US 2006/0032935 A1 · Method and apparatus for separating a liquid

Abstract

A method of separating a liquid atomizes a mixed liquid containing a plurality of components into an atomized fine particle by an ultrasonic vibration to obtain a mixed fluid of the atomized fine particle and air, separates the air from the mixed fluid and collects an atomized component, and separates the atomized component into liquids having different component contents. The method of separating a liquid atomizes the liquid while supplying a carrier gas heated with the thermal energy of the outside air to the surface of the liquid to be atomized or supplies the outside air to the surface of the liquid to be atomized, thereby atomizing the liquid while supplying the thermal energy of the outside air to the surface of the liquid.

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Dependent claims

A method of separating a liquid, comprising the steps of:

atomizing a mixed liquid containing a plurality of components into an atomized fine particle by an ultrasonic vibration to obtain a mixed fluid of the atomized fine particle and air;
and
separating the air from the mixed fluid to collect an atomized component, thereby the atomized component is separated into liquids having different component contents,
wherein the atomizing step performs atomization of the liquid by supplying a thermal energy of outside air to a surface of the liquid to be atomized.

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An apparatus for separating a liquid, comprising:

an atomizing device for ultrasonically vibrating a mixed liquid containing a plurality of components and atomizing the mixed liquid into an atomized fine particle, thereby obtaining a mixed fluid of the atomized fine particle and air;
and
a collecting device for separating the air from the mixed fluid obtained in the atomizing device and collecting an atomized component,
the mixed liquid being atomized into the atomized fine particle to obtain the mixed fluid in the atomizing device, and the atomized liquid is separated from the mixed fluid into liquids having different component contents,
wherein an outside thermal energy supplying device for supplying a thermal energy of outside air to a surface of the liquid to be atomized by the ultrasonic vibration is provided, and the surface of the liquid to which the thermal energy of the outside air is supplied by the outside air thermal energy supplying device is ultrasonically vibrated to atomize the liquid.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and apparatus for separating a liquid

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Method and apparatus for separating a liquid

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Abstract

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