Method and system for treating a product
AssigneeThe State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO) (Volcani Center)
InventorsAvraham Arbel, Mordechai Barak, Boaz Zion, Yiftah Afgin
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Abstract
A vessel having an opening for receiving the product and walls surrounding the vessel at all sides except the opening. The interior of the vessel is filled with a fluid having a specific gravity lower than a specific gravity of a medium surrounding the walls outside the vessel. While the vessel is oriented with the opening facing downwards, the vessel and/or product is/are conveyed to ensure that the product enters the interior through the opening.
Claims12
A method of treating an agricultural product, comprising:
- providing a vessel having an opening sized for receiving said agricultural product and walls surrounding said vessel at all sides except said opening, such that said opening is opened to a fluid medium surrounding said walls outside said vessel, wherein an interior of said vessel is filled with water vapor having a specific gravity lower than a specific gravity of said medium surrounding said walls outside said vessel, and wherein said water vapor is at a temperature higher than a temperature outside said vessel;
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- while said vessel is oriented with said opening facing downwards, conveying said vessel and/or said agricultural product to ensure that said agricultural product enters said interior through said opening, so as to heat said product by said water vapor.
A system for heating a product, comprising:
- a vessel having an opening sized for receiving said product and walls surrounding said vessel at all sides except said opening, wherein an interior of said vessel is filled with a water vapor;
- a heating device configured for heating said water vapor to a temperature higher than a temperature outside said vessel;
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- a conveyor configured for conveying said vessel and/or said product to ensure that said product enters said interior through said opening, while said vessel is oriented with said opening facing downwards.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.