Method and System of Compressing Gas With Flow Restrictions

摘要

The gas compression method/system restricts flow of emulsified liquid-gas mixture through many substantially radial capillary tube-passages in a rotating disk by either one-way valves, narrowing the passages, hydraulic impedance and/or reinforcement of coriolis forces in terminal end tail segments of the capillary passages. Compressed gas is released from peripherally collected compressed gas-liquid emulsion (beyond the terminal ends of the tubes) in a arcuate peripheral disc space when the compressed gas bubbles emerge from the peripherally collected emulsion. A compressed gas drain draws off gas from the peripheral space. Liquid drain draws off liquid from the space. In different embodiments, radial outboard flow through the capillaries is effected by various one-way valves which may be a single valve in the passage or multiple valves. Coriolis force in tail segments is enhanced by angular displacement in the direction of rotation. Valves may be used in combination with such tail-end segments.

主权项

1. A method of compressing gas in an emulsified liquid-gas mixture comprising:
introducing the emulsified liquid-gas mixture into radially inboard ends of a plurality of capillary passages disposed in a rotating disk wherein radially outboard capillary passage ends terminate in one or more arcuate peripheral container space disc regions such that entrained gas bubbles are compressed as the emulsified mixture passes through the capillary passages and moves radially outward to the terminal capillary ends and into the arcuate peripheral space; limiting substantially radially inboard flow by restricting flow through said capillary passages; and drawing off compressed gas released from the compressed gas-liquid emulsion in said arcuate peripheral space wherein compressed gas bubbles emerge from the peripherally collected emulsion.