US4249596A
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Condenser and method of construction
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-11-13
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Granted: 1981-02-10
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Expires: 1999-11-13
Abstract
Abstract A heat exchanger type condenser for separating water and other polutants from a vaporous mixture and a method of making the condenser is disclosed utilizing a hollow cylindrical vessel with inlet and outlet means. Conduit means having transversely extending heat exchanger fins are located in the vessel with the heat exchanger fins being square or rectangle when viewed in end view. Upper and lower baffle guides with baffles extending between the guides surround the heat exchanger fins in the vessel. The lower baffle guide has perforations formed therein so that the material that is condensed out of the mixture is immediately separated and drained. The conduit means has an entry and exit means that completely seals the inside of the conduit from the inside diameter of the cylindrical vessel. The cylindrical vessel has inlet and outlet means that help seal the inside of the cylinder from the surrounding atmosphere.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter Tutak
- 👤 Don Burk
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 14:41
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D5/00; B01D5/0033; B01D5/0036; B01D5/0003; B01D5/0009; B01D5/0078; B01D5/0081; B01D53/00; B01D53/26; B01D53/265; F; F28; F28B; F28B1/00; F28B1/06; F28B9/00; F28B9/08; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S165/00; Y10S165/184; Y10S165/205; Y10S165/216
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
A condenser for separating water and other pollutants from a vaporous mixture and comprises: a. a cylindrical housing having opposing ends and inlet means and outlet means; b. sealed and separate conduit means in said housing extending from one toward the other of said opposing ends and having entry and exit means from said housing; c. heat exchanger fins extending from said conduit means outwardly toward said housing; d. baffles located in said housing on opposite sides of said heat exchanger fins so as to direct the vaporous mixture alternately from one side to the other of said opposite sides as the vaporous mixture is moved from said inlet means to said outlet means; e. plate means located below said heat exchanger fins creating a lowermost compartment along the bottom of said housing; f. perforations formed in said plate means for draining of the water and other pollutants to said lower compartment; g. means for draining said water and pollutants from said housing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
163 words
A condenser for separating water and other pollutants from a vaporous mixture and comprises: a. a cylindrical housing having opposing ends and inlet means and outlet means; b. sealed and separate conduit means in said housing extending from one toward the other of said opposing ends and having entry and exit means from said housing; c. heat exchanger fins extending from said conduit means outwardly toward said housing; d. baffles located in said housing on opposite sides of said heat exchanger fins so as to direct the vaporous mixture alternately from one side to the other of said opposite sides as the vaporous mixture is moved from said inlet means to said outlet means; e. plate means located below said heat exchanger fins creating a lowermost compartment along the bottom of said housing; f. perforations formed in said plate means for draining of the water and other pollutants to said lower compartment; g. means for draining said water and pollutants from said housing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A condenser according to claim 1 in which said conduit means comprises tubular coil means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
A condenser according to claim 1 in which said plate means comprises a planar surface extending from side to side and along the length of said cylindrical housing and having dependent leg means extending downwardly to a lowermost section of the inside diameter of said cylinder.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A condenser according to claim 1 which further comprises: a. said heat exchanger fins being rectangular when viewed in a direction along the axis of said housing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
A condenser according to claim 4 which further comprises said baffle plates extending upwardly from said plate means and when viewed in a direction along the axis of said housing have one side following the curvature of the inside diameter of said housing and an opposite side defining a chord of that curvature.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
A condenser according to claim 5 which further comprises: a. a top baffle guide located in an uppermost section of said housing, said top baffle guide co-operating with said plate means to hold said baffles in place within said housing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
53 words
A condenser according to claim 6 in which said top baffle guide, said plate means and said baffle on opposite sides of said housing form a rectangular cavity when viewed in a direction along the center axis of the housing; said rectangular heat exchanger fins and said conduit means located within said cavity.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A condenser according to claim 7 in which said top baffle guide, said plate and said baffles are slideably placed within said cylindrical housing.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
A condenser according to claim 8 in which said conduit means comprises sealer walls located at each end of said housing, a plurality of tubes passing through holes formed in said sealer walls and seal means between said walls and said tubes.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
A condenser according to claim 9 in which said seal means comprises O'ring seal means between said tubes and said sealer walls.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
39 words
A condenser according to claim 8 which further comprises that the top baffle guide, said plate means, and said baffles when surrounding said heat exchanger fins and conduit means form a circular projection when viewed in an end view.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
A condenser according to claim 11 which further comprises that said circular projection is substantially equal to the inside diameter of said cylindrical housing.
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