摘要:
An absorption-cycle heat pump comprises a rotary assembly including a vapour generator (GE,14), a condenser (C0,23), an absorber (AB,22), an evaporator (EV) and a solution heat exchanger (X,16). The vapour generator, the condenser and the absorber each include a wall (14, 23, 22 respectively) across which the volatile component (preferably water) and/or a liquid absorbent therefore are caused to flow under the action of the forces generated during rotation of the assembly. The evaporator comprises a plurality of finned heat exchange tubes 31 into which the volatile component is injected with a radially inwardly-directed component of motion, the tubes being of generally elliptical configuration disposed with their major axes extending generally radially. To maintain the evaporator heat exchange surfaces continuously wetted, excess volatile component is supplied such that a major part of the latter remains unvapourised after flow across the evaporator heat exchange surfaces and is collected in a reservoir (26), which also receives the condensate from the condenser, for re-injection into the evaporator tubes (31).
摘要:
An electrode assembly for organic electrosynthesis (and a cell cascade comprising a plurality of such assemblies) for electrochemical reaction between a liquid first phase (41B) and a liquid (organic) second phase (41A). The assembly comprises a non-permeable, electrically charged, rotated electrode (2), in use in contact with the first phase, to which the second phase is charged, and the reaction product of the two phases is removed from the electrode. Also, a process using the assembly or cascade.
摘要:
An absorption cycle heat pump characterised in that the working mixture leaving the absorber comprises, on a weight basis, from 15 to 85% of caesium hydroxide, from 5 to 45% of potassium hydroxide, from 0 to 35% of sodium hydroxide and from 10 to 35% of water.
摘要:
In a centrifugal device for contacting a liquid with a gas or with a second liquid, high rates of mass transfer are achieved by carrying out the contacting on a rotating plate whose surface is capable of creating perturbations in liquid flowing across it.
摘要:
Apparatus for effecting mass transfer between two fluid phases the first of which is a liquid, which apparatus comprises (a) an element (9) which is permeable to the fluids, which has pores which present a tortuous path to the fluids, and which is rotatable about an axis such that the fluids, are subjected to a mean acceleration of at least 300 m sec- 2 as they flow through the pores with the first fluid flowing radially outwards away from the said axis, (b) means for charging the fluids to the permeable element and (c) at least means for discharging one of the fluids or a derivative thereof from the permeable element, characterised in that the permeable element comprises strands, fibres, fibrils or filaments or mixtures thereof. The apparatus may be used in absorption, distillation or extraction processes.
摘要:
A turbine agitator assembly comprising a reservoir for liquid, a rotor mounted in the reservoir and with a plurality of radially extending blades (7), and means (14) for sparging a fluid into liquid in the reservoir, the fluid sparging means and the rotor being so constructed and arranged that, in use, the rotor blades (submerged in the liquid) and/or the liquid flow they generate disperse the sparged fluid, characterised in that each of the blades is hollow and has a discontinuous leading edge (10), only a single trailing edge (9) along an acute angle, no external conclave surface and an open radially outer end.
摘要:
A turbine agitator assembly comprising a reservoir for liquid, a rotor mounted in the reservoir and with a plurality of radially extending blades (7), and means (14) for sparging a fluid into liquid in the reservoir, the fluid sparging means and the rotor being so constructed and arranged that, in use, the rotor blades (submerged in the liquid) and/or the liquid flow they generate disperse the sparged fluid, characterised in that each of the blades is hollow and has a discontinuous leading edge (10), only a single trailing edge (9) along an acute angle, no external conclave surface and an open radially outer end.