LIQUID MIXTURE FRACTIONAL DISTILLATION APPARATUS Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: separation of liquid mixtures into components. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has housing formed as hollow horizontal cylinder communicated with basic mixture supply system, purified liquid collection system, vapor collection system, working fluid supply system. Driven drum is mounted within the housing. Tape wound on drum has one end connected with flexible hose and other end turned-out and connected with end of second hose, whose other end is turned-out and connected with end of third hose, whose other end is turned-out and fixed in the housing. Diameter of each subsequent hose exceeds that of previous hose. The hoses are coated with different absorbing compositions. EFFECT: increased efficiency, simplified construction and enhanced reliability in operation. 2 cl, 1 dwg