Gas separation: processes – Electric or electrostatic field – With addition of solid – gas – or vapor
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-22
2011-03-22
Chiesa, Richard L (Department: 1776)
Gas separation: processes
Electric or electrostatic field
With addition of solid, gas, or vapor
C095S067000, C095S073000, C095S078000, C096S016000, C096S061000, C096S074000, C096S224000, C422S024000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07909912
ABSTRACT:
A method is disclosed for enhancing condensation and separation in a fluid separator, wherein: —a fluid mixture is accelerated to a transonic or supersonic velocity in a throat section of a flow channel and thereby expanded and cooled such that at least some initially gaseous components become supersaturated and condense; —at least some condensed components are removed from the fluid mixture in the flow channel at a location downstream of the throat section; and —condensation of at least some supersaturated components is enhanced by illuminating the fluid mixture flowing through the flow channel by a radiation source (10), such as an Ultraviolet (UV) light source which excites and/or ionizes and induces mercury, water, aromatic hydrocarbons, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulphide and/or other components to condense thereby forming condensation nuclei for other supersaturated fluid components.
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Betting Marco
Geldorp Jeroen
Prast Bart
Tjeenk Willink Cornelis Antonie
Chiesa Richard L
Fliesler & Meyer LLP
Twister B.V.
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