Counter current temperature control configuration
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1. An apparatus for controlling temperature of a material reaction, comprising;
- a cylinder portion having inner and outer portions, wherein said outer portion is configured to provide for counter-current flow of fluid having a desired temperature;
a jacket portion enclosing said cylinder portion; and
a pump that provides pressure to conducting portions to conduct said fluid to and from said apparatus and at least one of a fluid heater and fluid cooler, wherein said fluid flows circumferentially and in a counter-current flow.
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Abstract
The present invention provide for methods and apparatus for temperature control of material reactions that take place in a defined area. Exemplary areas comprise the inside of a vessel or a material processing passage defined by a rotor and stator, for example. Control of temperature of material reactions in the area is provided by a counter-current flow/configuration of fluid which conducts energy, such as heat, to and/or from the area/space in which the material reactions take place.
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1. An apparatus for controlling temperature of a material reaction, comprising;
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a cylinder portion having inner and outer portions, wherein said outer portion is configured to provide for counter-current flow of fluid having a desired temperature;
a jacket portion enclosing said cylinder portion; and
a pump that provides pressure to conducting portions to conduct said fluid to and from said apparatus and at least one of a fluid heater and fluid cooler, wherein said fluid flows circumferentially and in a counter-current flow. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for providing energy, which comprises the steps of:
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providing an modular apparatus having counter-current fluid flow wherein said apparatus includes a cylinder portion having inner and outer portions, wherein said outer portion is configured to provide for counter-current flow of fluid having a desired temperature, a jacket portion enclosing said cylinder portion; and
conducting portions that conduct said fluid to and from said apparatus and at least one of a fluid heater and fluid cooler;
providing a material processing area, said area being adjacent to and in fluid communication with said apparatus;
activating said at least one of a fluid heater and fluid cooler to heat or cool said fluid;
pumping said fluid to said apparatus, wherein said fluid flows in a counter-current fashion and transmits energy to and/or from said adjacent material processing area.
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7. A method for providing energy, comprising, in combination, the steps of:
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providing an apparatus having counter-current fluid flow wherein said apparatus includes a cylinder portion having inner and outer portions, wherein said outer portion is configured to provide for counter-current flow of fluid having a desired temperature, a jacket portion enclosing said cylinder portion; and
conducting portions that conduct said fluid to and from said apparatus and at least one of a fluid heater and fluid cooler, providing a material processing area, said area being adjacent said apparatus, activating said at least one of a fluid heater and fluid cooler to heat or cool said fluid, pumping said fluid to said apparatus, wherein said fluid flows in a counter-current fashion and transmits energy to and/or from said adjacent material processing area.
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8. A novel enhanced counter current temperature control configuration, comprising, in combination:
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a cylindrical member having inner and outer portions, wherein the outer portion is configured to provide for counter-current flow of fluid having a desired temperature;
a modular jacket assembly enclosing said cylinder portion; and
a pump that provides pressure to conducting portions to conduct said fluid to and from said apparatus and at least one of a fluid heater and fluid cooler, wherein said fluid flows circumferentially and in a counter-current flow.
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