FLUID SEPARATION ASSEMBLY AND METHOD

摘要

A fluid separation assembly and method are provided. The assembly has a hollow fiber bundle with a plurality of hollow fiber membranes. The assembly further has a pair of tubesheets, each encapsulating respective ends of the hollow fiber bundle. The assembly further has a plurality of radial through openings formed along a circumference of one or both of the tubesheets and radially through a body portion in one or both of the tubesheets. The radial through openings include center connected radial through openings and partial radial through openings, and intersect each, or substantially each, of the hollow fiber membranes. The assembly further has a housing surrounding the hollow fiber bundle and the tubesheets. The housing has a feed inlet port, a permeate outlet port, and a non-permeate outlet port. The feed inlet port and the non-permeate outlet port are in parallel alignment with a longitudinal central axis of the housing.

主权项

1. A fluid separation assembly comprising:
a hollow fiber bundle comprising a plurality of hollow fiber membranes; a pair of tubesheets, each encapsulating respective ends of the hollow fiber bundle; a plurality of radial through openings formed along a circumference of one or both of the tubesheets and radially through a body portion in one or both of the tubesheets, the plurality of radial through openings comprising center connected radial through openings and partial radial through openings, and the plurality of radial through openings intersecting each, or substantially each, of the hollow fiber membranes; and, a housing surrounding the hollow fiber bundle and the pair of tubesheets, the housing having a feed inlet port, a permeate outlet port, and a non-permeate outlet port, wherein the feed inlet port and the non-permeate outlet port are in parallel alignment with a longitudinal central axis of the housing, wherein feed gas, permeate gas, or non-permeate gas are introduced into or removed from the plurality of hollow fiber membranes via the plurality of radial through openings formed in one or both of the tubesheets.