Impregnator
AssigneeCarbotek Holding GmbH
InventorGeorg Fischer
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Abstract
An impregnator for mixing a nonaerated or only slightly aerated liquid (F) with gas (G), in particular for mixing a noneffervescent or only slightly effervescent beer precursor product, or a beer precursor product containing CO2, with CO2, includes a mixing cell, in particular tubular, which except for an incoming liquid inlet, an incoming gas inlet, and an outlet, is partitioned off from the surrounding, and at least one Impregnator body is disposed in the mixing cell in such a way that the flow through the mixing cell of the liquid (F) and gas (G) must necessarily take place through the impregnator body. Disposed in the mixing cell is at least one impregnator body, which includes a porous solid body, namely of a foam material, a sponge, a follow fiber module, or a sintered material.
Claims34
1-44. (canceled)
An in line bar system impregnator for inline gassing of a nonaerated or only slightly aerated beverage precursor product with a gas in a bar system, comprising:
- a mixing cell having a liquid inlet, a gas inlet, and an outlet, wherein:
- both the liquid inlet and the gas inlet discharge into the mixing cell;
- at least one impregnator body is disposed in the mixing cell in such a way that a flow of the beverage precursor product through the mixing cell must necessarily take place through the impregnator body, and
- the impregnator body includes a solid body having pores, said solid body being made of a foam material, a sponge, or a sintered material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.