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Title: Falling film evaporator

Abstract

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.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Kennewick, WA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Atlantic Richfield Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
862499
Patent Number(s):
3950216
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
DOE Contract Number:  
AT(45-1)-2130
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
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; /159/165/

Citation Formats

Bruns, Lester E. Falling film evaporator. United States: N. p., 1976. Web.
Bruns, Lester E. Falling film evaporator. United States.
Bruns, Lester E. Thu . "Falling film evaporator". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862499.
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year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976}
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