Radial processing device
OwnerMichael H Petersinventor
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Abstract
A radial flow processing device includes a body with an inner chamber, a pair of inner and outer concentric tubes extending into the body, and a processing disk containing a central opening through which the inner tube extends, the disk being connected with the inner tube. The body has a top wall, a bottom wall, and at least one side wall which define the inner chamber. The bottom wall, top wall, or both, contain at least one opening through which at least one tube extends. A diameter of the inner tube is less than a diameter of the outer tube such that there is a space between both tubes, and a diameter of the disk is less than a width of the body.
Claims5
A radial flow continuous processing device, comprising:
- a. a body having a top wall, a bottom wall, and at least one side wall defining an inner chamber, at least one of said bottom wall and top wall containing at least one opening;
- b. a pair of inner and outer tubes configured to correspond with said at least one opening, said inner tube having an internal flow that is separate from the internal flow of the outer tube, a first end that extends through said at least one opening and a second end connected with a fluid holding tank, said inner tube being configured for fluid flow from the fluid holding tank into the inner chamber via the inner tube first end, said outer tube having a first end connected with said at least one opening and a second end connected with the holding tank, said outer tube being configured for fluid flow from the inner chamber through the outer tube first end and to the fluid holding tank;
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- c. a disk containing a central opening through which said inner tube extends, said disk having a reaction zone extending radially from said central opening to an edge of said disk, whereby when fluid flows through said inner tube to the inner chamber, it flows radially outward across said reaction zone to an area below the disk, through said at least one opening, into said outer tube and to the holding tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.