Ozone Delivery System Including Gas-Fluid Contacting Devices And Methods Of Use

Abstract

An ozone delivery system for delivering and manufacturing a measured amount of an ozone/oxygen admixture, which is able to measure, control, report and differentiate between delivered-ozone and absorbed-dose of ozone. Improved gas-fluid contacting devices that maximize gas-fluid mass transfer may be included. All gas contacting surfaces of the system, including one or more gas-fluid contacting devices are made from ozone-inert construction materials that generally do not absorb ozone or introduce amounts of contaminants or deleterious byproducts of oxidation into a fluid or non-fluid target from ozone oxidation.

1 . A method for delivering a measurable absorbed-dose of ozone to a fluid, comprising the steps of:
 (a) measuring an amount, a flow rate and an ozone concentration of an ozone/oxygen admixture entering a gas-fluid contacting device;   (b) measuring an amount, a flow rate, and an ozone concentration of an ozone/oxygen admixture exiting a gas-fluid contact device, after it interfaces with a fluid;   (c) measuring a fluid flow rate and an amount of a fluid entering a gas-fluid contacting device;   (d) measuring the time during which an ozone/oxygen admixture interfaces with a fluid in a gas-fluid contacting device;   (e) transmitting measured data to a data acquisition device, including: a measured flow rate, ozone concentration and amount of an ozone/oxygen admixture entering a gas-fluid contact device; a measured flow rate, ozone concentration and amount of an ozone/oxygen admixture exiting a gas-fluid contact device; a measured fluid flow rate and fluid amount entering a gas-fluid contacting device; and, the measured time during which an ozone/oxygen admixture interfaces with a fluid; and   (f) calculating an amount of ozone delivered to a gas-fluid contacting device and an amount of ozone absorbed by an amount of fluid, within a gas-fluid contact device, using measured data transmitted to a data acquisition device.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the time during which the ozone/oxygen admixture interfaces with the fluid is up to 720 minutes. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising the step of measuring the temperature within the gas-fluid contacting device during the time that the ozone/oxygen admixture interfaces with the fluid. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising the step of maintaining a temperature range of 4° C.-100° C., within the gas-fluid contacting device during the time that the ozone/oxygen admixture interfaces with the fluid. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising the step of measuring the pressure within the gas-fluid contacting device during the time that the ozone/oxygen admixture interfaces with the fluid. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising the step of maintaining a pressure range between ambient pressure and 50 psi, within the gas-fluid contacting device during the time that the ozone/oxygen admixture interfaces with the fluid. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising the step of measuring the humidity of the ozone/oxygen admixture entering the gas-fluid contacting device. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising the step of calculating an amount of oxygen absorbed by the fluid during the time that the ozone/oxygen admixture interfaces with the fluid. 
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the fluid flow rate ranges from 0.001-100 liters per minute. 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the ozone/oxygen admixture flow rate ranges from 0.1-5 liters per minute. 
     
     
         11 . A method for delivering a measurable absorbed-dose of ozone to a fluid, comprising the steps of:
 (a) measuring a fluid flow rate and an amount of a fluid entering a gas-fluid contacting device;   (b) measuring an amount, a flow rate, and an ozone concentration of an ozone/oxygen admixture exiting a gas-fluid contact device, after it interfaces with the fluid;   (c) measuring the time during which an ozone/oxygen admixture interfaces with a fluid in a gas-fluid contacting device;   (d) transmitting measured data to a data acquisition device, including: a measured flow rate, ozone concentration and amount of an ozone/oxygen admixture exiting a gas-fluid contact device; a measured fluid flow rate and fluid amount entering a gas-fluid contacting device; and, the measured time during which an ozone/oxygen admixture interfaces with a fluid; and   (e) calculating an amount of ozone remaining in the ozone/oxygen admixture after exiting the gas-fluid contact device, using the measured data transmitted to the data acquisition device.   
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the time during which the ozone/oxygen admixture interfaces with the fluid is up to 720 minutes. 
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 11 , further comprising the step of measuring the temperature within the gas-fluid contacting device during the time that the ozone/oxygen admixture interfaces with the fluid. 
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 11 , further comprising the step of maintaining a temperature range of 4° C.-100° C., within the gas-fluid contacting device during the time that the ozone/oxygen admixture interfaces with the fluid. 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 11 , further comprising the step of measuring the pressure within the gas-fluid contacting device during the time that the ozone/oxygen admixture interfaces with the fluid. 
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 11 , further comprising the step of maintaining a pressure range between ambient pressure and 50 psi within the gas-fluid contacting device during the time that the ozone/oxygen admixture interfaces with the fluid. 
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 11 , further comprising the step of measuring the humidity of the ozone/oxygen admixture entering the gas-fluid contacting device. 
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 11 , further comprising the step of calculating an amount of oxygen absorbed by the fluid during the time that the ozone/oxygen admixture interfaces with the fluid. 
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the fluid flow rate ranges from 0.001-100.0 liters per minute. 
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the ozone/oxygen admixture flow rate ranges from 0.1-5.0° liters per minute. 
     
     
         21 . A method for delivering a measurable absorbed-dose of ozone to a fluid, comprising the steps of:
 (a) measuring an amount, a flow rate and an ozone concentration of an ozone/oxygen admixture entering a gas-fluid contacting device;   (b) measuring a fluid flow rate and an amount of a fluid entering the gas-fluid contacting device;   (c) measuring an amount, a flow rate, and an ozone concentration of the ozone/oxygen admixture exiting the gas-fluid contact device, after it interfaces with the fluid;   (d) measuring the time during which an ozone/oxygen admixture interfaces with a fluid in a gas-fluid contacting device;   (e) transmitting measured data to a data acquisition device, including: a measured flow rate, ozone concentration and amount of an ozone/oxygen admixture entering a gas-fluid contact device; a measured flow rate, ozone concentration and amount of an ozone/oxygen admixture exiting a gas-fluid contact device; a measured fluid flow rate and fluid amount entering a gas-fluid contacting device; and, the measured time during which an ozone/oxygen admixture interfaces with a fluid; and   (f) calculating an amount of ozone absorbed by the amount of fluid within a gas-fluid contact device, using measured data transmitted to a data acquisition device.   
     
     
         22 . The method according to  claim 21 , wherein the time during which the ozone/oxygen admixture interfaces with the fluid is up to 720 minutes. 
     
     
         23 . The method according to  claim 21 , further comprising the step of measuring the temperature within the gas-fluid contacting device during the time that the ozone/oxygen admixture interfaces with the fluid. 
     
     
         24 . The method according to  claim 21 , further comprising the step of maintaining a temperature range of 4° C.-100° C., within the gas-fluid contacting device during the time that the ozone/oxygen admixture interfaces with the fluid. 
     
     
         25 . The method according to  claim 21 , further comprising the step of measuring the pressure within the gas-fluid contacting device during the time that the ozone/oxygen admixture interfaces with the fluid. 
     
     
         26 . The method according to  claim 21 , further comprising the step of maintaining a pressure range between ambient pressure and 50 psi within the gas-fluid contacting device during the time that the ozone/oxygen admixture interfaces with the fluid. 
     
     
         27 . The method according to  claim 21 , further comprising the step of measuring the humidity of the ozone/oxygen admixture entering the gas-fluid contacting device. 
     
     
         28 . The method according to  claim 21 , further comprising the step of calculating an amount of oxygen absorbed by the fluid during the time the ozone/oxygen admixture interfaces with the fluid. 
     
     
         29 . The method according to  claim 21 , wherein the fluid flow rate ranges from 0.001-100.0 liters per minute. 
     
     
         30 . The method according to  claim 21 , wherein the ozone/oxygen admixture flow rate ranges from 0.1-5.0 liters per minute. 
     
     
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