APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING GRANULATED MATERIAL FROM LOOSELY DISPERSED SYSTEMS Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: equipment used in food-processing, chemical and other branches of industry to produce food products, granulated catalysts etc. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has device facilitating hydrodynamic motion of drops and consolidating liquid in column, container for loosely dispersed system, column with horizontal channel positioned in its upper end and communicated with it. Channel has two chambers disposed at its ends in symmetry with respect to column. Dosing device is positioned above column and provided with nozzles, granules separating device, container for consolidating liquid and granules accumulating container. One of chambers is communicated with pipeline for supplying consolidating liquid into column and other chamber is communicated with granule separating device via pipeline for discharging excessive consolidating liquid from column. EFFECT: increased efficiency, wider operational capabilities and enhanced reliability in operation. 4 cl, 3 dwg