Apparatus for heating electrically conductive flowable media
US4417132A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 14, 1981 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23B2/05
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A heater for liquid foodstuffs has a pipe through which the foodstuff flows and electrodes spaced along the pipe to drive a heating current through the foodstuff. In the embodiment, the electrode is a platinum coated cylinder arranged transversely in an enlarged part of the pipe so that electric current flows to the electrode only over a smooth surface portion, entirely within the edges of the exposed electrode surface.
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