Liquid reconcentrating apparatus

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR RECONCENTRATING LIQUID DEHYDRATING AGENTS AND THE LIKE BY THE REMOVAL OF MOISTURE THEREFROM COMPRISING MEANS PROVIDING A BOILER CHAMBER, MEANS FOR HEATING LIQUID CONTAINED IN SAID CHAMBER, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING WET DEHYDRATING AGENT TO SAID CHAMBER, A CONDENSER ABOVE SAID CHAMBER A LIQUID COLLECTING SUMP BELOW SAID CHAMBER, AN OVERFLOW CONDUIT CONNECTING SAID CHAMBER AND SAID SUMP AND DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF LIQUID IN SAID CHAMBER, MEANS PROVIDING A PASSAGE CONNECTING THE TOP OF SAID CHAMBER AND THE BOTTOM OF SID CONDENSER FOR CONDUCTING VAPOR TO SAID CONDENSER AND FOR RETURNING LIQUID TO SAID CHAMBER, SAID CONDENSER HAVING A VAPOR OUTLET REMOTE FROM SAID PASSAGE, A MASS OF PACKING MATERIAL IN SAID CONDENSER FOR REMOVING LIQUID FROM THE VAPOR FLOWING TOWARD SAID OUTLET, AND A BAFFLE PLATE EXTENDING HORIZONTALLY IN SAID CHAMBER BETWEEN AND SPACED FROM SAID PASSAGE AND SAID OVERFLOW CONDUIT, SAID AGENT SUPPLYING MEANS OPENING INTO SAID CHAMBER ABOVE SAID BAFFLE PLATE WHEREBY SAID OVERFLOW CONDUIT IS SHIELDED FROM THE FLUID DISCHARGED FROM SAID SUPPLYING MEANS AND FROM LIQUID RETURNING TO SAID CHAMBER THROUGH SAID PASSAGE, SAID BAFFLE PLATE BEING FORMED TO PROVIDE A SHALLOW LIQUID RETAINING PAN AND SAID SUPPLYING MEANS INCLUDING A PORTION IN HEAT EXCHANGE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LIQUID IN SAID CHAMBER WHEREBY THE WET DEHYDRATING AGENT IS HEATED BEFORE DISCHARGE FROM SAID SUPPLYING MEANS.