Apparatus for dissolving gas into a liquid
AssigneeOxy Solutions AS
InventorsSeth Fox, Arild Hermansen, Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, Hege Ugland, Camilla Haglerød
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Abstract
An apparatus (2) for dissolving a gas into a liquid includes a liquid inlet (4) for supplying liquid into the apparatus, a gas inlet (6) for supplying gas into the liquid within the apparatus and a venturi (52) arranged to dissolve the gas into the liquid passing through the venturi. The apparatus also includes an outlet (18) for the liquid and dissolved gas downstream of the venturi. At least part of the liquid inlet, at least part of the gas inlet, at least part of the venturi and at least part of the outlet are formed in an integrally formed piece of material (42).
Claims21
-18. (canceled)
A system for supplying a liquid to a downstream consuming device, the system comprising:
- an apparatus for dissolving a gas into a liquid, the apparatus comprising:
- a liquid inlet for supplying liquid into the apparatus;
- a gas inlet for supplying gas into the liquid within the apparatus, the gas inlet being in fluid communication with, and downstream of, the liquid inlet;
- a venturi in fluid communication with, and downstream of, the liquid inlet and the gas inlet, wherein the venturi is arranged to dissolve the gas into the liquid passing through the venturi;
- and
- an outlet for the liquid and dissolved gas in fluid communication with, and downstream of, the venturi;
- and
- a holding volume in fluid communication with and downstream of the outlet of the apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.