WO2011066489A2 - Production de dispositifs à corps en nid d'abeille améliorés pour le traitement de liquides - Google Patents

Production de dispositifs à corps en nid d'abeille améliorés pour le traitement de liquides Download PDF

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WO2011066489A2
WO2011066489A2 PCT/US2010/058148 US2010058148W WO2011066489A2 WO 2011066489 A2 WO2011066489 A2 WO 2011066489A2 US 2010058148 W US2010058148 W US 2010058148W WO 2011066489 A2 WO2011066489 A2 WO 2011066489A2
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Siddharth Bhopte
James S. Sutherland
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B28—WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE
    • B28B—SHAPING CLAY OR OTHER CERAMIC COMPOSITIONS; SHAPING SLAG; SHAPING MIXTURES CONTAINING CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL, e.g. PLASTER
    • B28B11/00—Apparatus or processes for treating or working the shaped or preshaped articles
    • B28B11/12—Apparatus or processes for treating or working the shaped or preshaped articles for removing parts of the articles by cutting
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B28—WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE
    • B28B—SHAPING CLAY OR OTHER CERAMIC COMPOSITIONS; SHAPING SLAG; SHAPING MIXTURES CONTAINING CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL, e.g. PLASTER
    • B28B11/00—Apparatus or processes for treating or working the shaped or preshaped articles
    • B28B11/003—Apparatus or processes for treating or working the shaped or preshaped articles the shaping of preshaped articles, e.g. by bending
    • B28B11/006—Making hollow articles or partly closed articles
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F21/00—Constructions of heat-exchange apparatus characterised by the selection of particular materials
    • F28F21/04—Constructions of heat-exchange apparatus characterised by the selection of particular materials of ceramic; of concrete; of natural stone

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  • the disclosure relates to methods for producing honeycomb extrusion body devices, and more particularly to methods for producing honeycomb extrusion body devices having improved performance in one or more of exchange, mixing, and similar processes.
  • a honeycomb extrusion body 20 as shown in Figure 14 includes cells 22 extending from a first end 26 to a second end 28 of the body 20 along a common direction D. Plugs or a sealing material 46 are used to close off a plurality of the cells 22.
  • a serpentine fluid passage or path 32 may be formed within the plurality of cells closed off by the plugs or sealing material 46. Access to the fluid path 32 may be through an end face as in Figure 14 or through openings 31 in flats 33 machined on the side faces of the body 20.
  • the resulting device 12 may be used as a reactor and/or heat exchanger, for example, by flowing reactants or fluids to be heated or cooled along the fluid path 32, while flowing temperature control fluid along the cells not closed off.
  • the pattern of the closed off cells and the path 32 they contain, when viewed parallel to the direction D, may take various forms, such as the straight path of Figure 14, or the serpentine one of Figure 15.
  • plugs or seals 46 help form the path 32 are shown in the cross-sectional views of prior art Figures 16 and 17. In these figures may be seen that selectively lowering walls of the cells of the honeycomb body allows U-bends to be formed along the path 32, joining adjacent cells of the body 20 to each other in a serpentine fluid path 32.
  • the present inventors have recognized a need for methods capable to produce honeycomb body devices having improved performance in one or more of exchange, mixing, and similar processes.
  • One embodiment of the present disclosure answering this need is a method of forming a honeycomb extrusion body mixer comprising (1) providing a honeycomb extrusion body having multiple cells extending along a common direction from a first end of the body to a second end and separated by cell walls; (2) forming one or more apertures, through respective cell walls between one or more respective pairs of said multiple cells such that each aperture has an aperture width measured perpendicular to the common direction of 90% or less of a cell wall width of the respective cell wall measured perpendicular to the common direction; and (3) plugging the respective pair of cells at one side of the respective associated aperture.
  • the apertures are desirably formed by machining at or through one or both end faces of the honeycomb body. Particularly with laser machining, machining through a side of the body is an alternative.
  • Figures 1A-1 C and 2A-2C are cross sections and plan views, respectively, of certain steps in a method of producing a honeycomb body device according to the present disclosure
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a laser machining process for producing honeycomb body devices according to the present disclosure.
  • Figure 4 is a cut-away perspective view of a portion of a honeycomb extrusion body having one embodiment of a slot-shaped intercellular aperture;
  • Figure 5 is a cross section of one embodiment of a honeycomb extrusion body device 10 having a type of slot-shaped intracellular apertures;
  • Figure 6 is a cut-away perspective view of a portion of a honeycomb extrusion body like that of Figure 4, but with a representation of a counter-rotating flow that may be produced with the devices and methods of the present disclosure;
  • Figures 7A-7D are cross-sectional plan views of some variations of apertures 36 useful in the context of the present disclosure.
  • Figure 8 is a cut-away perspective view of a portion of a honeycomb extrusion body like that of Figure 4 according to another aspect of the present disclosure, showing three cells with the central cell having multiple apertures at the same position P;
  • Figure 9 is a cross-sectional plan view of a few cells of a honeycomb body according to yet another aspect of the present disclosure.
  • Figure 10 is a cross-sectional plan view of a few cells of a honeycomb body according to still another aspect of the present disclosure.
  • Figures 1 1 A-l ID are diagrammatic elevation views of individual cell walls showing various alternatives useful in the context of the present disclosure
  • Figure 12 is a plan view of another embodiment of an extruded body device of the present disclosure.
  • Figures 13A-13D are alternative cross sections of the body 20 of Figure 12, taken along the line indicated in Figure 12;
  • Figures 14 and 15 are perspective views of prior art honeycomb body devices developed by the present inventors and/or their colleagues.
  • Figures 16 and 17 are cross-sectional views of prior art honeycomb body devices developed by the present inventors and/or their colleagues.
  • honeycomb bodies according to any of the embodiments disclosed herein are desirably formed of ceramic, glass, and glass-ceramic materials, although other honeycomb extrusion bodies may also be used, if desired.
  • Methods of forming a honeycomb extrusion body device 10 according some alternative embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to Figures 1-3.
  • FIGS 1A-1 C and 2A-2C show cross sections and plan views, respectively, of certain steps in an embodiment of a method of producing a honeycomb body device according to the present disclosure.
  • a honeycomb extrusion body 20 is provided, having multiple cells 22 extending along a common direction D from a first end of the body 20 to a second end of the body 20 and separated by cell walls 30.
  • one or more apertures 36 is formed through respective cell walls between one or more respective pairs of said multiple cells, such that each aperture 36 has an aperture width measured perpendicular to the common direction of 90% or less of a cell wall width of the respective cell wall measured perpendicular to the common direction, as discussed with respect to Figure 4 below.
  • aperture formation may be by mechanical machining such as by a plunge cutting tool or any other suitable mechanical method. Energy-based machining such a laser machining, or chemical machining such as etching may also be used if desired.
  • FIG. 1A two embodiments are shown of methods of applying machining to the body 20. Both methods apply machining energy or force through one (or both) of the ends of the body 20, but the first method , shown by tool Tl, applies machining energy or force directly down on a cell wall along the common direction D.
  • the second method shown by tool T2 applies machining force or energy at an angle down inside the open end of a cell, to machine a cell wall at an angle and not at the end of the cell wall at the first or second end 26, 28 of the body 20.
  • the first method results in apertures 36 having an open edge at one of the first and second ends of the body, as on the right side of Figure IB.
  • the second method results in formation of apertures having no open edge, as on the left side of Figure IB.
  • Apertures may be formed at both ends of the body 20, as shown in Figure IB.
  • the apertures may also be alternated from left to right, as shown in Figure 2B.
  • the respective pairs of cells are plugged or sealed at one side of the associated aperture by formation or use of a plug or seal 46. If the apertures previously had an open edge, the open edge is closed by the plugs or seals 46, such that the final length of the aperture is determined partly by the plugging or sealing process.
  • a laser may also be used similarly to the first and second tools T 1 and T2, but would particularly be useful for machining on the diagonal as with second tool T2 of Figure 1A.
  • a laser 200 may also be used as shown in Figure 3, to cut one or more apertures at once, through the side face rather than through the and end of the body 20. Some apertures would then be excess, to be filled by the plugging or sealing process, or by other means.
  • FIG. 4 One embodiment a slot-shaped intercellular aperture useful in devices made by the methods disclosed herein is shown in the cut-away perspective view in Figure 4 of a portion of a honeycomb extrusion body 20, and an embodiment of a device 10 having a type of slot-shaped intracellular apertures is shown in the cross section of Figure 5.
  • the honeycomb extrusion body 20 has multiple cells 22 extending along a common direction D from a first end 26 of the body 20 to a second end 28.
  • the cells 22 are separated by cell walls 30.
  • the body 20 has at least one fluid path 32 defined within a plurality 34 of the cells 22.
  • the fluid path 32 includes one or more apertures 36, through respective cell walls 38 between cells 22 of one or more respective pairs 40 of the plurality 34 of cells 22.
  • the one or more apertures 36 here at issue have an aperture width 42 measured perpendicular to the common direction of 90% or less of a cell wall width 44 of the respective cell wall 38 measured perpendicular to the common direction D, as seen in Figure 4.
  • Figure 6 is a cut-away perspective view of a portion of a honeycomb extrusion body having like that of Figure 4, but with a representation of a counter- rotating flow CR that may be produced with the devices and methods of the present invention.
  • a fluid traveling from left to right then down within the structure of Figure 6 generates a counter-rotating flow CR roughly as shown.
  • Such counter rotating flow increases the exposure of the fluid in the path 32 to the walls 30, improving heat exchange in cases where heat exchange through the walls is used, and improving catalytic reactions where catalyst material is used on or in the walls 30.
  • the counter-rotating flow CR can also assist in initial mixing of reactants, or in preserving an emulsion, or the like.
  • the apertures 36 useful in the context of the present invention may take various forms. Some variations of apertures 36 are shown in cross-sectional plan view in Figures 7A-D. For use in the context of the present disclosure, apertures should have an aperture width 42 of 90% or less of the cell wall width 44, and desirably less, such as 75% or less of the cell wall width as in Figure 7B, 50% or less of the cell wall width as in Figure 7C, or even 25% or less of the cell wall width as in Figure 7D.
  • the apertures 36 may be centered, along the direction perpendicular to the common direction D, within the respective cell walls 38, such as in Figure 7C, in which the aperture 36 lies on a centerline C of the respective cell wall 38.
  • apertures that are centered should generally be smaller, such as 75% or even 50% or less of the cell wall width.
  • the apertures 36 may also be offset from center, along a direction perpendicular to the common direction D, within the respective cell walls 38, such as in Figure 7A and Figure 7B, even so much as not to include the centerline C of the respective cell wall 38 within the respective aperture 36, as in Figure 7D.
  • the apertures 36 may also be so far off center as to be positioned, along a direction perpendicular to the common direction D, against the edge 39 of the respective cell walls 38, as in Figure 7 A and Figure 7B.
  • Figure 8 is a cut-away perspective view of a portion of a honeycomb extrusion body according to another aspect of the present disclosure in which one more of the plurality 34 of cells 22 of the honeycomb body 20 has at least two cell walls 30 having an aperture 36 at the same position P in the common direction D.
  • three cells 22 of a body 20 are shown, with the central cell having multiple apertures 36, in this case three, at the same position P in the common direction D.
  • Figure 9 is a cross-sectional partial plan view showing a few cells 22 of a honeycomb body 20 illustrating another embodiment of the present disclosure in which one or more of the plurality 34 of cells 22 of the honeycomb body 20 has at least two cell walls 30 having an aperture 36 at the same position P, along direction D. (Direction D is in and out of the figure in this case, and thus not viewable.)
  • the multiple apertures 36 are offset from the respective center lines C of their respective walls 30 in the same rotational direction 50 about a central axis A of the cell.
  • the at least two cell walls 30 having apertures 36 at the same position P are facing each other within the cell.
  • This structure can produce good mixing of two fluids entering the cell, as the intertwining spiraling of the fluids (suggested by the arrows in the central cell) elongates the interface between them.
  • the use of the devices of the present invention is not limited to the flow direction shown in this figure. It would be beneficial in some devices or for some applications to flow fluid from a single cell out through multiple apertures at the same position P, for example.
  • one or more apertures 36 in the honeycomb body 20 have an aperture length 52 measured parallel to the common direction D and an aperture width 42 measured perpendicular to the common direction D and a ratio of aperture length 52 to aperture width 42 of at least 1.5 or more.
  • the ratio of aperture length 52 to aperture width is desirably at least 3 or more, and more desirably at least at least 5 or more.
  • aperture length is meant the open aperture length after plugging. Where the aperture 36 before plugging has an open edge (not shown in this figure), the plug or seal 46 reduces the aperture length 52 as in the case of the aperture 32 of Figure 1 1A.
  • the plug or seal 46 preferably is positioned at or near, but not over, the closest edge of the aperture 36, as in Figures 1 lB-1 ID.
  • the one or more apertures used in devices according to the present disclosure may be composite apertures 56 each consisting of a group 58 of multiple openings 60 in the respective wall 38 positioned together to form a respective composite aperture 56 having an aperture length 52 and an aperture width 42 defined by the length and width of the Apertures 36 consisting of a single opening 62 in the respective wall 38, as in Figures 1 1A and 1 IB may be desirable to minimize flow resistance, while composite apertures 56 formed of multiple openings 60, as in Figures 11 C and 11D, may be desirable to maximized strength of the respective wall 38.
  • the apertures 36 are each positioned relatively close to a plug or seal 46 that closes the respective pair 40 of cells 22 at one side of the respective aperture 36, as shown generally for example in Figures 11 A-l ID and in Figures A and B taken together.
  • a plug or seal 46 closes the cells 22 of the pair 40 at one of the first end of the body 26 and the second end of the body 28, as in Figure 5.
  • the at least one fluid path 32 comprises multiple apertures 36 in succession.
  • more than one fluid path 32 may be contained within a single honeycomb extrusion body 20. Whether there is one path 32 or more than one, there are multiple options for cells not part of the one or more paths 32. Some of these options are shown in Figures 13A-13D, which are alternative cross sections of the body 20 of Figure 12, taken along the line indicated in Figure 12. Further aspect of the present disclosure is shown in
  • the body 20 comprises an additional plurality 134 of cells 22 at least some of which are adjacent the plurality 34 of cells 22 in which the fluid path or paths 32 lie.
  • the additional plurality 134 of cells 22 desirably contains at least one additional fluid path 132 within the body 20.
  • the additional fluid path 132 comprises parallel straight passages 180 from the first end 26 to the second end 28 of the body 20.
  • the additional fluid path 132 includes one or more apertures 136, the apertures 136 extending through a respective cell wall between one or more respective pairs of said additional plurality 134 of cells and having an aperture width measured perpendicular to the common direction of 90% or less of a cell wall width of the respective cell wall measured perpendicular to the common direction.
  • This embodiment of Figure 13B also comprises multiple apertures 136 in succession along the additional fluid path 132.
  • multiple short paths make of the additional fluid path 132, each short path having its own apertures.
  • the methods and/or devices disclosed herein are generally useful in performing any process that involves mixing, separation, extraction, crystallization, precipitation, or otherwise processing fluids or mixtures of fluids, including multiphase mixtures of fluids— and including fluids or mixtures of fluids including multiphase mixtures of fluids that also contain solids— within a micro structure.
  • the processing may include a physical process, a chemical reaction defined as a process that results in the interconversion of organic, inorganic, or both organic and inorganic species, a biochemical process, or any other form of processing.
  • the following non- limiting list of reactions may be performed with the disclosed methods and/or devices: oxidation; reduction; substitution; elimination; addition; ligand exchange; metal exchange; and ion exchange. More specifically, reactions of any of the following non- limiting list may be performed with the disclosed methods and/or devices:

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La présente invention concerne un procédé pour former un mélangeur à corps d'extrusion en nid d'abeille comprenant l'étape consistant à fournir un corps d'extrusion en nid d'abeille ayant plusieurs cellules s'étendant le long d'une direction commune d'une première extrémité du corps jusqu'à une seconde extrémité et séparées par des parois de cellules; à former une ou plusieurs ouvertures, à travers les parois de cellules respectives entre une ou plusieurs paires respectives desdites multiples cellules de sorte que chaque ouverture dispose d'une largeur d'ouverture mesurée perpendiculairement à la direction commune inférieure ou égale à 90 % d'une largeur de paroi de cellule de la paroi de cellule respective mesurée perpendiculairement à la direction commune; et à brancher la paire respective de cellules au niveau d'un côté de l'ouverture respective associée. Des processus d'usinage mécanique, d'usinage au laser ou d'usinage chimique peuvent être utilisés, de préférence sur un corps d'extrusion en nid d'abeille à l'état brut. Les ouvertures sont de préférence formées par usinage sur une face ou sur les deux faces d'extrémité du corps en nid d'abeille ou à travers celles-ci. L'usinage à travers un côté du corps constitue une variante.
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