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US 2021/0016221 A1Published application
Air separators and related methods
AssigneeJDL Tech USA LLC
InventorJoseph LENTINI
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Abstract
A portable gas separator assembly utilizing carbon molecular sieve absorbents or elements to separate a compressed air stream to extract nitrogen and oxygen molecules. Components of the assembly include at least two charging towers so that one tower can be charged with compressed gas while the other of the at least two towers is purged.
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A gas separator system comprising:
- a first charging tower comprising a body with an upper end and a lower end defining an interior comprising a bed of carbon molecular sieve elements and a second charging tower comprising a body with an upper end and a lower end defining an interior comprising a bed of carbon molecular sieve elements;
- the first charging tower and the second charging tower are in constant fluid communication with one another at an outlet manifold for moving gas therebetween during a charging phase and a purging phase;
- a first manifold comprising a body having two or more ports to direct gas flow connected to a second manifold, said second manifold having a first outlet port connected to an inlet of the first charging tower, a second manifold connected to an inlet of the second charging tower, an inlet port receiving pressurized gas from the first manifold, a first purging port connected to the first outlet port, a second purging port connected to the second outlet port, and a valve stem movable to direct pressurized gas to either the first outlet port or the second outlet;
- a regulator and control system comprising a manifold, a control valve, a pressure step-down regulator, and at least one of a gas sensor and a moisture sensor to sense contents from the first charging tower and the second charging tower;
- a storage tank for storing gas discharged from the first charging tower and the second charging tower;
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- a controller to control a plurality of control valves to direct gas discharged from the first charging tower, the second charging tower, or both to the storage tank only if a gas set point is met.
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A method of manufacturing a gas separator comprising:
- providing a first charging tower comprising a body with an upper end and a lower end defining an interior;
- filling the first charging tower with a bed of carbon molecular sieve elements and packing the bed of carbon molecular sieve elements by shaking, vibrating, moving, imparting an impulse, or combinations thereof to the body to produce a first packed bed of carbon molecular sieve elements;
- performing at least one re-pour step to add carbon molecular sieve elements to the first packed bed of carbon molecular sieve elements to produce a first re-pour bed of carbon molecular sieve elements and packing the first re-pour bed of carbon molecular sieve elements by shaking, vibrating, moving, imparting an impulse, or combinations thereof to the body to produce a second packed bed of carbon molecular sieve elements;
- providing a second charging tower comprising a body with an upper end and a lower end and a bed of carbon molecular sieve elements;
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- providing a flow line comprising an orifice and connecting the flow line to a discharge of the first charging tower and a discharge of the second charging tower.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.