摘要 |
A chemical separator for extracting oxygen from air having a ram air inlet opening into a venturi. High velocity, high temperature venturi air is ducted into the high pressure chambers of a plurality of radially disposed, peripherally driven, cylinders or drums rotated by air turbines. The cylinders are divided into high and low pressure chambers by a stationary panel fixed at its opposite ends to the frame of the separator. Cylinders are of double wall construction having a multiplicity of screened openings therein. Chemicals are contained between the cylinder walls for collecting and discharging oxygen as the chemicals are cycled between the high and low pressure chambers of the cylinders. Heat exchangers positioned in the low pressure chambers of the cylinders, cool the oxygen released by the chemicals to a liquid state for convenience in storage or direct ducting to a power plant.
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