CONCENTRATOR Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: treating heat sensitive and viscose fluids. SUBSTANCE: concentrator has vertical housing provided with systems for initial fluid and discharging concentrated solution and vapor-liquid mixture and heater. The concentrator is provided with a driving drum positioned inside the top part of the housing, by-pass with a check valve, and power source. The heater is constructed as a flexible electrically conducting hose mounted inside the housing to define the top and bottom spaces and to permit vertical reciprocation. One end of the hose is wound on the drum and connected with the power source. The other end is bent out and secured to the internal wall of the housing over periphery. The top space is in communication with the systems for supplying the initial fluid and discharging concentrated solution. The bottom space is in communication with the system for discharging vapor-liquid mixture. The spaces are interconnected through the by-pass. EFFECT: improved design. 1 dwg