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Hydrocyclone for cryogenic gas-vapor separation

US10328384B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Sustainable Energy Solutions, Inc. · US

Inventors

Larry Baxter · Orem, US
Christopher Hoeger · Provo, US
Aaron Sayre · Spanish Fork, US
Skyler Chamberlain · Provo, US
Kyler Stitt · Lindon, US
Eric Mansfield · Spanish Fork, US
Stephanie Burt · Provo, US
Andrew Baxter · Spanish Fork, US
Jacom Chamberlain · Provo, US
Nathan Davis · Bountiful, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 22, 2017
Grant date	Jun 25, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 7, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P70/10
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A hydrocyclone for separating a vapor from a carrier gas is disclosed. The hydrocyclone comprises one or more nozzles. A cryogenic liquid is injected to a tangential feed inlet at a velocity that induces a tangential flow and a cyclone vortex in the hydrocyclone. The carrier gas is injected into the cryogenic liquid, causing the vapor to dissolve, condense, desublimate, or a combination thereof, forming a vapor-depleted carrier gas and a vapor-enriched cryogenic liquid. The vapor-depleted carrier gas is drawn through a vortex finder and the vapor-enriched cryogenic liquid is drawn through an apex nozzle outlet. In this manner, the vapor is removed from the carrier gas.

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