US6082713A
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Steam injection heater
Assignee: Komax Systems Inc
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Filing: 1998-10-03
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Granted: 2000-07-04
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Expires: 2018-10-03
Abstract
Abstract A steam injection heater for liquids. The liquids are carried by a conduit characterized as having an upstream end, downstream, substantially circular cross-section and tapered section. A steam inlet pipe is caused to pass through a side wall of the conduit for injecting steam at its outlet proximate the longitudinal axis of the conduit upstream with the tapered section. The steam inlet pipe further includes a mixing element of a configuration to cause steam emanating from the steam inlet pipe to enter the conduit as a rotating cone of steam for efficiently transferring heat energy from the steam to the moving stream of liquids.
Inventors
- 👤 Leonard Tony King
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 19:48
CPC Classifications
F; F28; F28C; F28C3/00; F28C3/06; B; B01; B01F; B01F25/00; B01F25/30; B01F25/31; B01F25/313; B01F25/3131; B01F25/40; B01F25/42; B01F25/43; B01F25/431; B01F25/4315; B01F25/433; B01F25/4335; B01F2025/91; B01F2025/913; B01F23/00; B01F23/20; B01F23/23; B01F33/00; B01F33/80; B01F33/82; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S261/00; Y10S261/10; Y10S261/76
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A steam injection heater for liquids comprising a conduit for carrying a moving stream of liquids from an upstream end to a downstream end thereof, said conduit having a substantially circular cross-section and longitudinal axis and tapered section, said steam injection heater further comprising a steam inlet pipe passing through a side wall of said conduit for injecting steam at its outlet proximate the longitudinal axis of said conduit upstream of said tapered section, said steam inlet pipe further including a mixing element of a configuration to cause steam emanating from said steam inlet pipe to enter said conduit as a rotating cone of steam for efficiently transferring heat energy from said steam to said moving stream of liquids.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
A steam injection heater for liquids comprising a conduit for carrying a moving stream of liquids from an upstream end to a downstream end thereof, said conduit having a substantially circular cross-section and longitudinal axis and tapered section, said steam injection heater further comprising a steam inlet pipe passing through a side wall of said conduit for injecting steam at its outlet proximate the longitudinal axis of said conduit upstream of said tapered section, said steam inlet pipe further including a mixing element of a configuration to cause steam emanating from said steam inlet pipe to enter said conduit as a rotating cone of steam for efficiently transferring heat energy from said steam to said moving stream of liquids.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The steam injection heater of claim 1 wherein said tapered section of said conduit is characterized as having sloping side walls to reduce the diameter of said conduit within the tapered section.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The steam heater of claim 2 wherein the tapered section is characterized as having side walls which slope from the conduit side walls at approximately 30° angles.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
The steam heater of claim 1 wherein said mixing element is characterized as having a flat rectangular central portion having first and second sets of ears adjacent opposite sides of said central portion, said sets of ears including first and second ears bent upward and downward relative to the plane of said central portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The steam heater of claim 4 wherein the included angle defined by said first set of ears is in the range of about 30° to about 120°.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The steam heater of claim 5 wherein the included angle defined by said second set of ears is in the range of about 30° to about 120°.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The steam heater of claim 1 wherein said tapered section is proximate the downstream end of said conduit.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2007-07-04 | 2008-01-03 | 2008-07-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2011-07-04 | 2012-01-03 | 2012-07-04 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |