Patent ID: 6035932
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: B01D,F28F

Abstract:
An apparatus for warming a gas, comprising:a heat exchanger enclosing both a first passage carrying a warming fluid and a second passage adjacent to said first passage, said second passage carrying a gas being warmed by the warming fluid;a source of the warming fluid connected to an inlet of said first passage through an inlet line and to an outlet from said first passage through an outlet line;a branch line connected to said inlet line at a first connection and connected to said outlet line at a second connection, said branch line bypassing said first passage, said branch line comprising means for creating a pressure drop between said first connection and said second connection, so as to provide a substantially greater flow of the warming fluid through said branch line than through said first passage;means for adjusting a flow rate through said outlet line, said means for adjusting being located one of between said inlet to said first passage and said first connection and between said outlet from said first passage and said second connection; anda membrane gas separator connected to an outlet from said second passage for receiving the warm gas therefrom.