Methods and apparatus for heating a liquid
AssigneeASM IP Holding B.V.
InventorAndrew Michael Yednak, III
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Abstract
An apparatus capable of heating a liquid may provide a valve assembly configured to receive an incoming liquid from a bulk source. The valve assembly may control the flow of the liquid to a source vessel via a pipe system. The pipe system includes a first pipe directly connected to the valve assembly and a second pipe downstream from the first pipe and connected between the first pipe and the source valve. The second pipe is heated with a heating system that surrounds the second pipe, and the second pipe has a larger diameter than that of the first pipe.
Claims19
An apparatus for heating a liquid, comprising:
- a valve assembly configured to receive the liquid;
- a pipe system downstream from the valve assembly and configured to allow flow of the liquid, wherein the pipe system comprises:
- a first pipe sub-system comprising a first pipe connected directly to the valve assembly and having a first diameter;
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- a second pipe sub-system downstream from the first pipe, wherein the second pipe sub-system comprises a second pipe having a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter and is a coil shape;
- a heating system arranged around the second pipe sub-system;
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- a source vessel connected to and downstream from the second pipe sub-system.
A system, comprising:
- a bulk container configured to hold a liquid;
- a first pipe system connected to and downstream from the bulk container and configured to allow flow of the liquid;
- a valve assembly connected to and downstream from the first pipe system and configured to control the flow of the liquid;
- a second pipe system connected to the valve assembly and downstream from the first pipe system, wherein the second pipe system comprises:
- a first pipe connected directly to the valve assembly and having a first diameter and configured to allow flow of the liquid;
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- a second pipe downstream from the first pipe and having a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter and configured to accumulate a volume of the liquid, wherein the second pipe is a coil shape;
- a heating system arranged around the second pipe;
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- a source vessel connected to and downstream from the second pipe system.
A method for heating a volume of a liquid, comprising:
- flowing the liquid from a bulk container to valve assembly via a first pipe system, wherein the liquid flowing into the valve assembly has a temperature in a range of 20 to 30 degrees Celsius;
- flowing the liquid through the valve assembly;
- flowing the liquid from the valve assembly to a second pipe system, wherein the second pipe system comprises:
- a first pipe having a first diameter;
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- a second pipe downstream from the first pipe and having a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter, wherein the second pipe has a coil shape;
- accumulating the liquid in the second pipe;
- heating the liquid in the second pipe;
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- flowing the heated liquid from the second pipe to a source vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.