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Patent No.:

US 10197329 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 22, 2017

Method for using a hydrocyclone for cryogenic gas vapor separation

Applicants:

Larry Baxter, Orem, UT (US);

Christopher Hoeger, Provo, UT (US);

Aaron Sayre, Spanish Fork, UT (US);

Skyler Chamberlain, Provo, UT (US);

Kyler Stitt, Lindon, UT (US);

Eric Mansfield, Spanish Fork, UT (US);

Jacom Chamberlain, Provo, UT (US);

Stephanie Burt, Provo, UT (US);

Andrew Baxter, Spanish Fork, UT (US);

Nathan Davis, Bountiful, UT (US);

Inventors:

Larry Baxter, Orem, UT (US);

Christopher Hoeger, Provo, UT (US);

Aaron Sayre, Spanish Fork, UT (US);

Skyler Chamberlain, Provo, UT (US);

Kyler Stitt, Lindon, UT (US);

Eric Mansfield, Spanish Fork, UT (US);

Jacom Chamberlain, Provo, UT (US);

Stephanie Burt, Provo, UT (US);

Andrew Baxter, Spanish Fork, UT (US);

Nathan Davis, Bountiful, UT (US);

Assignee:

Sustainable Energy Solutions LLC, Orem, UT (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

Robert A Hopkins

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J 3/08 (2006.01); B01F 3/04 (2006.01); B01D 53/00 (2006.01); B01D 53/26 (2006.01); B01D 45/12 (2006.01); B04C 5/04 (2006.01); B04C 5/13 (2006.01); B04C 5/14 (2006.01); B01F 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J 3/08 (2013.01); B01D 45/12 (2013.01); B01D 53/002 (2013.01); B01D 53/265 (2013.01); B01F 3/04 (2013.01); B01F 13/02 (2013.01); B04C 5/04 (2013.01); B04C 5/13 (2013.01); B04C 5/14 (2013.01); F25J 2205/10 (2013.01); F25J 2205/20 (2013.01); F25J 2205/90 (2013.01); F25J 2220/60 (2013.01); F25J 2220/66 (2013.01); F25J 2220/68 (2013.01); F25J 2290/32 (2013.01); F25J 2290/44 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for separating a vapor from a carrier gas is disclosed. A hydrocyclone is provided with one or more nozzles on the wall of the hydrocyclone. A cryogenic liquid is provided to the tangential feed inlet at a velocity that induces a tangential flow and a cyclone vortex in the hydrocyclone. The carrier gas is injected into the hydrocyclone through the one or more nozzles. The vapor dissolves, condenses, desublimates, or a combination thereof, forming a vapor-depleted carrier gas and a vapor-enriched cryogenic liquid. The vapor-depleted gas is drawn through the vortex finder while the vapor-enriched cryogenic liquid is drawn through the apex nozzle outlet. In this manner, the vapor is removed from the carrier gas.

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