter to be removed from the stream;
- dividing the gaseous stream into two or more gaseous streams;
- providing at least two venturis, wherein the at least two venturis each comprise a nozzle, an inlet cone, a throat, and an outlet cone;
- feeding each of the divided streams into one of the at least two venturis;
- mixing a solvent from the nozzle in at least one of the at least two venturis with the divided stream so as to entrain the matter and facilitate separation in a separator;
- providing the separator downstream of the at least two venturis;
- connecting the separator to the at least two venturis;
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- separating the entrained matter from the gaseous stream in the separator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.