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Process and apparatus for cooling a continuously inflowing liquid in vacuo

US6076362A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

BASF SE

Inventors

Wolfgang Hubinger · Schifferstadt, DE
Walter Holtrup · Bischofswerda, DE
Jochen Kessler · Haßloch, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 5, 1998
Grant date	Jun 20, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 5, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF25D31/00
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for cooling a continuously inflowing liquid, in particular a dispersion, in vacuo which comprises subjecting the liquid to a flash evaporation in a separator.

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