Apparatus for introducing gas into a liquid mass
US4486361A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 1980 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02W10/10
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus for introducing gas into a liquid mass, particularly at a certain depth therein, includes at least one emulsifying tube adapted to be positioned within the liquid mass and to be vertically aligned above a gas port. The tube has at a lower portion thereof structure for receiving therein gas from the gas port and liquid from the liquid mass, such that the gas and liquid form an emulsion flowing upwardly through the tube. The tube has at an upper portion thereof, structure opening downwardly into the liquid mass for reversing the flow of the emulsion and for then discharging the emulsion downwardly into the liquid mass. Such reversing and discharging structure may be the form of a bend in the upper end of the tube or in the form of a hood mounted above and confronting the upper open end of the tube.
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