Counter-current flow hollow fiber permeator
CA 2084380 A1 · Owner: Exxon Research And Engineering Company · Inventors: Mayer, Francis Xavier; Darnell, Charles Philip
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A hollow fiber permeator is described which permits counter-current flow in the passage of feed/retentate and permeatesweep streams. The permeator comprises a bundle of hollow fibers compartmentalized using a series of concentric shells or a spiral wrap extending the entire length of the hollow fibers. The rings or spiral wrap are perforated along the top and bottom to permit even flow distribution through each of the compartments defined by the concentric rings or spiral wrap so that the linear flow rate down the length of the permeator is similar for each compartment.
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- Filed December 2, 1992. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 2, 2012.
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