Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vacuum-assisted potting of fiber module tubesheets
- Patent Title (中): 纤维模块管板的真空辅助灌封
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Application No.: US11775390Application Date: 2007-07-10
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Publication No.: US07662333B2Publication Date: 2010-02-16
- Inventor: Frederick L. Coan , Luis Brizuela
- Applicant: Frederick L. Coan , Luis Brizuela
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Generon IGS, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Generon IGS, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agent William H. Eilberg
- Main IPC: B29C45/00
- IPC: B29C45/00 ; B29C47/00 ; B32B37/00 ; B29C43/02 ; B29C49/00 ; B29C51/00 ; B29D29/00 ; B29D24/00 ; B29B15/00 ; B29C39/14 ; B29C49/08 ; B29C55/00 ; B29C67/20 ; B29D7/00 ; B29C43/10

Abstract:
A tubesheet is formed at the end of a module containing polymeric material for gas separation, by immersing the end of the module in an epoxy material, or its equivalent. A vacuum, or partial vacuum, applied at or near the opposite end of the module, tends to draw the epoxy material towards the source of the vacuum, and results in a tubesheet having a desired thickness, even though the epoxy material may have relatively high viscosity. The method produces effective tubesheets, while minimizing the degree to which the tubesheet covers the otherwise useful surface area of the polymeric material. The method thus produces gas-separation modules having enhanced productivity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080035270A1 VACUUM-ASSISTED POTTING OF FIBER MODULE TUBESHEETS Public/Granted day:2008-02-14
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