Vapor generating and recovering apparatus
OwnerJames W. McCordinventor
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Abstract
A vapor generating and recovering apparatus for separating one component from a second component of a liquid solution and recovering the first component including at least one chamber for generating vapor from the liquid solution and recovering the vapor in a liquid form, the vapor generating portion of the chamber being in heat emitting relation with a heat emitting means and the vapor recovering portion chamber being in heat absorbing relation with a heat absorbing means. A preferred system for providing heat to the vapor generating portion of the chamber and removing heat from the vapor recovering portion of the chamber is a refrigerating system which includes condensing coils and evaporating coils in heat transfer relation with the vapor generating and vapor recovery chamber.
Claims18
A vapor generating and recovering apparatus for separating and recovering one component from a second component of a liquid solution comprising:
- a housing including at least one chamber therein for vaporizing a first component from a liquid solution containing at least two components therein and recovering said vapor in the form of a liquid;
- heat emitting means disposed in heat emitting relation with said chamber, said heat emitting means vaporizing said first component;
- heat absorbing means disposed around the periphery of the housing at a preselected distance above said chamber, said heat absorbing means condensing the vaporized first component;
- and,
- a variable heat system including said heat emitting means and said heat absorbing means, said system including a refrigerant compressor for compressing a refrigerant, said compressor being in fluid communication on its discharge side with said heat emitting means, said heat emitting means including coils therein whereby the compressed refrigerant is condensed upon heat exchange relation with the liquid in the chamber, said heat emitting means discharge being in series and in fluid communication with a by-pass system and said heat absorbing means, said by-pass system and said heat absorbing means being in parallel, said by-pass system and said heat absorbing means being in fluid communication with the suction side of said compressor, said by-pass system including a pressure actuated valve actuated at a preselected pressure of refrigerant discharging from said heat absorbing means.
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