34results about How to "Reduce membrane area" patented technology

A pressure sensor (30) for harsh environments such as vehicle tires, formed from a chamber (58) partially defined by a flexible membrane (50), the chamber (58) containing a fluid at a reference pressure. In use, the flexible membrane (50) deflects from any pressure difference between the reference pressure and the fluid pressure. The membrane (50) being at least partially formed from conductive material so that associated circuitry (34) converts the deflection of the flexible membrane (50) into an output signal indicative of the fluid pressure. The flexible membrane is less than 3 microns thick to allow the use of a high yield strength membrane material. A thinner membrane also allows the area of the membrane to be reduced. Reducing the area of the membrane reduces the power consumption and the overall size of the sensor. A high yield strength material is better able to withstand the extreme conditions within the tire and a compact design can be installed in restricted spaces such as the valve stem.

A filtration apparatus for performing solid-liquid separation by immersing a plurality of hollow fiber membranes in a to-be-treated liquid containing a suspended component so that the treated liquid permeates the hollow fiber membranes. The filtration apparatus includes the hollow fiber membranes folded double; a treated liquid collection means communicated with an open-side end of each of the hollow fiber membranes; a holding member for holding a bent portion at an other-end side of each of the hollow fiber membranes with a gap formed between the bent portion of each of the hollow fiber membranes and the holding member; and a gas-jetting means for jetting a cleaning gas from the other-end side of each of the hollow fiber membranes to the open-side end of each of the hollow fiber membranes. A gap for flowing the gas jetted by the gas-jetting means is formed between the hollow fiber membranes held by the holding member and the holding member or / and on at least one part of gaps between the hollow fiber membranes.

A corrugated membrane plate and frame module for use in fluid treatment applications is disclosed, where the corrugated design increases production capacity of a module by more than 200% as compared to conventional modules. The increase is achieved by tripling the membrane packing density per module using an optimized corrugated design. The disclosed corrugated membrane plate and frame also reduces the inactive membrane area per module, which is caused by deactivation of membranes edges attached to the plate and frame core in order to prevent leakage.

The invention provides a method for converting methane into aliphatic hydrocarbon, a fuel cell and a method for preparing the fuel cell. The method for converting methane into aliphatic hydrocarbon ischaracterized in that the fuel cell is established, an oxygen-containing material is used to purge a cathode of the fuel cell, and an electrochemical reaction is carried out to generate oxygen ions;the oxygen ions are moved to an anode of the fuel cell through an electrolyte, the anode contains a methane oxidative coupling catalyst, when the methane-containing feed flow purges the anode of the fuel cell, the methane is subjected to a coupling reaction under the action of the oxygen ions and the methane oxidative coupling catalyst to generate aliphatic hydrocarbon. The fuel cell comprises thecathode, a cathode transition layer, the electrolyte and the anode. The anode is composed of the methane oxidative coupling catalyst and an inert conductive metal material, the electrolyte is an oxygen ion conductor type ceramic material, and the cathode transition layer is a mixture of the cathode and an electrolyte material. The method of the invention has high selectivity to hydrocarbon products and improves reaction safety.

The present disclosure relates to a membrane for flue gas separation containing a crosslinked, thermally rearranged poly(benzoxazole-co-imide) copolymer prepared simply by heat-treating a membrane prepared from an o-hydroxypolyimide copolymer having carboxylic acid groups such that thermal crosslinking and thermal rearrangement occur simultaneously or a membrane for flue gas separation containing a crosslinked, thermally rearranged poly(benzoxazole-co-imide) copolymer having a benzoxazole group content of less than 80% in the polymer chain, prepared from transesterification crosslinking of an o-hydroxypolyimide copolymer having carboxylic acid groups and a diol-based compound followed by thermal rearrangement, and a method for preparing the same.In accordance with the present disclosure, a crosslinked, thermally rearranged poly(benzoxazole-co-imide) copolymer membrane for flue gas separation can be prepared simply through heat treatment without requiring a complicated process such as chemical crosslinking, UV irradiation, etc. for forming a crosslinked structure and a membrane for flue gas separation prepared therefrom exhibits superior permeability and selectivity. Also, the method is applicable to commercial-scale production because the preparation process is simple.

A corrugated membrane plate and frame module for use in fluid treatment applications is disclosed, where the corrugated design increases production capacity of a module by more than 200% as compared to conventional modules. The increase is achieved by tripling the membrane packing density per module using an optimized corrugated design. The disclosed corrugated membrane plate and frame also reduces the inactive membrane area per module, which is caused by deactivation of membranes edges attached to the plate and frame core in order to prevent leakage.