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US 2022/0288554 A1Published application
Mass transfer swirler including distribution member
AssigneeSabic Global Technologies B.V.
InventorsAshwin Ravi SANKAR, Deepak SHARMA
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Abstract
A swirler includes a base and one or more fins coupled to the base. The swirler also includes a distribution member configured to divert or guide fluid. In some implementations, the distribution member includes an annular member coupled to the base and positioned at least partially around the longitudinal axis. The swirler may be included in an adsorption column.
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A swirler comprising:
- a base comprising a first end opposite a second end along a longitudinal axis of the base, the base including one or more fins oriented along the longitudinal axis from the first end to the second end;
- and an annular member coupled to the base and positioned at least partially around the longitudinal axis.
A system comprising:
- a cylindrical tube;
- a distributor coupled to the cylindrical tube configured to provide fluid to the cylindrical tube;
- a catalyst positioned in the cylindrical tube;
- a plurality of swirlers positioned in the cylindrical tube, wherein the plurality swirlers are configured to increase a vorticity of the fluid in the cylindrical tube and to direct the fluid to interior walls of the cylindrical tube to enable adsorption of a reactant in the fluid by the catalyst to generate treated fluid;
- and an outlet configured to provide the treated fluid from the cylindrical tube.
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A method of operating an adsorption column, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving, by an inlet, an untreated fluid into an adsorption column;
- swirling, by one or more swirlers positioned within the adsorption column, the untreated fluid in the adsorption column to mix the untreated fluid with a catalyst of the adsorption column;
- adsorbing, by the catalyst, a reactant of the untreated fluid to generate a treated fluid;
- and providing the treated fluid via an outlet of the adsorption column.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.