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US 4,288,285 AGranted
Apparatus for forming a vortex
AssigneeEvaporator Technology Corporation
InventorJames E. Houston
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Abstract
Apparatus for forming a vortex includes inner and outer wall structures. The inner wall has a downward flow passageway therewithin. A plurality of vanes are provided between the wall structures to induce a vortex to form from an upward flow of liquor through the annular passageway between the walls. The wall structures form a settling trough into which solid materials may settle and accumulate.
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Apparatus for forming a vortex, comprising:
- an outer wall having an upper end and a lower end;
- a first wall arranged within and spaced from said outer wall, said first wall having an upper end and a lower end and defining an inner flow passageway therewithin;
- a second wall arranged within and spaced from said outer wall, said second wall having a lower end joining said first wall and forming with said first and outer walls an annular outer flow passageway;
- a plurality of inclined vanes joining said second and outer walls and arranged to induce an upward flow through said outer flow passageway to swirl;
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- fluid supply means operatively arranged to maintain a level of fluid within said apparatus such that said vanes will be submerged and for causing a fluid flow upwardly through said outer passageway and downwardly through said inner passageway;
- thereby to create a vortex within said apparatus.
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