Condenser for carrier recovery apparatus of liquid imaging system
US5996975A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D53/002
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A condenser for a carrier recovery apparatus of a liquid imaging system is provided. The condenser for a carrier gas recovery apparatus of a liquid imaging system for recovering a carrier gas as a liquid carrier by collecting and condensing the carrier gas evaporated by a drying unit of the imaging system, includes a bubble generating member provided at a vapor discharging end of a gas duct for inducing the collected carrier gas into the liquid carrier contained in the condenser. The bubble generating member generates bubbles from the carrier gas in the liquid carrier and a rotation member installed in front of the bubble generating member rotates to make the bubbles generated by the bubble generating member into finer bubbles. A rotation driving device rotates the rotation member. Therefore, since the carrier vapor is turned into fine bubbles, the contact area of the bubbles with the liquid carrier increases and condensation is sufficiently performed, thereby improving the recovery efficiency of the carrier vapor.
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