Flow regulated pressure swing adsorption system
USRE38493E1 · kind E1 · reissue
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| Filing date | May 16, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
Pressure swing adsorption (PSA) separation of a gas mixture is performed in an apparatus with a plurality of adsorbent beds. The invention provides rotary multiport distributor valves to control the timing sequence of the PSA cycle steps between the beds, with flow controls cooperating with the rotary distributor valves to control the volume rates of gas flows to and from the adsorbent beds in blowdown, purge, equalization and repressurization steps.
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