Phase separating rotary processor and method
    2.
    发明授权
    Phase separating rotary processor and method 失效
    相分离旋转处理器和方法

    公开(公告)号:US4549810A

    公开(公告)日:1985-10-29

    申请号:US685057

    申请日:1984-12-20

    申请人: Pradip S. Mehta

    发明人: Pradip S. Mehta

    摘要: Apparatus and methods for physically separating a heterogeneous mixture of immiscible liquids utilizing the difference in the viscosities of the components. At least one moveable surface is enclosed by at least one stationary surface to form a processing passage. Viscous-drag-induced momentum is transferred preferentially from the moving surface(s) to the more viscous component of the mixture, moving it downstream toward a collecting and pressurizing obstructing member. The resulting pressure "squeezes" the less viscous droplets upstream to separate from the collected material and drain from the passage through a drainage opening.In a preferred embodiment, an annular channel rotates within a housing, dragging the mixture from an inlet to an obstructing member extending into the passage near an outlet. The separated less viscous component drains from a drainage opening in the housing, while the more viscous component is discharged through the outlet. In another preferred embodiment, a plurality of annular passages is interconnected for series operation by material transfer grooves formed in the closure surface of the housing.

    摘要翻译: 利用组分的粘度差异来物理分离不混溶液体的不均匀混合物的装置和方法。 至少一个可移动表面被至少一个固定表面包围以形成处理通道。 粘性阻力引发的动量优先从运动表面转移到混合物的较粘稠的组分,将其向下移动到收集和加压阻碍构件。 所产生的压力“挤压”上游较少粘性的液滴以从收集的材料分离并从通道排出通过排水口。 在优选实施例中,环形通道在壳体内旋转,将混合物从入口拖动到延伸到出口附近的通道中的阻塞构件。 分离的较少粘度的组分从壳体中的排水口排出,而较粘的组分通过出口排出。 在另一优选实施例中,多个环形通道互相连接,用于通过形成在壳体的封闭表面中的材料传输槽进行串联操作。

    Rotary processors and seals
    3.
    发明授权
    Rotary processors and seals 失效
    旋转处理器和密封件

    公开(公告)号:US4480923A

    公开(公告)日:1984-11-06

    申请号:US532165

    申请日:1983-09-14

    申请人: Pradip S. Mehta

    发明人: Pradip S. Mehta

    CPC分类号: B01F7/00808 Y10S277/91

    摘要: Novel rotary processors including sealing means to control leakage of pressure and/or material between processing passages which are maintained at significantly different pressure levels. The processors comprise a rotatable element carrying a plurality of annular channels and a stationary element providing a coaxial closure surface operationally arranged with the channels to provide enclosed processing passages. Each passage includes inlet means, outlet means and a channel blocking member all associated with the stationary element and arranged and adapted so that material fed to the inlet can be carried forward by the rotatable channel walls to the blocking member for discharge from the passage. The passages are interconnected by material transfer grooves formed in the closure surface.A sealing groove is carried by the rotor surface portion between two adjacent passages maintained at significantly different pressure levels, such as by evacuating one of the two adjacent passages, and is open to the clearance between the rotor and the closure surface. A gate at the inlet to the downstream passage pressurizes the material in the transfer passage interconnecting the two passages, and forces pressurized material into the sealing groove as it passes under the transfer groove. An obstructing surface extending into the sealing groove at the transfer groove reinforces the pressure in the sealing groove so that the material in the sealing groove contacts the closure surface about the entire circumference of the sealing groove, forming a continuous live O-ring seal in the clearance between the passages.

    摘要翻译: 新型旋转处理器包括密封装置,用于控制处于保持在显着不同压力水平的处理通道之间的压力泄漏和/或材料。 处理器包括承载多个环形通道的可旋转元件和提供与通道相配合的同轴封闭表面的固定元件,以提供封闭的处理通道。 每个通道包括入口装置,出口装置和通道阻挡构件,其全部与静止元件相关联并且被布置和适配成使得供给到入口的材料可以被可旋转的通道壁向前传送到阻挡构件以从通道排出。 这些通道通过形成在封闭表面中的材料传输槽相互连接。 密封槽由转子表面部分承载在保持在显着不同压力水平的两个相邻通道之间,例如通过抽空两个相邻通道中的一个,并且对转子和封闭表面之间的间隙敞开。 在下游通道的入口处的浇口对连接两个通道的传送通道中的材料加压,并且当加压材料通过传送槽下方时,迫使加压材料进入密封槽。 在输送槽处延伸到密封槽中的阻塞表面加强了密封槽中的压力,使得密封槽中的材料围绕密封槽的整个周边接触封闭表面,在密封槽的整个圆周上形成连续的活O形密封圈 通道之间的间隙。

    Rotary processors and methods for mixing low viscosity liquids with
viscous materials
    4.
    发明授权
    Rotary processors and methods for mixing low viscosity liquids with viscous materials 失效
    用于将低粘度液体与粘性材料混合的旋转处理器和方法

    公开(公告)号:US4582432A

    公开(公告)日:1986-04-15

    申请号:US685055

    申请日:1984-12-20

    申请人: Pradip S. Mehta

    发明人: Pradip S. Mehta

    CPC分类号: B01F7/00808 B01F7/00816

    摘要: Rotary processors and methods for mixing a low viscosity liquid with a viscous material while controlling plugging of the means for introducing low viscosity liquid to the processor. Viscous material is introduced to a mixing rotary processor comprising at least one annular channel carried by a rotor and enclosed by a housing to form a mixing passage. The material is dragged forward by the rotating channel walls from the passage inlet past a spreader as films on the channel walls, forming a void downstream of the spreader between the films. Low viscosity liquid is sprayed from a point within the void to be deposited on and carried downstream with the films of material and to be mixed with material collected at a passage end wall.In one embodiment, pressure sealing means permits spraying into a saturated vapor zone in the void so that liquid vaporizes and is condensed onto the films as well distributed fine droplets. An especially preferred embodiment provides devolatilizing apparatus in which a low viscosity, low boiling devolatilizing aid is deposited onto and mixed with a viscous material to aid in the removal of one or more difficultly devolatilizable impurities.

    摘要翻译: 用于将低粘度液体与粘性材料混合的旋转处理器和方法,同时控制将低粘度液体引入处理器的装置的堵塞。 将粘性材料引入混合旋转处理器,该混合旋转处理器包括由转子承载的至少一个环形通道并被壳体包围以形成混合通道。 材料通过旋转通道壁从通道入口向前拖动,作为通道壁上的膜,从而在膜之间形成扩散器下游的空隙。 低粘度液体从空隙内的一个点被喷涂以沉积在材料膜上并在其下方运送并且与在通道端壁上收集的材料混合。 在一个实施例中,压力密封装置允许喷射到空隙中的饱和蒸汽区域中,使得液体蒸发并冷凝到膜上以及分布的细小液滴。 一个特别优选的实施方案提供了一种脱挥发分装置,其中将低粘度低沸点脱挥发分助剂沉积在粘性材料上并与粘性材料混合以帮助去除一种或多种难挥发的杂质。

    Rotary processors and seals
    5.
    发明授权
    Rotary processors and seals 失效
    旋转处理器和密封件

    公开(公告)号:US4527900A

    公开(公告)日:1985-07-09

    申请号:US532157

    申请日:1983-09-14

    摘要: Novel rotary processors including sealing means to control leakage of pressure and/or material between processing passages which are maintained at significantly different pressure levels. The processors comprise a rotatable element carrying a plurality of annular channels and a stationary element providing a coaxial closure surface operationally arranged with the channels to provide enclosed processing passages. Each passage includes inlet means, outlet means and a channel blocking member all associated with the stationary element and arranged and adapted so that viscous material fed to the inlet can be carried forward by the rotatable channel walls to the blocking member for discharge from the passage. The passages are interconnected by material transfer grooves formed in the closure surface.A sealing groove is carried by the rotor surface portions between two adjacent passages maintained at significantly different pressure levels, such as by evacuating one of the two adjacent passages, and is open to the clearance between the rotor and the closure surface. A gate at the inlet to the downstream pasasge pressurizes the material in the transfer groove interconnecting the two passages, and forces pressurized material in the sealing groove as it passes under the transfer groove. Helical grooves in the rotor portion on both sides of the sealing groove reinforce the pressure in the sealing groove and urge the material radially outward so that the material in the sealing groove contacts the closure surface about the entire circumference of the sealing groove, forming a continuous live O-ring seal in the clearance between the passages.

    摘要翻译: 新型旋转处理器包括密封装置,用于控制处于保持在显着不同压力水平的处理通道之间的压力泄漏和/或材料。 处理器包括承载多个环形通道的可旋转元件和提供与通道相配合的同轴封闭表面的固定元件,以提供封闭的处理通道。 每个通道包括入口装置,出口装置和通道阻挡构件,其全部与固定元件相关联并且被布置和适配,使得供给到入口的粘性材料可以被可旋转通道壁向前运送到阻挡构件以从通道排出。 这些通道通过形成在封闭表面中的材料传输槽相互连接。 密封槽由保持在显着不同压力水平的两个相邻通道之间的转子表面部分承载,例如通过抽空两个相邻通道中的一个,并且对转子和封闭表面之间的间隙敞开。 在下游的入口的入口处的浇口对连接两个通道的传送槽中的材料加压,并且当密封槽通过传送槽下方时迫使加压材料。 在密封槽的两侧的转子部分中的螺旋槽加强了密封槽中的压力并且迫使材料径向向外,使得密封槽中的材料围绕密封槽的整个周边接触封闭表面,形成连续的 在通道之间的间隙内有活的O形圈密封。

    Rotary processors and method for devolatilizing materials
    6.
    发明授权
    Rotary processors and method for devolatilizing materials 失效
    旋转处理器和脱挥发材料的方法

    公开(公告)号:US4529320A

    公开(公告)日:1985-07-16

    申请号:US532166

    申请日:1983-09-14

    摘要: Novel rotary processors and devolatilizing methods which provide extremely efficient devolatilization of materials, including viscous and visco-elastic materials and which involve a devolatilizing stage including a rotatable element carrying a plurality of annular channels and a stationary element providing a coaxial closure surface operationally arranged with the channels to provide enclosed processing passages. Each passage of the devolatilizing stage includes inlet means, outlet means and a channel blocking member all associated with the stationary element and arranged and adapted so that material fed to the inlet can be carried forward by the rotatable channel walls to the blocking member for discharge from the passage. The passages are interconnected by material to transfer grooves formed in the closure surface and operationally communicate with a vacuum source to provide a highly efficient devolatilizing stage.The novel devolatilizing stage is characterized by features which provide control of the processing volume available within the passages and of the transfer volume available within the transfer grooves. These volumes may then be coordinated with other processing variables to effect a foam devolatilizing mechanism in which nucleation of bubbles of volatiles within the material, bubble growth and bubble rupture occur during substantially plug-flow movement alternating with non-pressurizing shearing within the novel devolatilizing stage.

    摘要翻译: 新型旋转处理器和脱挥发分方法,其提供了非常有效的材料脱挥发分,包括粘性和粘弹性材料,并且涉及包含可移动元件的脱挥发段,该可旋转元件具有多个环形通道,以及固定元件,其提供同轴的封闭表面, 通道提供封闭处理通道。 脱挥发段的每个通道包括入口装置,出口装置和通道阻挡构件,其全部与静止元件相关联并且被布置和适配,使得供给到入口的材料可以被可旋转的通道壁向前运送到阻挡构件以从 通道。 这些通道通过材料互连以形成在封闭表面中的沟槽,并与真空源可操作地连通以提供高效的脱挥发段。 新型脱挥发段的特征在于提供对通道内可用的处理量的控制和传送槽内可用的传送体积的特征。 然后可以将这些体积与其它处理变量相配合,以实现泡沫脱挥发分机理,其中在新颖的脱挥发分阶段中与基本上插塞流动运动交替的非加压剪切期间,材料内的挥发物气泡成泡,气泡生长和气泡破裂 。

    Rotary processors and vacuum systems
    7.
    发明授权
    Rotary processors and vacuum systems 失效
    旋转处理器和真空系统

    公开(公告)号:US4529478A

    公开(公告)日:1985-07-16

    申请号:US532156

    申请日:1983-09-14

    摘要: Novel rotary processors which involve a devolatilizing stage including a rotatable element carrying a plurality of annular channels and a stationary element providing a coaxial closure surface operationally arranged with the channels to provide enclosed processing passages. Each passage of the devolatilizing stage includes inlet means, outlet means and a channel blocking member all associated with the stationary element and arranged and adapted so that material fed to the inlet can be carried forward by the rotatable channel walls to the blocking member for discharge from the passage. The passages are interconnected by material transfer grooves formed in the closure surface.The rotary processors of this invention include a novel vacuum system to evacuate the devolatilizing stage. A large manifold completely encloses a relatively large opening through the stationary element and communicates with a vacuum source through a relatively large vacuum port to simultaneously evacuate the passages of the devolatilizing stage at low vapor velocities. The novel vacuum system also includes means to effectively prevent material buildup at least in the region of the opening through the stationary element and the manifold.

    摘要翻译: 涉及脱挥发阶段的新型旋转处理器,其包括承载多个环形通道的可旋转元件以及提供同时封闭表面的固定元件,该表面可操作地布置有通道以提供封闭的处理通道。 脱挥发段的每个通道包括入口装置,出口装置和通道阻挡构件,其全部与静止元件相关联并且被布置和适配,使得供给到入口的材料可以被可旋转的通道壁向前运送到阻挡构件以从 通道。 这些通道通过形成在封闭表面中的材料传输槽相互连接。 本发明的旋转处理器包括一个用于抽空脱挥发段的新型真空系统。 大型歧管完全包围通过固定元件的相对较大的开口,并通过相对较大的真空口与真空源连通,同时以低蒸汽速度抽空脱挥发段的通道。 新颖的真空系统还包括至少在通过固定元件和歧管的开口的区域中有效地防止材料积聚的装置。

    Rotary processors for devolatilizing materials
    8.
    发明授权
    Rotary processors for devolatilizing materials 失效
    用于脱挥发分材料的旋转处理器

    公开(公告)号:US4606646A

    公开(公告)日:1986-08-19

    申请号:US709893

    申请日:1985-03-08

    摘要: Novel rotary processors and devolatilizing methods which provide extremely efficient devolatilization of materials, including viscous and visco-elastic materials and which involve a devolatilizing stage including a rotatable element carrying a plurality of annular channels and a stationary element providing a coaxial closure surface operationally arranged with the channels to provide enclosed processing passages. Each passage of the devolatilizing stage includes inlet means, outlet means and a channel blocking member all associated with the stationary element and arranged and adapted so that material fed to the inlet can be carried forward by the rotatable channel walls to the blocking member for discharge from the passage. The passages are interconnected by material to transfer grooves formed in the closure surface and operationally communicate with a vacuum source to provide a highly efficient devolatilizing stage.The novel devolatilizing stage is characterized by features which provide control of the processing volume available within the passages and of the transfer volume available within the transfer grooves. These volumes may then be coordinated with other processing variables to effect a foam devolatilizing mechanism in which nucleation of bubbles of volatiles within the material, bubble growth and bubble rupture occur during substantially plug-flow movement alternating with non-pressurizing shearing within the novel devolatilizing stage.

    摘要翻译: 新型旋转处理器和脱挥发分方法,其提供了非常有效的材料脱挥发分,包括粘性和粘弹性材料,并且涉及包含可移动元件的脱挥发段,该可旋转元件具有多个环形通道,以及固定元件,其提供同轴的封闭表面, 通道提供封闭处理通道。 脱挥发段的每个通道包括入口装置,出口装置和通道阻挡构件,其全部与静止元件相关联并且被布置和适配,使得供给到入口的材料可以被可旋转的通道壁向前运送到阻挡构件以从 通道。 这些通道通过材料互连以形成在封闭表面中的沟槽,并与真空源可操作地连通以提供高效的脱挥发段。 新型脱挥发段的特征在于提供对通道内可用的处理量的控制和传送槽内可用的传送体积的特征。 然后可以将这些体积与其它处理变量相配合,以实现泡沫脱挥发分机理,其中在新颖的脱挥发分阶段中与基本上插塞流动运动交替的非加压剪切期间,材料内的挥发物气泡成泡,气泡生长和气泡破裂 。

    Rotary processors and methods for liquid-liquid extraction
    9.
    发明授权
    Rotary processors and methods for liquid-liquid extraction 失效
    旋转处理器和液 - 液萃取方法

    公开(公告)号:US4582433A

    公开(公告)日:1986-04-15

    申请号:US685054

    申请日:1984-12-20

    申请人: Pradip S. Mehta

    发明人: Pradip S. Mehta

    CPC分类号: B01F7/00808 B01F7/00816

    摘要: Rotary processors and methods for purifying a viscous liquid material by liquid-liquid extraction. Material is introduced to an extracting apparatus including a mixing rotary processor comprising at least one annular channel carried by a rotor and enclosed by a housing to form a mixing passage. The material is dragged forward by the rotating channel from the passage inlet past a blocking member. Solvent introduced to the passage, such as by spray means, is carried downstream with the material and dispersed in material collected at a passage end wall. In one embodiment the blocking member comprises a spreader which spreads the material as films on the channel walls. In another embodiment, sparging means sparges solvent into a pool of the material collected upstream of the blocking member. Separation of the solvent from the material may involve rotary devolatilizing or phase separating processors, which may be arranged with the mixing processor for cocurrent or countercurrent, multi-stage series operation.

    摘要翻译: 旋转处理器和通过液 - 液萃取纯化粘性液体材料的方法。 将材料引入到包括混合旋转处理器的提取装置,所述混合旋转处理器包括由转子承载并被壳体包围以形成混合通道的至少一个环形通道。 材料通过旋转通道从通道入口向前拖动通过阻挡构件。 通过喷雾装置引入通道的溶剂在材料的下游被运送并分散在通道端壁处收集的材料中。 在一个实施例中,阻挡构件包括将材料作为膜扩散在通道壁上的扩展器。 在另一个实施方案中,喷射装置将溶剂喷射到在阻挡构件上游收集的材料池中。 溶剂与材料的分离可能涉及旋转脱挥发分或相分离处理器,其可以与混合处理器一起布置以用于并流或逆流,多级串联操作。