Vacuum degassing
US6494938B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 12, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2030/027
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A flow-through vacuum degassing unit for degassing a liquid includes a vacuum chamber adapted to be connected to a source for creating a vacuum in the chamber, an inlet and an outlet connection for admitting and discharging liquid to be degassed, a tube for conducting the liquid through the chamber, wherein the tube is a gas permeable polymeric resin material, and a control circuit for operating the source for creating a vacuum in the chamber responsive to a sensed vacuum level in the chamber.
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