Substrate fabrication
AssigneeErrcive, Inc.
InventorsCharles E. Ramberg, Stephen A. Dynan
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Abstract
Systems and methods for fabricating bodies (e.g., porous bodies) are described. Various aspects provide for reactors and the fabrication of reactors. Some reactors include surfaces that provide for heterogeneous reactions involving a fluid (and/or components thereof). A fluid may be a gas and/or a liquid. A contaminant in the fluid (e.g., a dissolved or suspended substance) may react in a reaction. Some reactors provide for independent control of heat transfer (between the fluid, the reactor, and the environment) with respect to mass transfer (e.g., fluid flow through the reactor).
Claims32
A substrate for use in a reactor having an inlet and an outlet, a line from the inlet to the outlet defining a flow direction, the substrate comprising:
- a first end configured to be in fluid communication with the inlet;
- a second end configured to be in fluid communication with the outlet;
- a first channel within the substrate, the first channel having a shape that causes a fluid flowing through the first channel to take a second direction that deviates from the flow direction by at least 5 degrees, and
- a second channel separated from the first channel by a porous wall,
- wherein either of the first and second channels is in fluid communication with the inlet, and the other of the first and second channels is in fluid communication with the outlet.
A substrate for use in a reactor having an inlet and an outlet, a line from the inlet to the outlet defining a flow direction, the substrate comprising:
- a first end configured to be in fluid communication with the inlet;
- a second end configured to be in fluid communication with the outlet;
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- a helical first channel within the substrate and in fluid communication with at least one of the inlet and the outlet, the helical first channel including one or more subchannels that induce a radial component with respect to the helical first channel.
A substrate for use in a reactor having an inlet and an outlet, a line from the inlet to the outlet defining a flow direction, the substrate comprising:
- a first end configured to be in fluid communication with the inlet;
- a second end configured to be in fluid communication with the outlet;
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- a first channel within the substrate, the first channel in fluid communication with at least one of the inlet and the outlet, the first channel including a plurality of subchannels,
- wherein the first channel is in the shape of a ring having an interior and an exterior, and the interior and exterior are in fluid communication via the first channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.