WO2001003810A2 - sAPOUR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Google Patents
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- WO2001003810A2 WO2001003810A2 PCT/CA2000/000807 CA0000807W WO0103810A2 WO 2001003810 A2 WO2001003810 A2 WO 2001003810A2 CA 0000807 W CA0000807 W CA 0000807W WO 0103810 A2 WO0103810 A2 WO 0103810A2
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- vapour
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01D—SEPARATION
- B01D3/00—Distillation or related exchange processes in which liquids are contacted with gaseous media, e.g. stripping
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01D—SEPARATION
- B01D1/00—Evaporating
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01D—SEPARATION
- B01D5/00—Condensation of vapours; Recovering volatile solvents by condensation
- B01D5/0027—Condensation of vapours; Recovering volatile solvents by condensation by direct contact between vapours or gases and the cooling medium
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01D—SEPARATION
- B01D5/00—Condensation of vapours; Recovering volatile solvents by condensation
- B01D5/0057—Condensation of vapours; Recovering volatile solvents by condensation in combination with other processes
- B01D5/006—Condensation of vapours; Recovering volatile solvents by condensation in combination with other processes with evaporation or distillation
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01D—SEPARATION
- B01D5/00—Condensation of vapours; Recovering volatile solvents by condensation
- B01D5/0057—Condensation of vapours; Recovering volatile solvents by condensation in combination with other processes
- B01D5/006—Condensation of vapours; Recovering volatile solvents by condensation in combination with other processes with evaporation or distillation
- B01D5/0063—Reflux condensation
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01D—SEPARATION
- B01D53/00—Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases, aerosols
- B01D53/002—Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases, aerosols by condensation
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28B—STEAM OR VAPOUR CONDENSERS
- F28B1/00—Condensers in which the steam or vapour is separate from the cooling medium by walls, e.g. surface condenser
- F28B1/02—Condensers in which the steam or vapour is separate from the cooling medium by walls, e.g. surface condenser using water or other liquid as the cooling medium
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28B—STEAM OR VAPOUR CONDENSERS
- F28B3/00—Condensers in which the steam or vapour comes into direct contact with the cooling medium
- F28B3/06—Condensers in which the steam or vapour comes into direct contact with the cooling medium by injecting the steam or vapour into the cooling liquid
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28C—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT WITHOUT CHEMICAL INTERACTION
- F28C3/00—Other direct-contact heat-exchange apparatus
- F28C3/10—Other direct-contact heat-exchange apparatus one heat-exchange medium at least being a fluent solid, e.g. a particulate material
- F28C3/12—Other direct-contact heat-exchange apparatus one heat-exchange medium at least being a fluent solid, e.g. a particulate material the heat-exchange medium being a particulate material and a gas, vapour, or liquid
Definitions
- Volatile solvents are used in many industrial processes in which the volatile solvent is
- the vapour is stored. While the scrubbing system may reduce or even eliminate the
- the used scrubbing material may in itself present an environmental condition
- Examples of such containers include oil storage tanks and gasometers.
- vapour is formed.
- the vapour is then allowed to pass through a spiral or serpentine tube where it
- This method has a disadvantage in that as the vapour condenses in the tube, it has the
- vapour in the collection vessel, or the conduit leading thereto can result in "foaming" in the distillation vessel.
- the collection vessel In order to prevent buildup of back pressure in the collection vessel and consequently the distillation vessel, the collection vessel must be vented. Similarly, any
- the present invention provides a vapour recovery system for efficient and safe recovery of a vapour from a solvent comprising:
- a distillation module comprising a distillation chamber for the solvent and heating
- a direct condensation module comprising a container for condensing the vapour and
- conduit means for directing the vapour substantially without condensation from the
- vapour management module for condensing vapour remaining uncondensed by the
- vapour outlet located above the surface of the liquid in the direct condensation
- the vapour outlet communicating with the vapour management module to allow for
- a vapour management system comprises a
- vapour from the vapour inlet through the heat absorbing material to the vent.
- vapour may be guided through the container by means of a conduit extending between the vapour
- the container may contain solid heat absorbing material which is permeable to vapour and
- Figure 1 is a schematic view of a preferred embodiment of the vapour recovery
- Figure 2 is a sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the distillation unit of the vapour recovery system illustrated in Figure 1.
- Figure 3 is a sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the distillation unit o the vapour recovery system illustrated in Figure 1 , in which the heating means is located at the
- Figure 4 is a sectional view of a preferred embodiment of a lined distillation chamber
- Figure 5 is a sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the direct condensation
- Figure 6 is a sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the vapour management module of the vapour recovery system illustrated in Figure 1.
- Figure 7 is a partial sectional view of an alternative embodiment of the vapour
- the heat absorbing material is in a solid form.
- Figure 8 is a schematic representation of a heating control system that is employed in
- the distillation module to control the rate of vaporization of solvents.
- solvents to be recovered is heated in the distillation module [1] to generate solvent vapour.
- This solvent vapour is then directed through a downwardly inclined conduit [12] to a
- condensation module [11] is charged with a coolant liquid [14] which is the same solvent as
- the vapour is subjected to a first round of cooling in which the heat absorbing material is the solvent to be recovered in the liquid phase [14].
- vapour management module [31] In the vapour management module [31] the vapour air mixture is required to pass through a heat-absorbing material [44] and this heat exchange process leads to further
- vapour Preferably, any condensate formed in the vapour management module [31] runs
- the condensate formed in the vapour management module [31] can also be run into a secondary container, if desired.
- the heating vessel [3] is provided with one or more heating
- each heating element [4] immersed in the oil and, in operation, each heating element [4] heats the oil
- distillation chamber reaches its boiling point and vapour is generated.
- the power supplied to the heating element is controlled to regulate the rate of vaporization of the solvent until the solvent is substantially all
- the oil [5] should not be flammable within the
- the oil [5] in the heating vessel [3] will surround a substantial portion of the
- distillation chamber [2] (for example, to the level 5a in Figure 2) to ensure that there is sufficient heat to maintain the evaporated solvent in the vapour phase at least as far as the
- chamber [2] as comprising a heating vessel [3] containing one or more heating elements [4]
- the means for heating the distillation chamber [2] is an
- distillation chamber [2] is heated from the top down. This top heating provides the
- the distillation chamber [2] is preferably provided with an anti-vacuum valve [V]
- distillation module [1] there is a line feeding
- the distillation chamber [2] is provided.
- the anti- vacuum valve can be shut off
- One aspect of the current invention is a heating control system, as illustrated schematically in Figure 8, that is employed in the distillation module to control the rate of
- the solvents are
- the control system is designed to do this in a time efficient manner while also minimizing
- the heating control system has three key components, a variable heating means [61],
- control computer [63] for example, a microprocessor with required software.
- the control computer [63] by use of a control
- relays [64] which are in series between a power supply and heating
- the first mode is a solvent mode
- control cycle is repeated until the solvents have all been vaporized.
- the second mode is the water mode.
- the water mode of the control system there is
- the two modes of the control system allow the distillation chamber to be used for
- controlling the power applied to the heating means [61] also controls the rate of
- the temperature sensing means is a probe [6]
- the rate of evaporation of solvent from the distillation chamber [2] is regulated by means
- Controlling the rate of vaporization of the solvent in the distillation chamber [2] means that the vapour pressure in the distillation chamber [2] is closely regulated. Since
- distillation chamber [2] is lined with a bag [8] such that, following baking, the entire bag
- the bag [8] containing the baked contaminants can be disposed of.
- the bag [8] is stable within the
- Teflon trade-mark for polytetrafluoroethylene
- the condensation module [11] is comprised of a container [20] into which the
- vapour to be recovered enters via vapour inlet [13].
- the condensation module is primed using a predetermined volume of the solvent to be recovered in the liquid phase [14]. This liquid [14] is free from contamination.
- the vapour entering the condensation module [11] is directed by the inlet [13] to pass beneath the surface [15] of the liquid [14] such that the
- vapour which subsequently enters the container [20] must travel a greater distance
- vapour may pass through the liquid [14] and accumulate above the surface [15]
- vapour having entered the vapour outlet [32] from the condensation module [11], then passes from the outlet [32] into the vapour management
- management module [31] comprises a sealed chamber [45] containing a serpentine tube [43] communicating with the vapour outlet [32] at its entrance end and a vent [42] at its exit end.
- the mixture of air and solvent vapour exiting the condensation module [11] is
- the cooling medium [44] inside the sealed chamber [45] absorbs heat and therefore causes further condensation of the vapour so that substantially all of the vapour
- the medium [44] can be any suitable coolant medium.
- the medium [44] will provide sufficient heat absorption for condensation of all
- vapours such that only air exits the system through vent [42].
- the medium [44] is water mixed with a salt
- the tube [43] allows condensed solvent to flow back by gravity
- the condensate can be any condensate to the atmosphere through the vent [42].
- the container [20] may be provided with a tap [T] , which can be used to drain the
- this tap is situated below the surface [15] of the liquid, and the closer
- a downwardly sloping overflow pipe [D] may be provided in the container
- vapour management module [31] in another embodiment of the vapour management module [31], as illustrated in
- the air/solvent vapour mixture is allowed to pass from the outlet [32] to the vent [42] without the use of a tube [43].
- the material [44] is a solid material
- the material may be prevented from falling back through the outlet [32] into
- the container [20] either by selecting the size of the material particles to be sufficiently
- vapour management module [31] increases the efficiency of the condensation in the vapour
- the vapour management module [31] can be any type of vapour management module [31].
- the vapour management module [31] can be any type of vapour management module [31].
- vapour management module are important.
- the absorbing material is a crystalline salt
- the pipe [43] is of 12mm bore and 75 cm in length
- vapour management modules [11] and vapour management modules [31] are possible. Further, it is possible to
- vapour management module [31] to recover vapour from any vent or exhaust.
- vapour management module [31] could be used are on a vent to an oil
- vapour management modules Condensate formed in such vapour management modules can then run back by gravity into
- vapour solvent to be recovered will have different requirements. It is certainly possible to subject the vapour to sequential steps of direct condensation and/or to sequential vapour
- a solid inert mass such as rocks or ball bearings are suitable to absorb
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Priority Applications (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP00945491A EP1200166A2 (en) | 1999-07-07 | 2000-07-07 | Vapour management system |
JP2001509276A JP2003504177A (en) | 1999-07-07 | 2000-07-07 | Steam control system |
AU59583/00A AU5958300A (en) | 1999-07-07 | 2000-07-07 | Vapour management system |
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CA 2277449 CA2277449A1 (en) | 1999-07-07 | 1999-07-07 | Vapour management system |
CA2,277,449 | 1999-07-07 |
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WO2001003810A2 true WO2001003810A2 (en) | 2001-01-18 |
WO2001003810A3 WO2001003810A3 (en) | 2001-05-25 |
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AU (1) | AU5958300A (en) |
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WO (1) | WO2001003810A2 (en) |
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