SATURATOR FOR SUGARBEET INDUSTRY Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC C13B20/00 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the production of sugar. The saturator has a cylindrical housing with a conical bottom with technological nozzles and perforated baffles placed at its lower part for dispersing the saturation gas flow. In the upper part of the housing the device for separating drops of juice from the saturation gas is located. This device is a truncated cone having longitudinal helical grooves on the inner surface. The truncated cone is attached with its large base to the wall of the cylindrical housing to form outwards a cavity for collecting the separated drops. At that in the housing at least four flexible drain tube damped at the lower end are diametrically located. In the wall of each tube along the length the tapering nozzles are made, for supply of juice from the cavity of collection to the inner surface of the housing and formation of a liquid film on it. At the upper part of the cylindrical housing the pipe is made for discharge of the vapour-gas flow. The pipe is connected to the inlet of the flow channel for the coolant of the thermoelectric generator. The generator is made in the form of a housing and a set of differential thermocouples. And the "hot" ends of the differential thermocouples are located inside the flow channel for the coolant, and their "cold" ends are mounted on a surface of the housing of the thermoelectric generator. The outlet of the flow channel for the coolant is connected with the atmosphere.

EFFECT: invention enables to reduce energy consumption for the saturation process due to generating electrical power by the thermoelectric generator that uses the heat discharged to the atmosphere of the vapour-gas flow.

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