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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2011
Yukio Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Shinya Tachibana, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Osora, Tokyo, JP;
Shinji Ogino, Tokyo, JP;
Haruaki Hirayama, Tokyo, JP;
Yukio Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Shinya Tachibana, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Osora, Tokyo, JP;
Shinji Ogino, Tokyo, JP;
Haruaki Hirayama, Tokyo, JP;
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A membrane containerhas a casingincluding a fluid inletand a fluid outletand a membrane container bodyincluding a plurality of flow pathswhich is arranged along the flow direction of the treated fluid and in parallel to one another. Each of the plurality of flow pathsincludes a most upstream portionA which is connected to the fluid inlet, and a most downstream portionC which is connected to the fluid outlet. Return portionsandconfigured to reverse the flow direction of the treated fluid are provided between the most upstream portionA and the most downstream portionC. After passing through the fluid inlet, the treated fluid flows from the most upstream portionA down to the most downstream portionC via the return portionsand the upper return portion