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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2019
Applicant:
Marion Mechanical Llc, Coarsegold, CA (US);
Inventors:
Paul Simon, San Jose, CA (US);
Craig Marion, Livermore, CA (US);
Tina Asher Marion, Livermore, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 1/22 (2006.01); B01D 3/10 (2006.01); B01D 5/00 (2006.01); B01D 1/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 1/225 (2013.01); B01D 1/30 (2013.01); B01D 3/106 (2013.01); B01D 5/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
Vacuum distillation apparatus and methods are provided. In an embodiment, an apparatus is provided that includes an evaporation chamber having a bottom flow rate control (FRC) surface that is curved to provide multiple flow rates to a solution as it flows across the bottom surface. The apparatus also includes a wiper that is curved to match the curve of the bottom FRC surface and wipes the bottom FRC surface to distribute the solution. A heater heats the bottom FRC surface to evaporate one or more components from the moving solution.