Thermal separators employing a movable distributor
AssigneeNouvelles Applications Technologiques
InventorsEric L. H. Lenglet, Phillippe A. H. Marchal
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Abstract
A thermal separator is provided using a mechanical distributor which is suitable for transforming a continuous supply of gas under pressure originating from a suitable source into a pulsed gas flow, in order to place under pulsatory operating conditions one or several operational receiving tubes connected to this distributor, the relative geometrical arrangement of the source, distributor and receiving tubes being such that the gas under pressure passes, during its passage through the distributor, in a direction which extends from the outside towards the inside of the distributor.
Claims7
A thermal separator comprising:
- an upstream-located continuous pressure gas supply,
- at least one downstream-located pulse tube designed to work under gaseous pulsatory running conditions when fed with gas from the upstream-located continuous pressure gas supply,
- a mechanical distributor interposed between said upstream-located continuous pressure gas supply and said downstream-located pulse tube,
- said mechanical distributor including movable material having means having
- peripherally-located input means connected to said upstream-located continuous pressure gas supply,
- centrally-located output means connected to said downstream-located pulse tube, and
- intermediate duct means connecting said peripherally-located input means with said centrally located output means,
- whereby the pressure gas progresses through said mechanical distributor in a direction from the outside towards the inside thereof in travelling from said peripherally-located input means through said intermediate duct means up to said centrally-located output means to issue therefrom into said downstream located pulse tube.
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