Steam processing apparatus and method
US5061304A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 16, 1986 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF22B37/322
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A steam processing apparatus and method in which a plurality of separators are disposed along the length of a cylindrical drum having inlet means for receiving a mixture of liquid and vapor and outlet means for discharging the separated liquid and vapor. The mixture is discharged against a baffle after which the separated liquid is passed to the drum liquid outlet and the separated vapor is passed upwardly by natural buoyant forces to the drum vapor outlet. The separators are disposed in a plurality of rows--two to each side of the axis of the drum along the length thereof.
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