Patent ID: 8158001

Claim:
A piping system including: two standard bolted flange connections; and at least one wafer-shaped hollow fiber module being sealed between said two standard bolted flange connections; said two standard bolted flange connections being connected to each other by a plurality of bolts where said wafer shaped hollow fiber module being positioned between said two standard bolted flange connections and in between said plurality of bolts; said wafer shaped hollow fiber module comprising: a cylindrical housing having an open end and a closed end; said closed end having a first sealing surface and an inlet port; at least one side port through said cylindrical housing; an end cap united to said open end; said end cap having a second sealing surface and an outlet port; a stack of membrane mats within said cylindrical housing comprising a plurality of hollow fibers; a potting material bonding the membrane mats of said stack to each other and simultaneously bonding one end of said stack to said closed end of said cylindrical housing and bonding the other end of said stack to said end cap, thereby defining an internal chamber and at least one external chamber within said housing; and said inlet port and said outlet port being in communication with said internal chamber.