Chemical condenser and recovery unit

Claim 1

IN APPARATUS FOR CONDENSING CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS AND THE LIKE OUT OF COMBUSTION GASES AND THE LIKE, THE COMBINATION OF A CONDENSER PROVIDED WITH A CASING, A ROTOR WITHIN SAID CASING, TUBES CARRIED BY SAID ROGOR MEANS AT ONE SIDE OF SAID CASING INCLUDING AN INLET OPENING IN ONE CASING END AND AN OPPOSED OUTLET OPENING IN THE OTHER CASING END FOR PASSING THE SAID GASES TO BE TREATED THROUGH THE SAID ROTOR TUBES WHICH ARE IN REGISTER WITH SAID OPPOSED OPENINGS IN THAT CASING SIDE, MEANS FOR MAINTAINING THE GAS-CONTACTED SURFACES OF THOSE TUBES AT A TEMPERATURE LOWER THAN THAT OF SAID GASES WHEREBY THE AFORESAID GAS CONSITUENTS ARE CAUSED TO CONDENSE AS DEPOSITS UPON THE NAMED TUBE SURFACES, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID ROTOR WHEREBY TO MOVE THE ROTOR TUBES WITH SAID TO RECEIVED CONDENSED DEPOSITS PROGRESSIVELY FROM SAID GAS-PASSING SIDE OF THE CASING TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE THEREOF AND THEREAFTER ON BACK TO THE GAS-PASSING SIDE, AND MEANS AT SAID OPPOSITE CASING SIDE INCLUDING OPPOSED OPENINGS IN THE TWO CASING ENDS FOR SUBJECTING THE ROTOR TUBES THUS SUCCESSIVELY BROUGHT INTO REGISTER WITH THAT OPPOSITE SIDE TO FLUID JETS WHICH SERVE TO REMOVE THE AFORESAID CONDENSED DEPOSITS FROM THOSE TUBES AND TO CARRY THOSE REMOVED DEPOSITS OUT OF THE CASING.