Abstract: A method is provided for degassing a liquid. One step of the method includes providing a rotating packed bed (RPB) reactor. The RPB reactor includes a rotatable permeable element disposed within a chamber defining an interior region, at least one liquid inlet for infusing the liquid into the interior region, at least one gas outlet for removing a gas from the interior region, and at least one liquid outlet for removing a liquid from the interior region. The rotatable permeable element within the RPB reactor is caused to spin at a tangential velocity, and the liquid is then infused into the at least one liquid inlet at an inlet flow rate. Next, a vacuum is applied to the interior region of the RPB reactor via the at least one gas outlet to generate a liquid substantially free of the gas.

Abstract: A spinning impingement multiphase contacting device and method for heat or mass transfer are disclosed. A first fluid, from which the transfer is to occur, is caused to impinge and be entrained in a spinning permeable element, creating a highly dispersed phase. The highly dispersed phase contacts the second fluid to cause the desired heat or mass transfer.

Abstract: A method is provided for degassing a liquid. One step of the method includes providing a rotating packed bed (RPB) reactor. The RPB reactor includes a rotatable permeable element disposed within a chamber defining an interior region, at least one liquid inlet for infusing the liquid into the interior region, at least one gas outlet for removing a gas from the interior region, and at least one liquid outlet for removing a liquid from the interior region. The rotatable permeable element within the RPB reactor is caused to spin at a tangential velocity, and the liquid is then infused into the at least one liquid inlet at an inlet flow rate. Next, a vacuum is applied to the interior region of the RPB reactor via the at least one gas outlet to generate a liquid substantially free of the gas.

Abstract: A spinning impingement multiphase contacting device and method for heat or mass transfer are disclosed. A first fluid, from which the transfer is to occur, is caused to impinge and be entrained in a spinning permeable element, creating a highly dispersed phase. The highly dispersed phase contacts the second fluid to cause the desired heat or mass transfer.

Abstract: A coaxial cable [10, 50] includes an inner conductor [11] that is separated from an outer conductor [13] by a layer of insulating material [12]. The outer conductor includes a thin sheet of metallic foil that envelops the insulating material and has a seam [14] that extends in the longitudinal direction of the cable. In a first embodiment, the insulated conductor is axially rotated (twisted) with respect to its own longitudinal axis. In a second embodiment, the outer conductor is wrapped around the layer of insulating material. In both embodiments, there is relative rotation between the insulated conductor and the outer conductor. This practice is referred to as relative insulated conductor rotation, and it significantly improves the structural return loss characteristics of a coaxial cable when the outer conductor includes an asymmetry, such as a seam, that extends in the longitudinal direction of the cable.

Abstract: A coaxial cable with standard coaxial structure of central conductor, foamed polyethylene dielectric, and outer conductor and having a jacket that provides sufficient flame resistance and smoke generation to allow the cable to be used in plenum spaces. The jacket includes a halogenated polymer with a heat of combustion less than 7000 BTU per pound and including a free-radical scavenger.