Reactor with counter helical flow channels and method of using same
AssigneeCorning Incorporated
InventorElena Daniela Lavric
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Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a reactor. The reactor includes a first helical channel having a plurality of first turns and a second helical channel having a plurality of second turns. The plurality of second turns of the second helical channel alternate with the plurality of first turns of the first helical channel. The reactor also includes a permeable membrane that divides the p-first helical channel into a first passage and a second passage along a length of the first helical channel. The permeable membrane is configured to control a flow of fluid between the first passage and the second passage.
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A reactor, comprising:
- a first helical channel comprising a plurality of first turns;
- a second helical channel comprising a plurality of second turns, the plurality of second turns of the second helical channel alternating with the plurality of first turns of the first helical channel;
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- a permeable membrane that divides the first helical channel into a first passage and a second passage along a length of the first helical channel;
- wherein the permeable membrane is configured to control a flow of fluid between the first passage and the second passage.
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A reactor, comprising:
- a first helical channel comprising a plurality of first turns;
- a second helical channel comprising a plurality of second turns, the plurality of second turns of the second helical channel alternating with the plurality of first turns of the first helical channel;
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- a catalyst disposed within the first helical channel;
- wherein the catalyst is configured to promote a reaction in fluid flowing through the first helical channel.
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A method, comprising:
- flowing a first fluid through a first passage of a first helical channel, the first helical channel comprising a plurality of first turns winding around a longitudinal axis;
- flowing a second fluid through a second passage of the first helical channel, wherein a permeable membrane separates the first passage from the second passage along a length of the first helical channel;
- flowing a third fluid through a second helical channel that comprises a plurality of second turns winding around the longitudinal axis, the plurality of second turns of the second helical channel alternating with the plurality of first turns of the first helical channel;
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- controlling a flow of the second fluid into the first fluid using the permeable membrane.
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