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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7243909 | Collector sump cooling tower The present invention relates to a cooling apparatus and method wherein a supply sump and turbine are below grade. Water cooled from an above grade cooling tower fan and fill flows into the supply sump and is pumped through below grade pipes into a facility. Heat re... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7014177 | Process for effecting mass transfer between a liquid phase and a gaseous phase A process for effecting mass transfer between a liquid phase and a gaseous phase in a filled-type column having an external shell which accommodates at least one filler-containing basket wherethrough the phases are caused to flow in countercurrent relationship. The ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6884282 | Method and system for increasing the absorption selectivity of H2S from a gas containing CO2 and H2S A system and a method for increasing the selectivity of H2S absorption in an aqueous amine treating processes for streams containing high CO2:H2S ratio mixtures in an absorption column by maintaining the temperature in the absorption... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6533255 | Liquid metal-heating apparatus for biological/chemical sample An apparatus for temperature control of biological/chemical samples employing liquid metal is described. A gallium-indium alloy may be used to provide excellent temperature control. Methods of using liquid metal to provide temperature control for biologic... | 03/18/2003 |
| 5877356 | Process for the continuous preparation of aqueous formaldehyde solutions The process uses a supply column and additional heat exchangers associated with absorption columns. Air and methanol from outside and a subcurrent of methanol, originating from a cold methanol current exiting from the supply column, are fed to the supply ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5316737 | Process for removing Nox and Sox from exhaust gas Exhaust gases containing oxides of nitrogen and sulfur from a fired process heater, a fossil fuel fired boiler, or a chemical process are diverted from a stack prior to admission to the atmosphere through a duct system containing heat exchangers that redu... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5314666 | Method and apparatus for treating hydrocarbon gas streams contaminated with carbonyl sulfide An apparatus for treating hydrocarbon gas containing carbonyl sulfide with hot aqueous absorbent at hydrolysis gas containing carbonyl sulfide hydrolysis of carbonyl sulfide to carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide and formation of hydrolysis product gas, a... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5261936 | Gas treating apparatus This invention provides an apparatus for treatment or refinement of organic or inorganic material. The apparatus comprises a gas washing unit, a first chamber formed at the bottom of the gas washing unit, a second chamber formed at the top of the gas wash... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5076065 | High saturation efficiency indirect and indirect/direct evaporative cooling process and apparatus A heat exchange process and apparatus for supplying cool air or cool water to a location by cooling a recirculating working fluid utilized in the heat exchange process wherein a primary air stream or second working fluid is cooled by indirect heat exchang... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4999167 | Low temperature Nox /Sox removal apparatus Exhaust gases from a process fired boiler are diverted from a stack prior to emission to the atmosphere through a duct system to a plurality of series connected heat exchangers. The exhaust gases are progressively reduced from an elevated temperature, for... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4937051 | Catalytic reactor with liquid recycle A continuous reactor system useful for treating petroleum oil in a multi-phase fixed bed catalytic reactor comprising a system for: feeding the oil and a reactant gas at production flow rates above a first bed of porous solid catalyst particles under conversio... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4857090 | Energy conservation system for cooling and conditioning air An energy conservation system for cooling and conditioning air, particularly air at elevated temperatures which is discharged from the rotors of open-end spinning machines. The air is directed along a predetermined flow path in which a first stage cooling... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4855113 | Apparatus for removing sulfur from organic polysulfides Sulfur-laden liquid organic phase dimethyl polysulfide (DMPS) is caused to rise from a sour gas well by reaction of the gaseous sulfur component within the well with a sulfur solvent, typically dimethyl disulfide (DMDS). The DMPS is contacted by an extrac... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4562053 | Process of cleaning flue gases from heating plants By a process of cleaning flue gases, both solid particles and nitrogen oxides and sulphur dioxide are removed from the flue gas prior to the discharging into the atmospheric air. In order to ensure that almost all the content of sulphur dioxide and nitrog... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4405563 | Scavenging natural gas streams with slurry apparatus A system of apparatus is especially adapted to react gaseous contaminates of natural gas streams with a slurry of reactant particles and incorporates a contactor tower with a bottom gas inlet having a screen at its dynamic liquid level to confine downward... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4308037 | High temperature pollutant removal from gas streams High temperature thermal exchange between molten liquid and a gas stream is effected by generating in a confined flow passageway a plurality of droplets of molten liquid and by passing a gas stream through the passageway in heat exchange relationship with... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4256675 | Method for generating super atmospheric pressures of sensitive materials in a gas stream Apparatus and processes are disclosed for converting sensitive organic compounds such as acrolein, methacrolein, acrylic acid and methacrylic acid from liquid to vapor in admixture with a gas stream at super-atmospheric pressures with minimum decompositio... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4218266 | Liquid hydrocarbon-fueled thermo-electric generator with counter-flow type regenerative heat exchanger An air-to-air heat exchanger, comprising an array of stainless steel tubi arranged in a three-fold pass, is connected to the outlet of the combustion chamber of a liquid hydrocarbon-fueled, thermoelectric generator. Air enters the heat exchanger at the a... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4203963 | Staged vaporization of liquid hydrocarbon fuels A method for vaporization of liquid hydrocarbon fuel wherein liquid hydrocarbon fuel is mixed with vapor to provide a vapor product which is heated. The heated vapor product is mixed with additional liquid hydrocarbon fuel to provide a second vapor produc... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4190620 | Device for generating super atmospheric pressures of sensitive materials in a gas stream Apparatus and processes are disclosed for converting sensitive organic compounds such as acrolein, methacrolein, acrylic acid and methacrylic acid from liquid to vapor in admixture with a gas stream at super-atmospheric pressures with minimum decompositio... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4177044 | Process for removing oxygen from and adding carbon dioxide to a liquid water A liquid and a carbon dioxide containing gas are brought into intimate contact with each other while flowing countercurrently through a column divided into three contact zones. The liquid flows through the first contact zone at a relatively low temperatur... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4158680 | Production of purified and humidified fuel gas This is a continuous process for producing a stream of purified and humidified fuel gas which may be burned in a gas turbine to produce mechanical work and electrical energy without contaminating the environment. In the process, a feed stream of raw fuel ... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4111663 | Reactor for solvent refined coal An improved reactor and method for use in solvent refining of coal, wherein the reactor is divided into a number of compartments and has an inlet port at the bottom thereof for receiving a mixture of a solvent, coal, recycle gas and hydrogen. The compartm... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4026285 | Humidifier for air to be inhaled A humidifier for air or gas flow to the lungs heats the flow and saturates it with water vapor. Heated water injected into a humidifying passage flows down multiple paths in the gas stream. Heating of the water is shown on a localized basis at sterilizing... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4009230 | Device for vacuum treatment of liquids by means of a gaseous strip-medium Oil or fat is deodorized by contacting with steam. The oil or fat is finely distributed in a vacuum contact zone by spray means whereupon it contacts a steam vapor. The contacted oil or fat is then recycled in the same contact zone, finely distributed, an... | 02/22/1977 |
| 4007241 | Combination humidifying and cooling apparatus and method A combination humidifying and cooling apparatus and method. The humidifying section, including a liquid recycle line, is disposed outboard of a liquid cooling section. Air is directed into the humidifying section where it is humidified without significant... | 02/08/1977 |
