Contactor pumping

The earliest large-scale continuous industrial extraction equipment consisted of mixer—settlers and open-spray columns. The vertical stacking of a series of mixer—settlers was a feature of a patented column in 1935 (96) in which countercurrent flow occurred because of density difference between the phases, avoiding the necessity for interstage pumping. This was a precursor of the agitated column contactors which have been developed and commercialized since the late 1940s. There are several texts (1,2,6,97—98) and reviews (99—100) available that describe the various types of extractors. 

First determine where loss is occurring from contactor (i.e., down pipeline) out of still column or leaking from pump. 

The scrubbing liquid is fed into the pool at the bottom of the scrubber and later recirculated from the entrainment separator baffles by gravity instead of being circulated by a pump as in venturi scrubbers. Many devices using contactor ducts of various shapes are offered commercially. The principal advantage of this scrubber is the elimination of a pump for recirculation of the scrubbing liquid. 

P uses, relays, and contactors for control of pumps, fan, light, energy, etc. 

Oxidized solution is delivered from the pumping tank to the top of the absorber tower, where it contacts the gas stream in a counter-current flow. The reduced solution flows from the contactor to the solution flash drum. Hydrocarbon gases that have been dissolved in the solution are flashed and the solution flows to the base of the oxidizer vessel. Air is blown into the oxidizer, and the solution, now re-oxidized, flows to the pumping tank. 

Most glycol dehydration processes are continuous. That is, gas and glycol flow continuously through a vessel (the contactor" or absorber ) where they come in contact and the glycol absorbs the water. The glycol flows from the contactor to a reboiler (sometimes called "reconcentrator or regenerator where the water is removed or stripped from the glycol and is then pumped back to the contactor to complete the cycle. 

Rich TEG to sep Rich TEG to still Lean TEG from reboiler Lean TEG to pumps (max) Lean TEG to contactor... 

Rich amine from the bottom of the HjS contactor goes to a flash separator to remove dissolved hydrocarbons from the amine solution. The rich amine is pumped from the separator to the amine regenerator,... 

In the amine regenerator, the rich amine solution is heated to reverse the acid-base reaction that takes place in the contactor. The heat is supplied by a steam reboiler. The hot, lean amine is pumped from the bottom of the regenerator and exchanges heat with the rich amine in the lean-rich exchanger and a cooler before returning to the contactor. 

Baker s yeast suspension (20% ww/v original cells) was pumped to the bead mill at a flow rate of 280 cm h 1 within the BRG 4.5 cm inner diameter contactor. Then, the disruptate from the mill was directly introduced to the pre-equilibrated fluidised bed containing ZSA II-CB and Macrosorb K4AX-CB. 

Fig. 17.5. Experimental configuration for integrated bead milling and fluidised bed adsorption 1. Feedstock 2. peristaltic pump 3. bead mill 4. flow through/waste 5. fluidised bed contactor 6. elution buffer 7. fraction collector/ waste 8. loading buffer.

Method A packed-bed throwaway system to remove organic pollutants from oily waste stream. System component A contactor system, and a pump station designed for a contact time of 30 min and hydraulic loading of 162 L/min/m2 (4gpm/ft2). 

Rotary style valves, 20 685 Rotary tackmeters, 14 316 Rotary tumble dryers, 18 732 Rotary vane pumps, 21 71 Rotating anode X-ray tube, 26 413 Rotating arc reactor, 1 211-213 Rotating biological contactor defined, 3 759t... 

Figure 18.8. Principles of the Higgins contactor (a) Solution pumping (several minutes) (b) Resin movement (3-5 seconds) (c) Solution pumping (several minutes)...

Figure 17.11. Types of contactors for reacting gases with liquids many of these also are suitable for reacting immiscible liquids. Tanks (a) with a gas entraining impeller (b) with baffled impellers (c) with a draft tube (d) with gas input through a rotating hollow shaft, (e) Venturi mixer for rapid reactions, (f) Self-priming turbine pump as a mixer-reactor, (g) Multispray chamber. Towers (h) parallel flow falling film (i) spray tower with gas as continuous phase (j) parallel flow packed tower (k) counter flow tray tower. (1) A doublepipe heat exchanger used as a tubular reactor.

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