Sterilization reactor and method patent application
AssigneeMillisecond Technologies Corp.
InventorNikolay V. Arofikin
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Abstract
A method and device to treat liquid to reduce the amount of microorganisms in the liquid to a preselected level and/or to mitigate the growth of microorganisms are disclosed. Utilizing the method or device, liquid product is sprayed into a cavity of a reactor using a nozzle that produces a flat spray to provide means for efficient heating and treatment of the liquid.
Claims33
A reactor for sterilizing a liquid food product, the reactor comprising:
- (a) an interior cavity;
- (b) an entrance to the interior cavity;
- (c) at two spaced-apart walls wherein each wall has an interior surface, and a space between the interior surfaces, the space defining part or all of the interior cavity;
- (d) one or more heating elements that heat each of the interior surfaces of the walls;
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- (e) a nozzle at the entrance, the nozzle having an inlet into which the liquid food product enters and an exit opening to the interior cavity and through which the liquid food product enters the cavity, the nozzle projecting a flat stream of the liquid into the interior cavity.
The reactor of claim 31 wherein the nozzle includes an interior structure that comprises a flat plate that converts a generally cylindrical stream of liquid into a flat spray.
A nozzle for use in a reactor for sterilizing liquid, the nozzle including an inlet, an interior structure that comprises a flat plate that converts a cylindrical stream into a flat spray, and an outlet formed at an angle offset from the inlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.