TWO-PHASE SEPARATOR DEVICES INCORPORATING INERTIAL SEPARATION AND POROUS MEDIA EXTRACTION

    公开(公告)号:US20210129160A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-06

    申请号:US17084975

    申请日:2020-10-30

    Abstract: Disclosed herein are phase separator devices, and related methods of fabrication and use. The disclosure provides improved phase separator devices for phase separation of input feeds, and systems/methods for utilizing and fabricating the devices. The disclosure provides phase separator devices utilizing inertial separation and porous media extraction for the phase separation of two-phase input feeds (e.g., to separate an input feed of a two-phase mixture to a first phase output (e.g., to a liquid output flow) and to a second phase output (e.g., to a gas output flow)). The device can separate a mixed fluid flow of both liquid and gases. The liquid and gas can include liquid and vapor phases of the same chemical/constituent (e.g., ammonia), or may include liquid and gases of two different constituents (e.g., liquid water and air). The phase separator devices can be utilized at standard gravity to micro-gravity to zero gravity environments.

    STATIC MIXER ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED METHODS OF FABRICATION AND USE

    公开(公告)号:US20230415107A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-28

    申请号:US18036447

    申请日:2021-11-10

    Abstract: Disclosed herein are static mixer assemblies, and related methods of fabrication and use. The disclosure provides advantageous static mixer assemblies, and improved systems/methods for utilizing and/or fabricating the static mixer assemblies. The disclosure provides static mixer assemblies fabricated at least in part by additive manufacturing (e.g., via a 3D printing process, such as, for example, via a fused deposition modeling (“FDM”) process), and related methods of use. The static mixer assemblies of the present disclosure can be particularly well-suited for applications such as, without limitation, high performance liquid chromatography (“HPLC”) applications. The additive manufacturing or 3D printing processes (e.g., FDM or LAMT techniques) as described herein can be used to manufacture static mixer assemblies with complex shapes/designs (e.g., and that are highly effective yet small in shape).

    3D Gradient porous structure for Phase Separation Utilizing Additive Manufacturing Methods

    公开(公告)号:US20210095902A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-01

    申请号:US17029247

    申请日:2020-09-23

    Abstract: Disclosed herein are advantageous phase separator devices, and related methods of fabrication and use thereof. The present disclosure provides improved phase separator devices for phase separation of feedstreams, and improved systems/methods for utilizing and fabricating the phase separator devices. More particularly, the present disclosure provides porous (e.g., three-dimensional gradient porous) phase separator devices for phase separation of fluid mixtures (e.g., to separate a two-phase fluid mixture) to a first fluid phase flow (e.g., to a liquid flow) and to a second fluid phase flow (e.g., to a gas flow). At least a portion of the phase separator devices of the present disclosure can be fabricated via machining, powder metallurgy (e.g., sintering), and/or produced utilizing additive manufacturing techniques.

    High performance static mixer
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10661237B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-26

    申请号:US15663741

    申请日:2017-07-29

    Abstract: A static mixer device comprising a housing having a proximal end, a distal end, and an opening extending between the proximal and distal ends. In certain embodiments, a plurality of metal frits is positioned within the opening of the housing, each of the metal frits extending across a cross-sectional dimension of the opening and having interconnected porosity. In other embodiments, one or more mixer elements fabricated using laser additive manufacturing technology and having novel configurations are positioned within the opening of the housing. In yet other embodiments, the housing comprises multiple openings having different diameters from each other, with each opening either extending through the housing with a constant diameter or with one or more of the openings having a varying diameter.

    Two-phase separator devices incorporating inertial separation and porous media extraction

    公开(公告)号:US11554380B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-17

    申请号:US17084975

    申请日:2020-10-30

    Abstract: Disclosed herein are phase separator devices, and related methods of fabrication and use. The disclosure provides improved phase separator devices for phase separation of input feeds, and systems/methods for utilizing and fabricating the devices. The disclosure provides phase separator devices utilizing inertial separation and porous media extraction for the phase separation of two-phase input feeds (e.g., to separate an input feed of a two-phase mixture to a first phase output (e.g., to a liquid output flow) and to a second phase output (e.g., to a gas output flow)). The device can separate a mixed fluid flow of both liquid and gases. The liquid and gas can include liquid and vapor phases of the same chemical/constituent (e.g., ammonia), or may include liquid and gases of two different constituents (e.g., liquid water and air). The phase separator devices can be utilized at standard gravity to micro-gravity to zero gravity environments.

    Sinter Bonded Porous Metallic Coatings
    10.
    发明申请
    Sinter Bonded Porous Metallic Coatings 审中-公开
    烧结多孔金属涂层

    公开(公告)号:US20140193661A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-10

    申请号:US14149196

    申请日:2014-01-07

    Abstract: A composite structure includes a substrate with pores of a first mean pore size and a coating on at least one surface of that substrate. This coating has pores of a second mean pore size where the first mean pore size is equal to or greater than said second mean pore size. When the pore size of the coating is effective to capture particulate greater than 0.2 micron, the composite may be formed into a filter effective to remove microbes from a fluid medium. One method to form the porous coating on the substrate includes the steps of: (a) forming a suspension of sinterable particles in a carrier fluid and containing the suspension in a reservoir; (b) maintaining the suspension by agitation in the reservoir; (c) immersing the substrate in the reservoir; (c) applying a first coating of the suspension to the substrate; (d) removing the substrate with the applied first coating from the reservoir; and (e) sintering the sinterable particles to the substrate thereby forming a coated substrate.

    Abstract translation: 复合结构包括具有第一平均孔径的孔和在该基底的至少一个表面上的涂层的基底。 该涂层具有第二平均孔径的孔,其中第一平均孔径等于或大于所述第二平均孔径。 当涂层的孔径有效捕获大于0.2微米的颗粒时,复合材料可形成有效去除流体介质中微生物的过滤器。 在基材上形成多孔涂层的一种方法包括以下步骤:(a)在载体流体中形成可烧结颗粒的悬浮液并将其悬浮液储存在容器中; (b)通过搅拌将储存器中的悬浮液维持在储存器中; (c)将基材浸入储存器中; (c)将所述悬浮液的第一涂层施加到所述基底上; (d)从所述储存器用所施加的第一涂层去除所述基材; 和(e)将可烧结颗粒烧结到基底上,从而形成涂覆的基底。

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