Patent · US Expired

Device for the gasification of liquids

US4329227A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 27, 1980
Grant dateMay 11, 1982
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 27, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02W10/10
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The device is a hollow annular member bounding a liquid flow passageway. The member has a gas inlet and a row of apertures around the throat of the passageway to emit gas bubbles into the liquid to induce an upward flow of gasified liquid. The base of the hollow is weighted and the device is freely suspended by a line in the liquid. The suspending line passes freely through a horizontal tube suspension point effectively rigid with the member and a substantial distance above the member. This improves stability of the device against bodily movements and oscillations due to flow reactions, and enables level placement of the suspended device in a desired location.

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