Beverage cooling system
US5970732A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D17/02
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for continuous beverage cooling is provided with a chink evaporator heat exchanger having chink elements for receiving beverage from a beverage supplying unit, and for transferring of the beverage to a bottling or dispensing unit. Chink evaporator elements in the chink evaporator heat exchanger contain boiling refrigerant to produce refrigerant foam. In a liquid separator-regenerative heat exchanger the refrigerant foam is eliminating on refrigerant vapor and refrigerant liquid. The refrigerant vapor is used to cool the refrigerant liquid passing from condenser throw liquid separator into the chink evaporator elements. The outer surfaces of the chink elements are arranged in direct thermal contact with the chink evaporator elements to cool the beverage passing through the chink elements.
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