MICROCOMPONENT ASSEMBLY FOR EFFICIENT CONTACTING OF FLUID

The present invention is a fundamental method and apparatus of a microcomponent assembly that overcomes the inherent limitations of state of the art chemical separations. The fundamental element enabling miniaturization is the porous contactor (200) contained within a microcomponent assembly for mas...

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Hauptverfasser:	CALL, CHARLES J, KURATH, DEAN E, FRIEDRICH, MICHELE, WEGENG, ROBERT S, HANNA, WILLIAM T, DROST, MONTE K
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre
Schlagworte:	AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS BLASTING BOILING BOILING APPARATUS CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS COMBUSTION ENGINES COMPOUNDS THEREOF CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ELECTRICITY ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES GAS-TURBINE PLANTS HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS,IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT HEATING HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINEPLANTS HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS INORGANIC CHEMISTRY INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES LIGHTING LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE MEASURING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING METALLURGY MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING, DISPERSING NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL PHYSICS PRINTED CIRCUITS REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS REFRIGERATION OR COOLING SEPARATION STEAM ACCUMULATORS STEAM ENGINE PLANTS STEAM ENGINES TESTING THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS TRANSPORTING USE OF WASTE HEAT OF COMBUSTION ENGINES WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention is a fundamental method and apparatus of a microcomponent assembly that overcomes the inherent limitations of state of the art chemical separations. The fundamental element enabling miniaturization is the porous contactor (200) contained within a microcomponent assembly for mass transfer of a working compound from a fir st medium to a second medium. The porous contactor (200) has a thickness, and a plurality of pores extending through the thickness. The pores are of a geometry cooperating with a boundary tension of one or the other or both of the media thereby preventing migratio n of one, other or both through the microporous contactor while permitting passage of the working compound. In the microcomponent assembly, the porous contactor (200) is placed between a first laminate (208) such that a first space or first microplenum is formed betwee n the microporous contactor (200) and the first laminate (208). Additionally, a cover sheet (206) provides a second space or second plenum between the porous contactor and the cover sheet.