Chemistry of inorganic compounds – Modifying or removing component of normally gaseous mixture – Sulfur or sulfur containing component
Patent
1978-05-19
1982-07-20
Vertiz, O. R.
Chemistry of inorganic compounds
Modifying or removing component of normally gaseous mixture
Sulfur or sulfur containing component
423235, 261151, C01B 1700
Patent
active
043405720
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for efficiently recovering heat from a gas stream such as discharged flue gas. The gas stream is countercurrently contacted with a liquid medium in two stages. A first countercurrent contact stage is between a partially cooled gas stream and cold liquid medium in a bed of packing through which the cold liquid medium flows downwards and the partially cooled gas stream flows upwards, so that a warmed liquid medium and fully cooled gas stream are produced. The second countercurrent contact stage is between the warmed liquid medium derived from the first contact stage and the hot initial gas stream in a plurality of parallel vertically oriented passages. The warmed liquid medium flows downward on the inner walls of the vertically oriented passages as a thin liquid film, while the hot initial gas stream flows upwards within the vertically oriented passages, so that a fully heated liquid medium and the partially cooled gas stream are produced. The second contact stage accomplishes high direct contact heat transfer with low mass transfer, so that minimal heat is lost as heat of vaporization of liquid medium evaporated into the gas stream. The fully heated liquid medium is passed in indirect heat exchange with a fluid, so that the liquid medium is cooled and the fluid, which may be water, air, or a process fluid stream, is heated.
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Ben-Shmuel Dan
Zacuto Philip
Heller Gregory A.
Vertiz O. R.
Woodside Construction, Inc.
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