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US 10,451,367 B2Granted
Device for supplying an inert gas in a beverage filling plant
AssigneeKrones AG
InventorUlrich Buchhauser
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Abstract
A method and device for supplying an inert gas in a beverage filling plant are provided. The method includes feeding surplus process heat from the beverage filling plant to a heat exchanger, feeding an inert gas from an inert gas source to the heat exchanger, heating the inert gas in the heat exchanger, and supplying the heated inert gas for use in the beverage filling plant.
Claims3
A device for supplying an inert gas in a beverage filling plant comprising:
- an inert gas source;
- a supply valve configured to supply the inert gas;
- a heat exchanger configured to heat the inert gas, the heat exchanger disposed between the inert gas source and the supply valve, and connected to a feed of surplus process heat of the beverage filling plant;
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- a pressure reducer disposed between the inert gas source and the heat exchanger.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.