Evaporator system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10143934
APP PUB NO 20140102646A1
SERIAL NO

14115895

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Evaporator system of the mechanical vapor recompression type, which has a housing (1) and evaporator tubes (2) positioned parallel to each other. A product inlet (3) in fluid communication with a distribution element (4) is connected to the evaporator tubes (2), and a secondary channel (5) is formed between the inside surface of the housing (1) and the external surfaces of the evaporator tubes (2). A vapor liquid separator (6) is positioned at a bottom side of the evaporator tubes (2) and the secondary channel (5). A compressor (7) is in fluid communication with a vapor outlet of the vapor liquid separator (6), and a second transport tube (8) is connected to an inlet (9) of the secondary channel (5). Each evaporator tube (2) of the plurality of evaporator tubes has an inner diameter (de) of at least 50 mm.

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  • FRIESLAND BRANDS B.V.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Akkerman, Jan Coen Wageningen, NL 3 13
Fox, Martijn Bastiaan Bennekorn, NL 1 1
Schröder-Guijt, Caroliene Marjan Nijverdal, NL 1 1
van, Gils Gerardus Adrianus Josephus Oss, NL 1 1

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