Patents Assigned to Evaporator Technology Corporation
  • Apparatus for forming a vortex
    Patent number: 4288285
    Abstract: Apparatus for forming a vortex includes inner and outer wall structures. The inner wall has a downward flow passageway therewithin. A plurality of vanes are provided between the wall structures to induce a vortex to form from an upward flow of liquor through the annular passageway between the walls. The wall structures form a settling trough into which solid materials may settle and accumulate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1981
    Assignee: Evaporator Technology Corporation
    Inventor: James E. Houston