To Effect Particle Removal (e.g., Dust Removal, Etc.) Patents (Class 96/376)
  • Patent number: 9005354
    Abstract: A device for separating foreign material from air without the use of filters includes a chamber to receive the foreign material and air, an exhaust port and a pressure source that draws air from the chamber through the exhaust port, and an air inlet through which an additional quantity of air enters the chamber to move the foreign material away from the exhaust port so that the foreign material is not entrained in the exhaust air. A valve regulates the quantity of additional air introduced into the chamber through the air inlet. The exhaust port is positioned downstream of the air inlet. The foreign material collects in the dead air space of the receiving end of the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Air Equipment & Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald G. Cox
  • Patent number: 8808651
    Abstract: To provide a low price industrial salt by reducing facility and operation costs without electro-deposition and crystallization and through reduction in quantity of chemicals used. An industrial salt S obtained by the steps of: extracting a part of combustion gas from a kiln exhaust gas passage running from an inlet end 12b of a cement kiln 12 to a bottom cyclone 13; recovering dust D from the extracted gas G2 and washing recovered dust; and drying a filtrate L1 after the washing in a gas stream. The industrial salt can be obtained by removing a calcium component from the filtrate and drying the filtrate from which the calcium component is removed in a gas stream. Further, from the filtrate can be removed sulfate radical, and drying the filtrate from which the calcium component is removed in a gas stream to obtain the industrial salt. For the drying can be used an exhaust gas discharged from a clinker cooler 12a and a spray drier 43 may be used for the drying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Taiheiyo Cement Corporation
    Inventors: Noritoshi Tamura, Shinichiro Saito, Yoshinobu Tatsumi
  • Patent number: 8679234
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a heavy metal removing apparatus which can efficiently remove the heavy metal contained in the dust produced by burning of the raw material containing the heavy metal, and a cement production system comprising the heavy metal removing apparatus. The heavy metal removing apparatus 10 comprises a cyclone separator 11 which separates exhaust gas containing the heavy metal from a part of the dust heated to a temperature equal to or more than a temperature at which the heavy metal can volatilize, a bag filter 13 which is connected to the subsequent stage of the cyclone separator 11 and separates the exhaust gas containing the heavy metal from the remainder of the dust, and a heavy metal removal tower 14 which is connected to the subsequent stage of the bag filter and removes the heavy metal from the exhaust gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Taiheiyo Cement Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Soma, Takahiro Kawano, Tokuhiko Shirasaka, Hidenori Isoda, Osamu Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 8119073
    Abstract: Described is a device for conditioning a comminuted light alloy feedstock to heat and remove impurities from the feedstock. The conditioner device includes a reaction chamber having a substrate feed port for feeding the comminuted light alloy feedstock into the reaction chamber and a discharge port for allowing the conditioned feedstock to exit the reaction chamber. A scrubber gas baffle is positioned at one end of the reaction chamber and coupled to a scrubber gas injector which is configured to inject a scrubber gas through the scrubber gas baffle at a volume and rate of flow sufficient to fluidize the feedstock in the reaction chamber. A scrubber gas heater is also provided for heating the scrubber gas to a temperature sufficient to condition the feedstock as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Inventors: Ashley Stone, Martin Kestle
  • Patent number: 7947242
    Abstract: A cement kiln chlorine/sulfur bypass system wherein the equipment cost is suppressed and the sulfur included in a combustion gas bled from a cement kiln is separated and effectively utilized. The cement kiln chlorine/sulfur bypass system comprises an air bleed means for bleeding a kiln exhaust gas passage, which runs from the end of the cement kiln to a bottom cyclone, of a part of the combustion gas, a separating means for separating dust in the gas bled by the air bleed means into coarse particles and fine particles, and a wet dust collector for collecting dust from the gas containing the fine particles separated by the separating means. The separating means is preferably a classifier in which the cut size is changeable. The wet dust collector is preferably a mixing scrubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Taiheiyo Cement Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichiro Saito, Naoki Ueno, Hiroshi Harada, Soichiro Okamura, Takayuki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7866600
    Abstract: An engine air particle filter system configured to selectively receive one of at least a first tray which supports a first filter media and a second tray which supports a second filter media different than the first filter media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
    Inventors: Richard S. Barnard, Jon C. Peters
  • Patent number: 7685674
    Abstract: An attachment (10) for an inlet pipe (14) to a wet scrubber or other device comprises a sleeve (16) having an open end (18) adapted to be detachably connected to a flanged end (12) of the inlet pipe (14). A shaft (30) is moveable within the sleeve (16), and a scraper (34) is attached to one end of the shaft (30). The shaft (30) forms part of a pneumatic cylinder (40) attached to the other end of the sleeve (16). In use, the shaft (30) is reciprocally moved to cause the scraper (34) to dislodge particulates deposited within the pipe (14). Heated gas such as nitrogen or dry air is injected into the sleeve (16) to prevent scrubbing liquid from condensing within the sleeve (16) and thus inhibit particulate deposition therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Edwards Limited
    Inventors: Christopher James Philip Clements, Ian Richard Whitaker
  • Publication number: 20080257163
    Abstract: A gas-liquid separator of one aspect of the invention comprises; an inflow barrel; a main cylindrical barrel on downstream of the inflow barrel, which has an inner barrel duct and is constructed to induce rotational momentum on to-be cleaned gas having flown in from the inflow barrel; a plurality of subordinate cylindrical barrels that have diameters smaller than that of the main cylindrical barrel and are serially connected as adjoined to downstream end of the main cylindrical barrel; a connector cylindrical barrel that has diameter smaller than those of the subordinate cylindrical barrels and connects inside spaces of the subordinate cylindrical barrels; and liquid receivers on beneath of the subordinate cylindrical barrels; and an outflow barrel at downstream end of the series of the subordinate cylindrical barrels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: BIG BANG CO., LTD
    Inventors: Toshiki Kobayashi, Taishi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7267803
    Abstract: A degassing apparatus for use with a polymerisation reactor is disclosed. Slurry from the reactor is discharged into a flask tank (3) in which monomers or dilluent vaporise to form a gas. Filler units (9, 10) are provided at the upper part of the flash tank (3). They may be selectively connected to the flash tank by valves (11, 12). No cyclone etc. is provided between the flash tank and the filter (9, 10) and these particles may then fall back into the flash tank (3). The filters may be separately isolated for cleaning or replacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Borealis Technology Oy
    Inventors: Karin H Knudsen, Willy Wilhelmsen, Hans Narvestad, Odd J. Vardal, Ingrid S. Melaaen