Compound air loop reactor
AssigneeArizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
InventorsJoel L. Cuello, Michael Mason
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Abstract
A compound air loop reactor for circulating and mixing a substance. The reactor may comprise a chamber. The chamber may comprise one or more inlets, a plurality of riser-downcomer pairs. Each riser-downcomer pair may comprise a riser channel configured to transport the substance upwards, a downcomer channel configured to transport the substance downwards, and one or more connecting channels. Each connecting channel may fluidly couple a riser channel of the one or more riser channels to a downcomer channel of the one or more downcomer channels. The reactor may further comprise one or more outlets fluidly coupled to the chamber.
Claims20
A compound air loop reactor (100) for circulating and mixing a substance, the reactor (100) comprising:
- a. a chamber (110) comprising:
- i. one or more riser channels (113) configured to transport the substance upwards;
- ii. one or more downcomer channels (114) configured to transport the substance downwards;
- iii. one or more connecting channels (115), wherein each connecting channel (115) is configured to fluidly couple at least one riser channel (113) to at least one downcomer channel (114);
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- iv. one or more inlets (112) fluidly coupled to the one or more riser channels (113), the one or more downcomer channels (114), the one or more connecting channels (115), or a combination thereof;
- v. one or more outlets (120) fluidly coupled to the one or more riser channels (113), the one or more downcomer channels (114), the one or more connecting channels (115), or a combination thereof.
A compound air loop reactor (100) for circulating and mixing a substance, the reactor (100) comprising:
- a. a chamber (110) comprising:
- i. one or more riser-downcomer pairs, each riser-downcomer pair comprising:
- A. an inlet (112);
- B. a riser channel (113) fluidly coupled to the inlet (112), configured to transport the substance upwards;
- C. a downcomer channel (114), configured to transport the substance downwards;
- D. two connecting channels (115), wherein each connecting channel (115) is configured to fluidly couple the riser channel (113) to the downcomer channel (114) such that a cycle is formed;
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- E. an internal divider component configured to separate the riser channel (113) from the downcomer channel (114);
- wherein each riser-downcomer pair is configured to be at least partially separated from other riser-downcomer pairs by an external dividing component;
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- ii. one or more outlets (120) fluidly coupled to each riser-downcomer pair.
A reactor (100) for transporting a substance, the reactor (100) comprising a plurality of alternating riser channels (113) fluidly coupled to a plurality of downcomer channels (114), arranged such that the riser channels (113) are alternating with the downcomer channels (114), wherein the riser channels (113) are configured to transport the substance in one direction and the downcomer channels (114) are configured to transport the substance in another direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.