公开(公告)号：US20180328661A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-15

申请号：US15592739

申请日：2017-05-11

申请人： Larry Baxter ,  Kyler Stitt ,  Eric Mansfield ,  Christopher Hoeger ,  Aaron Sayre ,  Nathan Davis

发明人： Larry Baxter ,  Kyler Stitt ,  Eric Mansfield ,  Christopher Hoeger ,  Aaron Sayre ,  Nathan Davis

IPC分类号： F25J3/08 ,  F28F17/00

CPC分类号： F25J3/08 ,  F25J2205/20 ,  F25J2205/24 ,  F28F17/00

摘要： A method for removing a foulant from a heat exchanger is disclosed. A process fluid, comprising a process liquid and a fouling component, are provided to a process side of the heat exchanger. A flow of a coolant to the coolant side is provided by opening an inlet to the coolant side. The process fluid is cooled, a portion of the fouling component desublimating, crystallizing, freezing, condensing coupled with solidifying, or a combination thereof as a first portion of the foulant onto an outer surface of the coolant side. The inlet to the coolant side is periodically closed such that the flow of the coolant slows or stops, warming the process side, and causing the first portion of the foulant to sublimate, melt, absorb, or a combination thereof off the outer surface of the coolant side. The process then returns to the providing the flow of the coolant step.

公开(公告)号：US10213731B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-26

申请号：US15410024

申请日：2017-01-19

申请人： Larry Baxter ,  Aaron Sayre ,  Stephanie Burt ,  Nathan Davis

发明人： Larry Baxter ,  Aaron Sayre ,  Stephanie Burt ,  Nathan Davis

IPC分类号： F25J3/06 ,  B01D53/14 ,  B01D53/62 ,  B01D53/78 ,  B01D53/96 ,  C10L3/10

摘要： A method for continuously removing carbon dioxide vapor from a carrier gas is disclosed. This method includes, first, causing direct contact of the carrier gas with a liquid mixture in a separation chamber, the carrier gas condensing at a lower temperature than the carbon dioxide vapor. A combination of chemical effects cause the carbon dioxide to condense, complex, or both condense and complex with the liquid mixture. The liquid mixture is chosen from the group consisting of: first, a combination of components that can be maintained in a liquid phase at a temperature below the carbon dioxide vapor's condensation point, whereby the carbon dioxide condenses into the liquid mixture; second, a combination of components where at least one component forms a chemical complex with the carbon dioxide vapor and thereby extracts at least a portion of the carbon dioxide vapor from the carrier gas; and third, a combination of components that can both be maintained in a liquid phase at a temperature below the carbon dioxide's condensation point, and wherein at least one component forms a chemical complex with the carbon dioxide vapor and thereby extracts at least a portion of the carbon dioxide vapor from the carrier gas. The liquid mixture is then reconstituted after passing through the separation chamber by a chemical separation process chosen to remove an equivalent amount of the carbon dioxide vapor from the liquid mixture as was removed from the carrier gas. The reconstituted liquid mixture is restored to temperature and pressure through heat exchange, compression, and expansion, as necessary, in preparation for recycling back to the separation chamber. The liquid mixture is then returned to the separation chamber. In this manner, the carrier gas leaving the exchanger has between 1% and 100% of the carbon dioxide vapor removed.

公开(公告)号：US10307709B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-04

申请号：US15410106

申请日：2017-01-19

申请人： Larry Baxter ,  Aaron Sayre ,  Stephanie Burt ,  Nathan Davis

发明人： Larry Baxter ,  Aaron Sayre ,  Stephanie Burt ,  Nathan Davis

IPC分类号： B01D53/26 ,  B01D5/00 ,  C10L3/10

摘要： A method for continuously removing water vapor from a carrier gas is disclosed. This method includes, first, causing direct contact of the carrier gas with a liquid mixture in a separation chamber, the carrier gas condensing at a lower temperature than the water vapor. A combination of chemical effects cause the water vapor to condense, complex, or both condense and complex with the liquid mixture. The liquid mixture is chosen from the group consisting of: first, a combination of components that can be maintained in a liquid phase at a temperature below the water vapor's condensation point, whereby the water vapor condenses into the liquid mixture; second, a combination of components where at least one component forms a chemical complex with the water vapor and thereby extracts at least a portion of the water vapor from the carrier gas; and third, a combination of components that can both be maintained in a liquid phase at a temperature below the water vapor's condensation point, and wherein at least one component forms a chemical complex with the water vapor and thereby extracts at least a portion of the water vapor from the carrier gas. The liquid mixture is then reconstituted after passing through the separation chamber by a chemical separation process chosen to remove an equivalent amount of the water vapor from the liquid mixture as was removed from the carrier gas. The reconstituted liquid mixture is restored to temperature and pressure through heat exchange, compression, and expansion, as necessary, in preparation for recycling back to the separation chamber. The liquid mixture is then returned to the separation chamber. In this manner, the carrier gas leaving the exchanger has between 1% and 100% of the water vapor removed.

公开(公告)号：US20180200668A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-19

申请号：US15410106

申请日：2017-01-19

申请人： Larry Baxter ,  Aaron Sayre ,  Stephanie Burt ,  Nathan Davis

发明人： Larry Baxter ,  Aaron Sayre ,  Stephanie Burt ,  Nathan Davis

IPC分类号： B01D53/26 ,  B01D5/00

CPC分类号： B01D53/263 ,  B01D5/0027 ,  B01D5/003 ,  B01D5/0054 ,  B01D5/0087 ,  B01D53/265 ,  B01D2252/103 ,  B01D2252/30 ,  B01D2252/504 ,  B01D2258/0283 ,  C10L3/106 ,  C10L2290/12 ,  C10L2290/541

摘要： A method for continuously removing water vapor from a carrier gas is disclosed. This method includes, first, causing direct contact of the carrier gas with a liquid mixture in a separation chamber, the carrier gas condensing at a lower temperature than the water vapor. A combination of chemical effects cause the water vapor to condense, complex, or both condense and complex with the liquid mixture. The liquid mixture is chosen from the group consisting of: first, a combination of components that can be maintained in a liquid phase at a temperature below the water vapor's condensation point, whereby the water vapor condenses into the liquid mixture; second, a combination of components where at least one component forms a chemical complex with the water vapor and thereby extracts at least a portion of the water vapor from the carrier gas; and third, a combination of components that can both be maintained in a liquid phase at a temperature below the water vapor's condensation point, and wherein at least one component forms a chemical complex with the water vapor and thereby extracts at least a portion of the water vapor from the carrier gas. The liquid mixture is then reconstituted after passing through the separation chamber by a chemical separation process chosen to remove an equivalent amount of the water vapor from the liquid mixture as was removed from the carrier gas. The reconstituted liquid mixture is restored to temperature and pressure through heat exchange, compression, and expansion, as necessary, in preparation for recycling back to the separation chamber. The liquid mixture is then returned to the separation chamber. In this manner, the carrier gas leaving the exchanger has between 1% and 100% of the water vapor removed.

公开(公告)号：US20180200666A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-19

申请号：US15410024

申请日：2017-01-19

申请人： Larry Baxter ,  Aaron Sayre ,  Stephanie Burt ,  Nathan Davis

发明人： Larry Baxter ,  Aaron Sayre ,  Stephanie Burt ,  Nathan Davis

IPC分类号： B01D53/14 ,  B01D53/62 ,  B01D53/96 ,  C10L3/10 ,  F25J3/06

CPC分类号： B01D53/1475 ,  B01D53/002 ,  B01D53/1493 ,  B01D53/62 ,  B01D2251/302 ,  B01D2251/306 ,  B01D2251/402 ,  B01D2251/404 ,  B01D2251/80 ,  B01D2252/102 ,  B01D2252/103 ,  B01D2252/202 ,  B01D2252/2021 ,  B01D2252/2023 ,  B01D2252/504 ,  B01D2257/504 ,  B01D2258/0283 ,  C10L3/104 ,  C10L2290/12 ,  C10L2290/541 ,  Y02C10/04 ,  Y02C10/06 ,  Y02C10/12

摘要： A method for continuously removing carbon dioxide vapor from a carrier gas is disclosed. This method includes, first, causing direct contact of the carrier gas with a liquid mixture in a separation chamber, the carrier gas condensing at a lower temperature than the carbon dioxide vapor. A combination of chemical effects cause the carbon dioxide to condense, complex, or both condense and complex with the liquid mixture. The liquid mixture is chosen from the group consisting of: first, a combination of components that can be maintained in a liquid phase at a temperature below the carbon dioxide vapor's condensation point, whereby the carbon dioxide condenses into the liquid mixture; second, a combination of components where at least one component forms a chemical complex with the carbon dioxide vapor and thereby extracts at least a portion of the carbon dioxide vapor from the carrier gas; and third, a combination of components that can both be maintained in a liquid phase at a temperature below the carbon dioxide's condensation point, and wherein at least one component forms a chemical complex with the carbon dioxide vapor and thereby extracts at least a portion of the carbon dioxide vapor from the carrier gas. The liquid mixture is then reconstituted after passing through the separation chamber by a chemical separation process chosen to remove an equivalent amount of the carbon dioxide vapor from the liquid mixture as was removed from the carrier gas. The reconstituted liquid mixture is restored to temperature and pressure through heat exchange, compression, and expansion, as necessary, in preparation for recycling back to the separation chamber. The liquid mixture is then returned to the separation chamber. In this manner, the carrier gas leaving the exchanger has between 1% and 100% of the carbon dioxide vapor removed.

公开(公告)号：US10376907B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-13

申请号：US15694147

申请日：2017-09-01

申请人： Larry Baxter ,  Aaron Sayre ,  David Frankman ,  Nathan Davis

发明人： Larry Baxter ,  Aaron Sayre ,  David Frankman ,  Nathan Davis

IPC分类号： B01F3/04 ,  B01D47/16 ,  B05B3/04 ,  B05B1/02

摘要： A device for producing droplets is disclosed. A disk assembly comprising a first disk mounted to a second disk is provided. The first disk comprises first openings. The second disk comprises second openings. The first openings and the second openings alternately align with one another such that, as a liquid passes through the first openings and the second openings, the liquid falls as a droplet as the first openings and the second openings skew apart.

公开(公告)号：US20190070619A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-07

申请号：US15694147

申请日：2017-09-01

申请人： Larry Baxter ,  Aaron Sayre ,  David Frankman ,  Nathan Davis

发明人： Larry Baxter ,  Aaron Sayre ,  David Frankman ,  Nathan Davis

IPC分类号： B05B3/04 ,  B01F3/04

CPC分类号： B05B3/0422 ,  B01D47/16 ,  B01F3/04028 ,  B01F3/04078 ,  B01F3/04468 ,  B05B1/02

摘要： A device for producing droplets is disclosed. A disk assembly comprising a first disk mounted to a second disk is provided. The first disk comprises first openings. The second disk comprises second openings. The first openings and the second openings alternately align with one another such that, as a liquid passes through the first openings and the second openings, the liquid falls as a droplet as the first openings and the second openings skew apart.

公开(公告)号：US20180280840A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-04

申请号：US15472584

申请日：2017-03-29

申请人： Larry Baxter ,  David Frankman ,  Aaron Sayre ,  Nathan Davis

发明人： Larry Baxter ,  David Frankman ,  Aaron Sayre ,  Nathan Davis

IPC分类号： B01D29/90 ,  B01D35/26 ,  B01D29/01 ,  F04B15/02 ,  F04B53/16 ,  F04B43/12 ,  F04C2/08 ,  F04C2/16 ,  F04C2/344 ,  F04D29/24

摘要： A device and a method for thickening a slurry are disclosed. A pump is provided comprising an inner chamber, a pumping apparatus, an external wall, an inlet, and an outlet. The slurry comprises a solid and a liquid. The slurry enters the inner chamber through the inlet and is pumped and pressurized by the pumping apparatus through the inner chamber across a portion of the external wall comprising a porous wall, causing a portion of the liquid to be pressed through the porous wall as a liquid product stream and thickening the slurry into a thickened slurry stream. The thickened slurry stream leaves through the slurry outlet.

公开(公告)号：US20180238646A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-23

申请号：US15440343

申请日：2017-02-23

申请人： Larry Baxter ,  David Frankman ,  Aaron Sayre ,  Nathan Davis

发明人： Larry Baxter ,  David Frankman ,  Aaron Sayre ,  Nathan Davis

IPC分类号： F28G7/00 ,  B08B7/02 ,  B08B7/00 ,  B08B3/12 ,  B08B9/032 ,  F28G15/00 ,  F28G13/00

CPC分类号： F28G7/00 ,  B08B7/02 ,  B08B9/0321 ,  B08B9/0325 ,  B08B9/0326 ,  F28G13/005 ,  F28G15/003

摘要： A method for removing a surface foulant is disclosed. An operating heat exchanger is provided. A carrier liquid that contains potential fouling agents is provided to the heat exchanger. The potential fouling agents foul at least a portion of the heat exchanger. The exchanger is operated such that the carrier liquid is at a vapor pressure equal to the operating pressure. Cavitation inducing devices are provided to the exchanger. A condition indicating fouling is detected. The cavitation inducing devices are operated on a portion of the exchanger to cause a localized pressure change, vaporizing a portion of the carrier liquid and forming a transient bubble or bubbles which collapse by cavitation, producing a localized shockwave, a re-entrant microjet, and extreme transient pressures and temperatures. These steps are repeated as necessary to remove the surface foulant. In this manner, the surface foulant is removed from the operating heat exchanger.

公开(公告)号：US20180306382A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-25

申请号：US15491103

申请日：2017-04-19

申请人： Larry Baxter ,  Skyler Chamberlain ,  David Frankman ,  Aaron Sayre ,  Nathan Davis

发明人： Larry Baxter ,  Skyler Chamberlain ,  David Frankman ,  Aaron Sayre ,  Nathan Davis

IPC分类号： F17C7/04 ,  B30B9/04 ,  B30B9/12 ,  B30B9/16 ,  B30B15/34

CPC分类号： F17C7/04 ,  B30B9/04 ,  B30B9/12 ,  B30B9/121 ,  B30B9/16 ,  B30B15/34 ,  F17C2223/0161 ,  F17C2227/0304 ,  F17C2250/0636

摘要： A method for causing a phase change from a cryogenic solid to a cryogenic liquid is disclosed. A melting device, a vessel, and a solids pressurization device are provided. The solids pressurization device passes through at least a portion of the vessel. The cryogenic solid is provided to the vessel with a recycled portion of the cryogenic liquid. The cryogenic solid is conveyed and pressurized towards an outlet of the vessel to a pressure above the triple point by the solids pressurization device. The cryogenic solid is warmed by the melting device to a temperature above the solid-liquid phase transition curve, causing the cryogenic solids to change phase and become the cryogenic liquid.