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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Gaumer Company, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jack L. McClanahan, Montgomery, TX (US);
Craig S. Tiras, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Gaumer Company, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24H 6/00 (2006.01); B01D 3/02 (2006.01); B01D 3/14 (2006.01); B01D 1/00 (2006.01); B01D 19/00 (2006.01); F02M 21/06 (2006.01); F28F 9/22 (2006.01); F28F 13/06 (2006.01); F24H 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24H 6/00 (2013.01); B01D 1/0011 (2013.01); B01D 1/0023 (2013.01); B01D 1/0076 (2013.01); B01D 3/02 (2013.01); B01D 3/143 (2013.01); B01D 19/0063 (2013.01); F02M 21/06 (2013.01); F24H 1/103 (2013.01); F28F 9/22 (2013.01); F28F 13/06 (2013.01); F28F 2009/228 (2013.01); Y02T 10/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of heating fluids that includes heating liquids within a lower portion of a vessel, using first immersion heaters and heating a gas within an upper portion of the vessel using second immersion heaters. Liquid levels in the lower portion of the vessel are controlled. Heating the gas includes heating gas within the upper portion of the common vessel within another vessel positioned within the upper portion of the common vessel.