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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2006
Thomas J. Jeffers, Spring, TX (US);
Donald E. Newton, Houston, TX (US);
Tony Troiano, Richmond, TX (US);
Thomas J. Jeffers, Spring, TX (US);
Donald E. Newton, Houston, TX (US);
Tony Troiano, Richmond, TX (US);
Generon IGS, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A portable system for air separation or air dehydration, or both, is carried on a truck or equivalent vehicle. The air separation system includes, at a minimum, a feed compressor and a gas separation membrane. The air dehydration system includes a feed compressor and an air dehydration membrane. The feed compressor receives power from the engine of the vehicle, only when the vehicle is not moving under its own power. Heat from the vehicle engine may also be used to heat the compressed air stream to prevent the formation of water. The system can also be used to perform air dehydration and air separation simultaneously. The system is substantially self-contained, and can be easily driven from one location to another, simply by driving the vehicle to another location. The invention is especially useful in providing air separation or air dehydration services, or both, for relatively brief periods, at multiple locations.