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

Claim 9:
10. 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 plurality of hollow fiber membrane elements disposed inside the tube container in a serial arrangement, each hollow fiber membrane element comprising:
a central conduit;
a first adapter coupled to a first end of the central conduit, the first adapter having an axial permeate fluid passage in a center of the first adapter and an inlet gas passage in a peripheral portion of the first adapter;
a second adapter coupled to a second end of the central conduit opposite from the first end, the second adapter having an axial permeate fluid passage in a center of the second adapter and a non-permeate fluid passage in a peripheral portion of the second adapter; and
a plurality of hollow fibers disposed between the first adapter and the second adapter in a volume around the central conduit, 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,

wherein the second adapter of one hollow fiber membrane element is connected to the first adapter of another hollow fiber membrane element to form a continuous central passage through all the hollow fiber membrane elements.