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Boreside feed hollow fiber membrane device

US5282964A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 19, 1993
Grant dateFeb 1, 1994
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Expiry dateFeb 19, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01D2319/04
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention is a bore-fed hollow fiber membrane device which possesses improved shellside countercurrent flow distribution. More specifically, the hollow fiber membrane bundle has a radial Peclet number of about 30 or lower which results in improved fluid recovery and productivity.

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