Membrane air dryer with integral diffuser and method of manufacture thereof
US6585808B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 6, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S55/05
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A membrane air drier utilizes an orifice to serve as the sweep air inlet with a sweep diffuser placed a short distance from the orifice. Preferably, an open channel extends from the product end of the membrane module on the shell side of the fibers with a porous diffuser at one end of the open channel and an orifice at the other end of the channel.
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