A process for inerting an interior of a container, the process comprising: (a) introducing an inert fluid rich stream into the interior of the container, the concentration of inert fluid in the inert fluid rich stream inert fluid being greater than the inert fluid concentration in the interior of the container; (b) increasing the concentration of inert fluid in the inert fluid rich stream during its introduction into the interior of the container; and (c) withdrawing or purging a waste gas strea...

A chamber such as a curing oven or drier is inerted during the curing of solvent borne resin coatings with the solvent vapor formed therein being withdrawn together with inert gas at a substantially constant flow rate. The withdrawn gas stream is supplied to a condensation unit to enable recovery of solvent and the noncondensed gas discharged from the condensation unit is returned to the oven at a flow rate which may be varied so as to maintain a material balance with respect to the oven atmosph...

Method of inerting mineral residues comprising automobile grinding residues, in which method water is added to the mineral residues so as to form a paste, the paste is mixed with phosphoric acid, and the resulting mixture is calcined.

An inerting system to prevent fire and explosion within aircraft or other fuel tanks by maintaining in the ullage thereof an inert atmosphere and by removing oxygen from the fuel when pressure on the fuel decreases, as during the climb of aircraft, such removal of oxygen being accomplished by injecting a mixture of fuel and an inert gas into the fuel supply through submerged nozzles.

Process for rendering inert a sludge (1) comprising heavy metals and organic matter, according to which phosphoric acid (2) is added to the sludge and the latter is subjected to calcination (6). A hydraulic binder (9) is mixed with the product of the calcination (7) and mixed with water (8). The resulting mixture (11) is subjected to setting and curing.

A rotary apparatus for purging empty bottles with nitrogen gas includes a rotor from which arms of flexible material radiate. Each arm carries a gas supply lead. The arrangement is that advancing bottles engages the heads and thereby drive the rotor. Valve means is provided whereby each head in turn is placed in communication with a purging gas supply when it reaches a first position and the communication is ended when the head reaches the second position. During its course of travel from the fi...

A pump is used to exhaust oxygen rich waste gas to ambient pressure in an inert gas generating system in order to improve the performance of the permeable membrane air separator component and to insure sufficient generation of inert gas when available source air pressure is low.

An inerting system is disclosed that is adaptable to inert the fuel tank of a vehicle, most typically an aircraft, that includes an oxygen detector to monitor the oxygen partial pressure of the vapors in the ullage (i.e., the overfuel) volume of the tank, a source of an inert gas (e.g., nitrogen) in valved communication with the ullage of the tank, and a detector for sensing the oxygen content in the ullage of the tank and controlling the flow of inert gas to the tillage to maintain that volume ...

Process for rendering ash inert, according to which a reactant selected from phosphoric acid and alkali metal phosphates is added to the ash, the phosphate-containing mixture thus obtained is subjected to puddling with water and a hydraulic binder so as to form a hydraulic mortar, and the mortar is subjected to setting and hardening.

1. An inerting system for a vented controlled atmosphere container, for inerting a flammable gas comprising a flammable vapor and oxygen, comprising: (i) a container; (ii) an outlet in the container for the flammable gas; (iii) a compressor, in fluid communication with the outlet, which compresses the flammable gas from the container; (iv) a separator, in fluid communication with the compressor, for removing oxygen from the flammable gas to produce an oxygen-depleted flammable gas; (v) an inlet ...