Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently save energy by reducing air volume of once compressed air released to the atmosphere from a membrane dryer and a booster, when using compressed air dehumidified in the membrane dryer by boosting it by the booster. SOLUTION: Compressed air at high pressure to be dehumidified is supplied to the inside flow passage of the hollow fiber membrane 15a of the membrane dryer 1 and dehumidified, the dehumidified compressed air is supplied to the boosting chambers 40a, 40b of the booster 3, and alternately supplied to driving chambers 41a, 41b. The compressed air boosted in the boosting chambers 40a or 40b by the pressure of the driving chambers 41a or 41b is supplied to a hydraulic apparatus, used low pressure discharge air used for boosting in the driving chamber is caused to flow from a discharge port 45 through a pipe 8, an incoming purge inlet port 16c and a purge flow passage inlet part 16a, to a purge flow passage 16 outside the hollow fiber membrane of the membrane dryer. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gas-liquid separation apparatus which can operate a function of a gas-liquid separation irrespective of a using direction. SOLUTION: A gas-liquid separation apparatus 100 which takes liquid and gas directly from a liquid fuel cell and exhausts liquid and gas in separation is provided with a cylindrical tube 110 which has a predetermined end face profile and on a side face of which open holes 111 are formed, liquid extraction parts 120 which are placed on both ends of the cylindrical tube and penetrate liquid in the cylindrical tube selectively, a gas extraction membrane 115 which is formed to cover the open holes and penetrates gas selectively, an introduction part 140 which introduces liquid and gas into the inside of the tube, chambers 130 which cover an external side of the liquid extraction parts, and exhaust outlets 132 which exhaust liquid in the chamber outside. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT