Hybrid indirect/direct contactor for thermal management of counter-current processes

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9920964
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14809206

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The invention relates to contactors suitable for use, for example, in manufacturing and chemical refinement processes. In an aspect is a hybrid indirect/direct contactor for thermal management of counter-current processes, the contactor comprising a vertical reactor column, an array of interconnected heat transfer tubes within the reactor column, and a plurality of stream path diverters, wherein the tubes and diverters are configured to block all straight-line paths from the top to bottom ends of the reactor column.

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Hornbostel, Marc D Menlo Park, US 9 110
Krishnan, Gopala N Sunnyvale, US 12 52
Sanjurjo, Angel San Jose, US 46 559

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