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Flash tank construction

CA 1209421 A · Owner: Kamyr, Inc. · Inventors: Wiley, William E.

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A flash tank and method of flashing steam, utilizing the tank result in minimum foam, generation so that the outlet steam remains uncontaminated. Feed fluid fed into the interior of the tank is positively prevented from splashing into the liquid seal provided adjacent the liquid outlet from the tank. This may be done by directing the feed fluid upwardly when introduced into the tank and providing a liquid holding tank externally of the flash tank, feed fluid impacting upon a deflecting member and then the conically downwardly tapering walls of a bottom portion of the tank. Another alternative is to feed the feed fluid downwardly into the tank to impact upon a conical deflecting member so …

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  • Granted August 12, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 12, 2003.
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FiledMarch 29, 1983
GrantedAugust 12, 1986
Term endedAugust 12, 2003
Patent numberCA 1209421 A
Classification (IPC)F22B27/00

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1984198619881990199219941996199820002002Application filedMarch 29, 1983Patent grantedAug 12, 1986Term endedAug 12, 2003

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