Falling film evaporator

Patent · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:862499

Bruns, Lester E ^[1]

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1. Kennewick, WA

A falling film evaporator including a vertically oriented pipe heated exteriorly by a steam jacket and interiorly by a finned steam tube, all heating surfaces of the pipe and steam tube being formed of a material wet by water such as stainless steel, and packing within the pipe consisting of Raschig rings formed of a material that is not wet by water such as polyvinylidene fluoride.

• Research Organization: Atlantic Richfield Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AT(45-1)-2130
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 3950216
• OSTI ID: 862499
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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falling
film
evaporator
including
vertically
oriented
pipe
heated
exteriorly
steam
jacket
interiorly
finned
tube
heating
surfaces
formed
material
wet
water
stainless
steel
packing
consisting
raschig
rings
polyvinylidene
fluoride
vertically oriented
stainless steel
vinylidene fluoride
film evaporator
steam tube
falling film
polyvinylidene fluoride
pipe heat
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