Patent ID: 11918956
Assignee: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A membrane assembly, comprising:
a tube container having an inlet conduit and a first outlet conduit both oriented in a radial direction, and a second outlet conduit oriented in an axial direction; and
a hollow fiber membrane element disposed inside the tube container, the hollow fiber membrane element comprising:
a first adapter with a centrally disposed axial permeate fluid passage and a peripherally disposed inlet gas passage;
a second adapter with a centrally disposed axial permeate fluid passage and a peripherally disposed non-permeate fluid passage; and
a plurality of hollow fibers disposed between the first adapter and the second adapter, each hollow fiber having a first end engaged with the first adapter and a second end opposite from the first end, wherein the second end of each fiber is sealed.