Toray Industries, Inc.

Hiroyuki Ikada

Hisaaki Fujino

Kazuhiko Nishimura

Koji Fujiwara

Kazuo Imai

Hiroyuki Yamamura

Takao Tanno

Yukuo Toyoda

Hiromu Takeuchi

A fluid separation element assembly comprises a fluid separation element having a membrane unit and a wrapping material formed around the membrane unit, an anti-telescoping plate attached to at least one end of the fluid separation element at a condition free to be detached, and a feed water seal member for preventing feed water from leaking through a gap between the fluid separation element and the anti-telescoping plate. The membrane unit is formed by a separation membrane, a permeate carrier material and a feed carrier material which are spirally wound around a permeate collection tube. By providing the anti-telescoping plate detachably, when the separation membrane has reached its life, it is possible to reuse other members. By providing the feed water seal member, it is possible to ensure a large diameter of the fluid separation element as well as to appropriately prevent leakage of feed water into a gap between a pressure vessel and the fluid separation element, thereby increasing the amount of treated water and improving the quality of the treated water.

Fluid separation element assembly

Apparatus for processing fluid and method for producing separated fluid

A spiral wound gas permeable membrane module having a hollow mandrel with a plurality of holes, at least one envelope-like gas permeable membrane wrapped spirally around the mandrel, at least one feed water spacer positioned on the outer surfaces of the spirally wrapped envelope-like membrane, and at least one permeation side spacer provided in the envelope-like membrane. The module contains a partition block for blocking the flow of a gas flowing in the mandrel in its longitudinal direction and a flow regulating wall directing the flow of the gas introduced into the envelope-like membrane through the holes aligned on one side of the partition block so that the gas travels in the envelope-like membrane in a spirally outer direction, then returns in a spiral inner direction and flows into the mandrel through the holes aligned on the other side of the partition block. The gas dissolved in raw water supplied to the feed water spacer side is degasified by gas permeation to the permeation side spacer through the membrane which has a broad area for permeation with a high efficiency.

Spiral wound gas permeable membrane module and apparatus and method for

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Otsu, Japan

Hiroyuki Ikada