Device for laminar flow fluid extraction
OwnerEric Carl Ritterinventor
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The present invention comprises device (10) which maintains a modified atmospheric pressure within, uses evaporation and condensation by means of heated or cooled fluid jackets and radiators to move and clean washing fluid and fans to increase and decrease the pressure of the gaseous washing fluid in a manner which causes liquid washing fluid to flow laminar within the extraction chamber. The present invention comprises a modular extraction chamber (42) which when fitted to the device (10) is in permanent communication with a boiling chamber (27) and a condensation chamber (33). These chambers are intermittently in communication with an evaporation chamber (12) and a corresponding clean solvent holding chamber (20). The evaporation chamber and the clean solvent holding tank may, upon completion of the extraction cycle sequester the pressurized washing fluid while the rest of the system is depressurized allowing for quick changeover of source material.
An Apparatus for cleaning and recirculating a washing fluid through a starting material using laminar flow comprising:
The cover of claim one wherein said permanently communicative portion of the device consists of an at least one boiling chamber in gaseous communication with an at least one condensation chamber which is in liquid communication with said at least one resistance filter which is in liquid communication with said at least one extraction chamber which is in liquid communication with the aforementioned at least one boiling chamber.
The cover of claim one wherein said at least one boiling chamber maintains two points of communication with the permanently communicative portion of the system comprising
The cover of claim one wherein said washing fluid comprises any fluid which can transition from liquid to gas and/or to a supercritical state within said temperature and pressure constraints of said extraction system.
The cover of claim one wherein said at least one resistance filter has a fluid resistance level above 1 mmHG.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.