Importance

Loading Importance Indicators...

Abstract

A surface foam diffuser and digester tank system prevents and/or suppresses the formation of foam during digestion. The system includes a first nozzle disposed above a top surface of the at least partially liquid contents, a splash plate positioned adjacent to the first nozzle outlet, and a second nozzle disposed below the top surface of the at least partially liquid contents for suppressing foaming in the large processing tanks. The system nozzles each have an inlet for receiving pressurized liquid and an outlet for ejecting a liquid stream into the tank, the depth of the second nozzle and the direction of the liquid stream there from being such that rotation of the top surface is facilitated. The spray of the first nozzle, as dispersed by the splash plate, reduces foam on at least a portion of the top surface, with the rotation of the top surface bringing each portion of the top surface to eventually fall within the reducing spray.

Loading the Abstract Image...

First Claim