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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2022
Hydro-thermal Corporation, Waukesha, WI (US);
James C. Zaiser, Elm Grove, WI (US);
Robert Bourdo, Ii, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Justin Widiker, Burlington, WI (US);
Hydro-Thermal Corporation, Waukesha, WI (US);
Abstract
A direct contact steam injection heater that allows shear to be adjusted by modifying a lateral position of a movable combining tube. The movable combining tube includes a rack on an outer surface of the combining tube that engages a movable lever arm of an adjustment mechanism. The pivoting movement of the lever arm moves the combining tube in a lateral direction to adjust the shear in the product being heated. The combining tube is supported in a housing by a pair of lateral bushings and a pair of end seals prevent product from entering the combining tube housing. The lever arm is coupled to a worm gear shaft such that rotation of the worm gear shaft creates pivoting movement of the lever arm and lateral movement of the combining tube.