US 2022/0016565 A1Published application

Radial adsorber, adsorption system, and adsorption methods

AssigneeAir Products and Chemicals, Inc.

InventorsGowri Krishnamurthy, Nasim Ul Hassan Malik, Edward Landis Weist, JR., King Wai Hung

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Abstract

A radial adsorber can be configured to facilitate utilization of different layers of material. The radial adsorber, system using at least one radial adsorber, and methods of utilizing embodiments of the radial adsorber can help permit improved efficient operation of fluid purification processing while also being configured to minimize, if not fully avoid, being susceptible to the effect of fluidization.

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A radial adsorber comprising:

a vessel, the vessel having a chamber, an inlet in fluid communication with the chamber and an outlet in fluid communication with the chamber;
a first layer of material positioned adjacent to a second layer of material within the chamber, the first layer of material including a first material and the second layer of material including a second material that is different from the first material;
the vessel also having at least one flow guiding structure defined within or positioned within the chamber for guiding fluid within the chamber and through the layers of material, the at least one flow guiding structure configured so that the fluid passes from an outer region of the chamber to an inner region of the chamber to pass through the layers of material and/or pass from the inner region to the outer region to pass through the layers of material;
wherein the at least one flow guiding structure includes one of:
(i) a first inner conduit positioned to receive fluid from the inlet and guide the fluid to an inner side of the first layer of material and a first outer conduit positioned to receive fluid from an outer side of the first layer of material to guide the fluid to an outer side of the second layer of material;
(ii) a first inner conduit positioned to receive fluid from the inlet and guide the fluid to an inner side of the first layer of material and a first outer conduit positioned to receive fluid from an outer side of the first layer of material to guide the fluid to an outer side of the second layer of material, and a second inner conduit positioned to receive fluid from an inner side of the second layer of material to guide the fluid to the outlet of the vessel;
(iii) a first outer conduit positioned to receive fluid from the inlet and guide the fluid to an outer side of the first layer of material and a first inner conduit positioned to receive fluid from an inner side of the first layer of material to guide the fluid to an inner side of the second layer of material;
and
(iv) a first outer conduit positioned to receive fluid from the inlet and guide the fluid to an outer side of the first layer of material, a first inner conduit positioned to receive fluid from an inner side of the first layer of material to guide the fluid to an inner side of the second layer of material, and a second outer conduit positioned to receive fluid from an outer side of the second layer of material and guide the fluid to the outlet of the vessel.

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A radial adsorber comprising:

a vessel, the vessel having a chamber, an inlet in fluid communication with the chamber and an outlet in fluid communication with the chamber;
layers of material positioned within the chamber, the layers of material including a first layer of material positioned adjacent to a second layer of material within the chamber, the first layer of material including a first material and the second layer of material including a second material that is different from the first material, the layers of material also including a third layer of material positioned within the chamber, the third layer of material comprising a third material that differs from the first material and also differs from the second material;
the vessel also having at least one flow guiding structure defined within or positioned within the chamber for guiding fluid within the chamber and through the layers of material, the at least one flow guiding structure configured so that the fluid passes from an outer region of the chamber to an inner region of the chamber to pass through the layers of material and/or pass from the inner region to the outer region to pass through the layers of material;
wherein the at least one flow guiding structure includes one of:
(i) a first inner conduit positioned to receive fluid from the inlet and guide the fluid to an inner side of the first layer of material and a first outer conduit positioned to receive fluid from an outer side of the second layer of material to guide the fluid to an outer side of the third layer of material to pass the fluid through the third layer of material;
and
(ii) a first outer conduit positioned to receive fluid from the inlet and guide the fluid to an outer side of the first layer of material and a first inner conduit positioned to receive fluid from an inner side of the second layer of material to guide the fluid to an inner side of the third layer of material to pass the fluid through the third layer of material.

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A method of passing a fluid through a radial adsorber, the method comprising:

(a) passing fluid from an inlet of a vessel of a radial adsorber to one of:
(i) a first inner conduit positioned to receive fluid from the inlet so the first inner conduit guides the fluid to an inner side of a first layer of material within the vessel, and
(ii) a first outer conduit positioned to receive fluid from the inlet and guide the fluid to an outer side of a first layer of material positioned within the vessel;
(b) passing fluid through the first layer of material;
(c) passing the fluid within the vessel from the first layer of material so the fluid is passed from one of:
(i) an inner side of the first layer of material to an inlet opening of a first inner conduit within the vessel, and
(ii) the first layer of material to a second layer of material within the vessel for being passed through the second layer of material to an inlet opening of a first inner conduit within the vessel;
(iii) the first layer of material to a second layer of material within the vessel for being passed through the second layer of material to an inlet opening of a first outer conduit within the vessel;
and
(iv) an outer side of the first layer of material to an inlet opening of a first outer conduit within the vessel;
and
(d) guiding the fluid so that one of:
(i) the fluid is passed from the first inner conduit to a second layer of material within the vessel,
(ii) the fluid is passed from the first inner conduit to a third layer of material within the vessel, and
(iii) the fluid is passed from the first outer conduit to an outer side of a second layer of material within the vessel for being passed through the second layer of material, and
(iv) the fluid is passed from the first outer conduit to a third layer of material for being passed through the third layer of material;
and
(e) passing the fluid out of an outlet of the vessel after the fluid has passed through at least the first layer of material and the second layer of material.

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Abstract

A radial adsorber comprising:

a vessel, the vessel having a chamber, an inlet in fluid communication with the chamber and an outlet in fluid communication with the chamber;
a first layer of material positioned adjacent to a second layer of material within the chamber, the first layer of material including a first material and the second layer of material including a second material that is different from the first material;
the vessel also having at least one flow guiding structure defined within or positioned within the chamber for guiding fluid within the chamber and through the layers of material, the at least one flow guiding structure configured so that the fluid passes from an outer region of the chamber to an inner region of the chamber to pass through the layers of material and/or pass from the inner region to the outer region to pass through the layers of material;
wherein the at least one flow guiding structure includes one of:
(i) a first inner conduit positioned to receive fluid from the inlet and guide the fluid to an inner side of the first layer of material and a first outer conduit positioned to receive fluid from an outer side of the first layer of material to guide the fluid to an outer side of the second layer of material;
(ii) a first inner conduit positioned to receive fluid from the inlet and guide the fluid to an inner side of the first layer of material and a first outer conduit positioned to receive fluid from an outer side of the first layer of material to guide the fluid to an outer side of the second layer of material, and a second inner conduit positioned to receive fluid from an inner side of the second layer of material to guide the fluid to the outlet of the vessel;
(iii) a first outer conduit positioned to receive fluid from the inlet and guide the fluid to an outer side of the first layer of material and a first inner conduit positioned to receive fluid from an inner side of the first layer of material to guide the fluid to an inner side of the second layer of material;
and
(iv) a first outer conduit positioned to receive fluid from the inlet and guide the fluid to an outer side of the first layer of material, a first inner conduit positioned to receive fluid from an inner side of the first layer of material to guide the fluid to an inner side of the second layer of material, and a second outer conduit positioned to receive fluid from an outer side of the second layer of material and guide the fluid to the outlet of the vessel.

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