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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard J Martin, San Jose, CA (US);
John D Stilger, San Jose, CA (US);
Mark R Holst, Concord, CA (US);
Assignee:
Thermatrix, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J / ; F23B / ; F23D / ; A62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4232453 ; 431-7 ; 431170 ; 431238 ; 588205 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides thermal oxidizers containing improved preheating designs and processes for improving the preheating of thermal oxidizers. The processes are practiced by preheating the matrix-bed of matrix materials in a flow path that is opposite in direction to the flow path for the processing fluids through the matrix bed. In such a process, there is a substantial reduction in the time and energy required for the preheating of the matrix bed in comparison to the prior processes using same flow direction preheating.