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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2009
Microchannel technology having structures with reduced material and enhanced volumetric productivity
Applicants:
Paul W. Neagle, Westerville, OH (US);
Anna Lee Tonkovich, Dublin, OH (US);
Soumitra Deshmukh, Dublin, OH (US);
Ravi Arora, New Albany, OH (US);
Inventors:
Paul W. Neagle, Westerville, OH (US);
Anna Lee Tonkovich, Dublin, OH (US);
Soumitra Deshmukh, Dublin, OH (US);
Ravi Arora, New Albany, OH (US);
Assignee:
Velocys, Inc., Plain City, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 8/00 (2006.01); B01J 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Novel designs for microchannel apparatus are described in which microchannels are shaped to reduce the amount of material needed to build an apparatus. In these designs, some microchannels are shaped, in cross-section, to provide relatively more structural material in areas of greatest stress, while leaving greater area for unit operations in areas of the apparatus that are subjected to relatively less stress.