IMPROVED PARALLEL PASSAGE CONTACTOR STRUCTURE

摘要

An inventive improved parallel passage contactor structure demonstrating enhanced fluid flow performance is disclosed. Such improved parallel passage contactor structure may be adapted for many fluid/solid interaction processes such as catalytic gas reaction, fluid treatment, or adsorptive gas separation including pressure, temperature and partial pressure swing adsorption. Improved contactor structures according to the invention have Gas Flow Parameter values less than about 1.8E-4 Pa*s/m, which provide for enhanced process performance in applications such as adsorptive gas separation (holding other system variables constant). Some embodiments of the improved contactor structures incorporate improved mesh spacer materials having Open Volume Ratio values greater than about 85%.