Method and apparatus for expanding tobacco material
    53.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for expanding tobacco material 失效
    烟草材料膨胀的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06575170B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-06-10

    申请号:US09721696

    申请日:2000-11-27

    申请人: Ravi Prasad

    发明人: Ravi Prasad

    IPC分类号: A24B318

    CPC分类号: A24B3/182

    摘要: A process for exapanding tobacco employs gaseous impregnant at elevated pressure. Tobacco is passed through a gaseous impregnant atmosphere using mechanical devices (e.g., pressure locks, pocket feeders). Tobacco gets impregnated with pressurized gaseous impregnant during the “pass-through”. Uniformity of impregnation is obtained by passing small batches of tobacco having uniform bulk density, and uniform gas properties at or near the tobacco exit point of the “Pass-through”. Natural buoyancy of the impregnant gas assures that gas temperature uniformity is achieved quickly and without any elaborate control system, and in a simplified, self controlling and self regulating process. Significant equipment cost and size reduction results. An apparatus that uses the improved process is also provided. For carbon dioxide impregnated tobacco, expansion occurs when the impregnated tobacco is subjected to conditions that cause rapid release of the impregnated gas. Rapid heating of propane impregnated tobacco is not required for the expansion of tobacco.

    摘要翻译: 放出烟草的方法在高压下使用气态浸渍剂。 使用机械装置(例如压力锁,袋式进料器)将烟草通过气态浸渍气氛。 在“通过”期间,烟草被加压气态浸渍剂浸渍。 浸渍均匀性是通过在“通过”的烟草出口处或其附近通过小批量的具有均匀堆积密度的烟草和均匀的气体性质获得的。 浸渍气体的天然浮力确保了气体温度均匀性快速实现,没有任何精细的控制系统,并且在简化的自我控制和自调节过程中。 显着的设备成本和尺寸减少的结果。 还提供了使用改进方法的装置。 对于二氧化碳浸渍的烟草,当浸渍的烟草经受引起浸渍气体快速释放的条件时,发生膨胀。 烟草膨胀不需要快速加热丙烷浸渍的烟草。

    Temperature control in a ceramic membrane reactor
    58.
    发明授权
    Temperature control in a ceramic membrane reactor 失效
    陶瓷膜反应器中的温度控制

    公开(公告)号:US06010614A

    公开(公告)日:2000-01-04

    申请号:US89512

    申请日:1998-06-03

    摘要: A method for maintaining the temperature of an oxygen-selective ion transport membrane within a desired temperature range includes providing an ion transport reactor with the oxygen-selective ion transport membrane. An oxygen-donating feed gas is delivered to a cathode side at a first temperature, at a first rate, and at a first oxygen partial pressure and a reactant gas is supplied to an anode side at a second temperature and a second rate. A physical condition is then established within the ion transport reactor that favors the transport of elemental oxygen through the oxygen selective ion transport membrane as oxygen ions. One or more process variables are then regulated to maintain the temperature of the oxygen selective ion transport membrane within the desired range.

    摘要翻译: 将氧选择性离子迁移膜的温度保持在所需温度范围内的方法包括向离子转运反应器提供氧选择性离子迁移膜。 供氧进料气体在第一温度,第一速率和第一氧分压下输送到阴极侧,并且反应气体以第二温度和第二速率供应到阳极侧。 然后在离子转运反应器内建立有利于通过氧选择性离子迁移膜作为氧离子转运元素氧的物理条件。 然后调节一个或多个过程变量以将氧选择性离子迁移膜的温度保持在所需范围内。

    Solid electrolyte ionic conductor oxygen production with steam purge
    59.
    发明授权
    Solid electrolyte ionic conductor oxygen production with steam purge 失效
    固体电解质离子导体氧气产生与蒸汽吹扫

    公开(公告)号:US5935298A

    公开(公告)日:1999-08-10

    申请号:US972410

    申请日:1997-11-18

    摘要: A process for producing a pressurized oxygen stream by compressing and heating a feed gas stream containing elemental oxygen, and separating the heated feed gas stream using an ion transport module into an oxygen-depleted gas stream on the retentate side and an oxygen-containing gas stream on a permeate side. The permeate side of the ion transport membrane is purged using a gas stream containing steam to produce a pressurized gas stream containing oxygen and steam, and the gas stream is separated into the pressurized oxygen stream saturated with water vapor and a residual water stream.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于通过压缩和加热含有元素氧的进料气流产生加压氧气流的方法,以及使用离子迁移组件将加热的进料气流分离成在渗余物侧上的贫氧气流和含氧气流 在渗透侧。 使用含有蒸汽的气流对离子迁移膜的渗透侧进行清洗,以产生含有氧气和蒸汽的加压气流,并将气流分离成用水蒸气和残余水流饱和的加压氧气流。