Vessel, system, and process for minimizing unequal flow...

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2009-06-29

2011-11-08

Hopkins, Robert A (Department: 1776)

Gas separation: processes

Solid sorption

C095S096000, C095S148000, C096S130000, C096S143000

Reexamination Certificate

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08052777

ABSTRACT:
One exemplary embodiment can be a pressure swing adsorber vessel. The pressure swing adsorber vessel can include one or more walls. Generally, the one or more walls contain an adsorbent bed having a first side and a second side and at least one spacer forming a cusp. Usually, the one or more walls and the adsorbent bed define at least one void volume adjacent to the adsorbent bed, and the cusp of the at least one spacer may be positioned in the at least one void volume. The cusp can be positioned opposing an incoming feed stream or a desorbent stream.

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