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US 10,307,689 B2Granted
Liquid separator and concentrator
AssigneeColorado Extraction Systems, LLC
InventorsMichael David Allen, Quinton Lane Van Gundy
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Abstract
A liquid separator and concentrator is disclosed. An example liquid separator and concentrator includes a separator column. A spray chamber has a sprayer nozzle to spray an influent within the spray chamber and create a falling film in the separator column. A heating jacket surrounds the separator column, wherein the heating jacket heats the falling film to evaporate at least one portion of the falling film and leaves a concentrate. A concentrate collection vessel receives the concentrate from the separator column.
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A liquid separator and concentrator system, comprising:
- a separator column;
- a heating jacket surrounding the separator column, wherein the heating jacket heats a failing film on an evaporation surface to evaporate a portion of the falling film to produce a concentrate and an evaporate;
- a spray chamber having a sprayer nozzle within the spray chamber to spray droplets of an influent within the spray chamber so that the sprayed droplets create the falling film with a consistent laminar flow in the separator column;
- a first condenser column connected to the spray chamber, the first condenser column configured to cool a first evaporate portion and to form a first condensate;
- a first evaporate collection vessel connected to the first condenser column, the first evaporate collection vessel configured to collect the first condensate;
- a second condenser column connected to the first condenser column through the first evaporate collection vessel so that a remaining evaporate portion received in the second condenser column passes through the first evaporate collection vessel, the second condenser column configured to further cool the remaining evaporate portion from the first condenser column to form a second condensate and pass the second condensate to the first evaporate collection vessel;
- a second evaporate collection vessel below the first evaporate collection vessel, the second evaporate collection vessel configured to collect the first condensate and the second condensate from the first evaporate collection vessel;
- a deflector member positioned in the spray chamber above the sprayer nozzle to minimize splashback of the influent from an inner wall of the spray chamber and prevent the droplets from passing to the first condenser column, the deflector member further configured to reduce carryover of droplets into the first condenser column and increase turbulence of the evaporate;
- a concentrate collection vessel to receive the concentrate from the separator column;
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- a stirrer within the concentrate collection vessel.
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A liquid separator and concentrator system, comprising:
- a separator column;
- a heating jacket surrounding the separator column, wherein the heating jacket heats a falling film to evaporate a portion and to produce a concentrate and an evaporate;
- a spray chamber having a sprayer nozzle to spray droplets of an influent within the spray chamber such that the sprayed droplets form a falling film in the separator column;
- a pair of condenser columns, wherein a first condenser column is connected to the spray chamber and is configured to cool a first portion of the evaporate and to form a first condensate, and wherein a second condenser column is connected to the first condenser column and is configured to further cool a remaining evaporate portion from the first condenser column to form a second condensate;
- a first evaporate collection vessel connected to the first condenser column, the first evaporate collection vessel configured to collect the first condensate;
- the first evaporate collection vessel being configured to receive the second condensate from the second condenser column, the second condenser column being connected to the first condenser column through the first evaporate collection vessel so that the remaining evaporate portion received in the second condenser column passes through the first evaporate collection vessel;
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- a second evaporate collection vessel below the first evaporate collection vessel, the second evaporate collection vessel configured to collect the first condensate and the second condensate from the first evaporate collection vessel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.