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Method and apparatus for conducting a thermochemical absorption and desorption reaction between a gas and a solid

US5056591A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 2, 1988
Grant dateOct 15, 1991
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Expiry dateSep 2, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E60/14
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method is provided of conducting a thermochemical absorption or desorption reaction between a gas and a solid in the presence of a heat-carrying fluid in a closed enclosure. This method comprises a first step in which, for the pressure prevailing in the reactor, the variation of the mean power of the reaction is determined as a function of the difference which exists between the temperature of the heat-carrying fluid and the equilibrium temperature of the reaction, given by the Clapeyron diagram, for defining an optimum zone in which the reaction takes place with maximum mean power, and a second step in which the reaction takes place, in which a reference temperature is imposed on the heat-carrying fluid such that the reaction takes place in the optimum zone.

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