Apparatus for the production of phosphoric acid
Abstract
Abstract A ONE-PIECE APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF WET PROCESS PHOSPHORIC ACID WHICH COMPRISES A LOWER DIGESTION CHAMBER FOR THE BASIC REACTION BETWEEN THE PHOSPHATE ROCK AND THE SULFURIC ACID, CONTAINING SINGLE MEANS FOR MECHANICAL AGITATION AND BAFFLES PROJECTING FROM THE INNER WALLS OF SAID LOWER CHAMBER, AND AN UPPER VACUUM CRYSTALLIZATION CHAMBER TO REMOVE HEAT OF REACTION AND PROMOTE GYPSUM CRYSTAL GROWTH CONTAINING MEANS FOR MECHANICAL AGITATION, BAFFLES PROJECTING FROM THE INNER WALLS OF SAID UPPER CHAMBER, LIQUID INLET MEANS EXTENDING BELOW THE LIQUID LEVEL IN THE LOWER CHAMBER FOR INTRODUCING ING THE HOT SLURRY INTO SAID CRYSTALLIZER, LIQUID RETURN MEANS FOR RETURNING THE COOLED SLURRY TO THE DIGESTOR AND VARIED INLET AND OUTLET MEANS.
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- 👤 R Somerville
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