Patent ID: 7416172

Claim:
A submerged gas processor comprising: a vessel having an interior adapted to hold a liquid; a tube disposed within the vessel and adapted to transport a gas into the interior of the vessel; a weir disposed within the vessel adjacent the tube in a manner that defines a confined volume between the tube and the weir; an exhaust stack adapted to transport exhaust gases from the interior of the vessel; a liquid inlet adapted to supply a liquid to the interior of the vessel; and a liquid outlet adapted to remove liquid from the interior of the vessel; wherein the weir includes a first weir end and a second weir end and is disposed within the vessel to define a first circulation gap between the first weir end and a first wall of the vessel and to define a second circulation gap between the second weir end and a second wall of the vessel which enables liquid within the vessel to flow through the first and second circulation gaps when gas is introduced into the vessel from the tube, and wherein a ratio of a cross-sectional area of the vessel to a cross-sectional area of a confined volume between the weir and the tube is in the range of approximately 10:1 to approximately 14:1.