Foam eliminating feed distributor

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METHOD FOR INTRODUCING A FLASH DISTILLABLE FEED MATERIAL HAVING A TENDENCY TO FOAM UPON PRESSURE RELEASE INTO A VACUUM FLASH DISTILLATION ZONE COMPRISING CONDUCTING SAID MATERIAL INTO A LOWER PORTION OF AN UPWARDLY OPENED FORM PRODUCING-BREAKING SECTION WITHIN SAID ZONE, FLOWING SAID MATERIAL THROUGH A FLOW RESTRICTION ZONE IN SAID LOWER PORTION TO PARTIALLY REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF SAID MATERIAL AND TO CAUSE SAID MATERIAL TO FOAM, PASSING SAID FOAMING MATERIAL UPWARDLY THROUGH SAID SECTION AT SAID PARTIALLY REDUCED PRESSURE, AT THE TOP OF SAID SECTION PASSING SAID FOAMING MATERIAL, THROUGH A SECOND FLOW RESTRICTION ZONE WHILE TURNING SAID MATERIAL THROUGH AN ANGLE OF AT LEAST ABOUT 90* TO FURTHER REDUCE THE PRESSURE OF SAID MATERIAL AND TO BREAK SAID FOAM, INTRODUCING SAID MATERIAL SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF FOAM INTO SAID ZONE, AND FLASH DISTILLING SAID MATERIAL IN SAID ZONE TO PRODUCE FLASHED VAPORS AN AN UNVAPORIZED RESIDUE.