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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7857940 | Liquid radioactive waste treatment system The present invention relates to a liquid radioactive waste treatment system. The liquid radioactive waste treatment system includes a plurality of evaporation plates and each of the evaporation plates has an uneven surface, in a housing comprised of a glass. A liqu... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7427336 | Blade heat exchanger A blade heat exchanger includes blades that extend axially with respect to an axis of rotation and are elongated in the radial direction. The blades are arranged about the axis such that, when they are disposed in a housing, they form composite condensation and evap... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7332058 | Heat exchanger and process for devolatilizing polymers using same Disclosed is a process for devolatilizing a polymer including passing the polymer through a devolatizer including a plate heat exchanger wherein the plates of the plate heat exchanger are heated by a plurality of heating tubes and wherein the heating tube including ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325593 | Radiating fin and radiating method using the radiating fin It is an object of the present invention to provide an inexpensive heat radiating fin having a high cooling effect. A coating metal layer consisting of a metallic material with an ionization tendency larger than that of silver is coated on a surface of a heat radiat... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7237603 | Heat exchanger of ventilating system A heat exchanger of a ventilating system includes a plurality of heat exchange plates which are laminated at a predetermined interval, a first heat exchange portion which is positioned among the heat exchange plates and through which outdoor air passes and a second ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7222501 | Evaporator The present invention relates to an evaporator for an air conditioner of a vehicle, and the major object of the present invention is to provide the evaporator which is capable of decreasing the whole dimension of an evaporator and enhancing a heat exchange performan... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7197838 | Condensing-type dryer A condenser of a condensing-type dryer is provided. In the condensing-type dryer, a hydrophilic film is formed on a heat emission plate by a plasma discharge. In the heat emission plate, an indoor air can be heat exchanged with a circulation air cycling in a drum. A... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7097736 | Dairy wastewater treatment A process and apparatus for recycling dairy wastewater wherein the wastewater is supplied to at least one first evaporation apparatus to produce a water distillate and sludge. The sludge is then supplied to at least one second evaporation apparatus arranged in serie... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7080526 | Full plate, alternating layered refrigerant flow evaporator An evaporator core for the climate control system of a motor vehicle formed from alternating pairs of plates. Each pair of plates includes two plates having a similar configuration engaged together and a mirrored, back-two-back relationship. Each of the plates inclu... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7001575 | Device for feeding educts to parallel spaces A device feeds educts to parallel spaces separated from one another by way of a distributor unit. Outlets of the distributor unit are assigned to the spaces, and evaporator structures for the evaporation of liquid media are provided in the spaces. Each outlet of the... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6984292 | Water treatment process for thermal heavy oil recovery There is disclosed a method and apparatus for treating produced water from a heavy oil thermal recovery unit to achieve water recovery and recycle levels of greater than 80% and as high as 100% to achieve zero discharge criteria. The method includes the initial step... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6973963 | Adsorber generator for use in sorption heat pump processes This invention provides a compact heat exchanger that has an effective geometry for heat transfer operations regardless of the heat conductivity of the material chosen for the fin materials. It has further been found that the use of adsorbent coated anodized aluminu... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6945321 | Heat exchangers A heat exchanger includes an aluminum member coated with a resin. The resin-coated aluminum member may be formed as a constituent part, e.g., a heat transfer member, a heater core, or the like, of the heat exchanger. In such heat exchangers, the aluminum member is c... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6908533 | Rotating heat exchanger An evaporator and condenser unit for use in distilling a liquid, such as water, includes a rotary heat exchanger plate having a plurality of folds or pleats. Adjacent panels of the folded plate define spaces between their oppositely facing surfaces, and these spaces... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6878342 | Apparatus for determining temperance of and controlling the evaporation of liquid samples An apparatus for evaporating liquid samples contained in sample holders mounted within a chamber and by rotated by the rotor during an evaporation process in which the pressure in the chamber is reduced below atmospheric and the sample holders are rotated at high sp... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6846387 | Rotating fluid evaporator and condenser An evaporator and condenser unit for use in distilling a liquid, such as water, includes a rotary heat exchanger plate having a plurality of accordion-style folds, and having its two ends joined together so as to give the folded plate a generally circular form. The ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6761802 | Tunnel for distillation of fresh water from ocean salt water A closed tunnel system for distilling fresh water from ocean salt water is provided with an elongated evaporation plate adapted to hold ocean water for evaporation therefrom. During the distillation process, a vacuum is drawn in the tunnel, and sunlight is focused o... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6635150 | Method for distilling a fluid with horizontal vapor transfer into a condensation zone and modular device for implementing said method A method for distilling a fluid which is useful, for instance, in eliminating salt from brackish and/or sea water includes percolating films on plates with multiple effects having several evaporating zones and condensation zones. The evaporation zones (EV... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6627040 | Device and method for removing volatile components from polymer solutions A device and process for the removal of volatile constituents from polymers is disclosed. The device entails a container having an inlet for a polymer solution, an outlet for the volatile components, an outflow for the polymer from which the volatile comp... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6623603 | Method and apparatus for water purification A method and apparatus for purifying water by using thermal and/or thermocatalytic processes. The method and apparatus are particularly useful for processing impure water to remove and/or deactivate toxic inorganic, organic, and/or biological species such... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6435270 | Lamina stack for a two-pass evaporator A lamina stack for a two-pass evaporator composed of laminae for converting two media mass streams from a liquid state into a gaseous state, comprises at least two laminae. Structures comprising recesses and raised regions on a first media lamina form a f... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6213197 | Air conditioning apparatus as well as components thereof A sorption unit for air-conditioning technology apparatus with sheets for heat emission, past which water vapor is passed. The sheets are provided with zeolite, that forms string-shaped profiled bodies which are designed to have surface contact with the s... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6152216 | Evaporator unit An evaporator unit in the form of a plate construction has evaporation spaces and heat transfer medium spaces respectively arranged between successive plates. The plates have an essentially circular construction and have recesses for forming inflow and ou... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5968321 | Vapor compression distillation system and method Distillation system having an evaporator/condenser core with heat transfer plates welded together along their edges to form alternate boiling and condensing chambers. Feed liquid is supplied to the boiling chambers through a pair of heat exchangers which ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5927383 | Heat exchanger and a method for producing the same The method relates to a film heat exchanger and a method for constructing the same. The heat exchanger comprises bags (1) made of film material in order to transfer heat from the steam to be condensated inside the bags to the liquid to be evaporated on th... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5814192 | Vapor compression distillation apparatus A vapor compression distillation apparatus includes a vessel for containing a liquid to be distilled and a heat exchanger of the shell and tube type immersed in the liquid. The heat exchanger has top and bottom manifolds and vertical tubes surrounded by a... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5810976 | Device for processing water having high concentrations of scale forming compounds and high solids content in a high efficiency vapor compression distillation system A device for processing water having high concentrations of scale forming compounds and high solids content in a high efficiency vapor compression distillation system wherein a plate-in-frame heat exchanger is submerged in a boiling solution contained in ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5800673 | Stack type evaporator A stack type evaporator includes tubular elements 1 each having a plurality of inwardly protruding recessed ribs 7 which extend from an upper header portion 1a of the element to a lower header portion 1b, with the ribs serving as straight drainage canals ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5770020 | Distillation apparatus The invention relates to a distillation apparatus (1) which is suitable in particular for the distillation of sea water into fresh water. The apparatus includes a plurality of flat, bag-like elements (3) formed from a thin film material such as plastic fi... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5755924 | Apparatus for treating liquid products An apparatus, e.g. centrifugal evaporator, has at least one rotary treatment surface, e.g. a heated evaporating surface, which rises outwards from the rotation axis, a liquid feed in the vicinity of the lowest point of the treatment surface close to the r... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5738761 | Sewage treatment process and apparatus A waste water treatment system includes a preliminary first stage separator for separating an aqueous phase from other materials. A pressure vessel sedimentation follows for removing most of the remaining solids from the waste material. The liquid and a m... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5728273 | Method and installation for bringing a gas and a liquid into contact with one another Method for bringing a gas and a liquid into contact with one another, the liquid being passed in the form of a film over an evaporator surface (1) provided with small openings and the gas being fed through the openings in the evaporator surface, which gas... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5653852 | Distilling device A distilling device has an undistilled water tank to contain undistilled water, a cover covering the tank, a water heating area communicating with the tank, a high-frequency oscillator disposed under the water heating area, a heater disposed above the wat... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5630956 | Oil filtering and refining device A device for filtering and refining oil being cycled through an engine includes a container, a cover having an evaporator plate incorporated therein, and a filter cartridge. The evaporator plate is dimensioned to conform to a predetermined inner shape of ... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5597453 | Apparatus and method for vapor compression distillation device A vapor compression distillation/product concentration device includes an evaporator/condenser core, with alternating boiling and condensing chambers with edge manifolds such that substantially the entirety of each plate surface is used as a heat transfer... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5587054 | Vapor compression distillation system A vapor compression distillation system including a boiler/condenser assembly wherein a portion of the condensate is redirected back to the condenser inlet to extract superheat from the compressed vapor and transfer it to the liquid in the boiler. The vap... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5587053 | Boiler/condenser assembly for high efficiency purification system A boiler/condenser assembly for a high efficiency purification system including a plate-in-frame type heat exchanger wherein vertically extending common plate members are provided with corrugated faces having herringbone configurations constructed and arr... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5575889 | Rotating falling film evaporator Heating elements having internal spaces for a heating medium such as steam are successively submerged and withdrawn from a bath of liquid to be evaporated. Vapor boiling off the outer surfaces of the heating elements can be returned for use as heating med... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5558748 | Plate-type distillation/condensation apparatus and method of use A plate-type distillation/condensation apparatus and a method of using same to separate at least two volatility-differing liquid or vapor components from a mixed fluid stream thereof are disclosed, wherein the apparatus contains at least one flow plate ha... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5538593 | Thin film flow-down type concentrating apparatus A thin film flow-down type concentrating apparatus for concentrating a heat susceptible raw liquid with heated steam to high concentration without spoiling the flavor or deteriorating the quality by alternately laminating raw liquid plates and steam plate... | 07/23/1996 |
