Gas and liquid contact apparatus – Contact devices – Rotating
Patent
1998-10-29
2000-11-07
Simmons, David A.
Gas and liquid contact apparatus
Contact devices
Rotating
261123, 261124, B01F 304
Patent
active
061424587
ABSTRACT:
In order to sparge gas into a liquid or liquid suspension in a tank wherein a principally axial flow pattern downwardly towards the bottom of the tank and then upwardly along the side wall of the tank returning axially downward is established by an axial flow impeller, a disc of a diameter less than the diameter of the impeller is spaced axially therefrom in the direction of the outlet flow towards the bottom of the tank from the impeller so as to turn the axial flow, radially, thereby establishing a pressure gradient which prevents the collection of gas released by a sparge between the disc and the bottom of the tank and flooding of the impeller. The gas is released in the axial flow from the tip region of the impeller thereby facilitating the shearing of the gas into fine bubbles promoting mass transfer of the gaseous phase into the liquid phase in the tank. Since flooding is inhibited, as much as six times the volume of gas (gas rate) can be handled as may be the case without the disc.
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General Signal Corporation
Hopkins Robert A.
Lukacher Kenneth J.
Lukacher Martin
Simmons David A.
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