Maple water evaporator system and method
AssigneeTole Inox Inc.
InventorsJOCELYN CAUX, MICHEL BOCHUD
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Abstract
A method and a system comprising pressurizing the vapor generated by evaporation, and circulating the pressurized vapor through the maple water above boiling temperature, so as to evaporate water from the maple water. As a result, once the steady state is reached, the main source of energy for water maple evaporation is the pressurized vapor, produced by a compressor. The compressor may be powered by an electrical or an internal combustion engine for example. The initial heating stage, needed to first get vapor from the maple water, is performed by an auxiliary heating unit, such as direct acting electrical heating elements, or a indirect heat source such as wood, oil, etc. for example.
Claims34
A method for producing maple or birch syrup from maple or birch water, comprising pressurizing vapor generated, in an evaporating pan under controlled pressure, by evaporation of maple or birch water, and directing the energy of the pressurized vapor to the maple or birch water through a condenser in the evaporating pan for evaporating the maple or birch water in the evaporating pan at a pressure around atmospheric pressure.
A system for producing maple or birch syrup from maple or birch water, comprising:
- an evaporating pan under controlled pressure;
- a condenser immersed in maple or birch water in said evaporating pan;
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- a compressor pressurizing vapor generated in said evaporating pan by evaporation of maple or birch water;
- said condenser circulating the pressurized vapor provided by said compressor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.