发明授权
- 专利标题: Method and apparatus for casting hollow fiber membranes
- 专利标题(中): 铸造中空纤维膜的方法和装置
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申请号: US984829申请日: 1992-12-03
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公开(公告)号: US5298206A公开(公告)日: 1994-03-29
- 发明人: Robert D. Milliken , David R. Barnes , Amy L. Foley , Karen E. Dunleavy , Edward J. Doherty
- 申请人: Robert D. Milliken , David R. Barnes , Amy L. Foley , Karen E. Dunleavy , Edward J. Doherty
- 申请人地址: NY New York
- 专利权人: W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn.
- 当前专利权人: W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn.
- 当前专利权人地址: NY New York
- 主分类号: B01D69/08
- IPC分类号: B01D69/08 ; B29C47/00 ; B29C47/20 ; B29C47/88 ; B29C47/92 ; D01D5/24
摘要:
An automated system for casting hollow fiber membranes into a variety of prescribed shapes, including spiral, linear, circular and rectangular. The system also has the capability to change the configuration during casting, which increases productivity. A co-extrusion die is rotated over a stationary coagulation bath A computer is used to control the motion of the die to make a membrane with the desired shape The nozzle is oriented in a manner that will compensate for distortions that occur in wall thickness in the area of a bend. In addition, the nozzle's annulus is offset to make the leading portion of the annulus slightly thicker and the trailing portion thinner at the point where the fluids exit the nozzle, which results in a uniformly symmetric wall thickness. A system embodying the invention includes X, Y and .theta.-directional servomotors 1A-1C (FIG. 1), each of which is coupled to an associated position encoder 2A-2C. The motors are controlled by a computer 3 via servodrivers 4 and an associated interface card. Also included in the system are a tub 5 for holding a coagulation bath, bearings 6, carriage 7, screw drive 8, rotary table 9 and co-extrusion die 10.