Device for the cryogenic pelletization of liquids
First Claim
1. In a device for the cryogenic pelletization of liquids by dripping the liquids into a coolant having a temperature sufficiently cold to solidify the drops, said device including a liquid container mounted above a coolant reservoir, a dripping unit at the bottom of said container, said dripping unit including an inner disk disposed toward the interior of said container, an outer disk against said inner disk, said outer disk being disposed toward said coolant reservoir, flow openings in said inner and outer disks alignable with each other to permit liquid to flow from said container through said disks and into said reservoir, means for rotating one of said disks with respect to the other of said disks to adjust the effective size of said flow openings by adjusting their degree of alignment, the improvement being in that nozzle-like drip-off elements being mounted in said flow openings of said outer disk, and said elements being detachably mounted to comprise replaceable insert elements.
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In a device for the cryogenic pelletization of liquids by dripping the liquids into a coolant having a temperature sufficiently cold to solidify the drops, said device including a liquid container mounted above a coolant reservoir, a dripping unit at the bottom of said container, said dripping unit including an inner disk disposed toward the interior of said container, an outer disk against said inner disk, said outer disk being disposed toward said coolant reservoir, flow openings in said inner and outer disks alignable with each other to permit liquid reservoir, means for rotating one of said disks with respect to the other of said disks to adjust the effective size of said flow openings by adjusting their degree of alignment, the improvement being in that nozzle-like drip-off elements being mounted in said flow openings of said outer disk, and said elements being detachably mounted to comprise replaceable insert elements.
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- 1. In a device for the cryogenic pelletization of liquids by dripping the liquids into a coolant having a temperature sufficiently cold to solidify the drops, said device including a liquid container mounted above a coolant reservoir, a dripping unit at the bottom of said container, said dripping unit including an inner disk disposed toward the interior of said container, an outer disk against said inner disk, said outer disk being disposed toward said coolant reservoir, flow openings in said inner and outer disks alignable with each other to permit liquid to flow from said container through said disks and into said reservoir, means for rotating one of said disks with respect to the other of said disks to adjust the effective size of said flow openings by adjusting their degree of alignment, the improvement being in that nozzle-like drip-off elements being mounted in said flow openings of said outer disk, and said elements being detachably mounted to comprise replaceable insert elements.
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Current AssigneeMesser Griesheim GmbH
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Original AssigneeMesser Griesheim GmbH
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InventorsSporri, Hans P.
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Primary Examiner(s)Capossela, Ronald C.
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Application NumberUS07/407,533Time in Patent Office417 DaysField of Search62/64, 62/78, 62/373US Class Current62/373CPC Class CodesA23L 3/363 the materials not being tra...A23L 3/375 with direct contact between...B01J 2/00 Processes or devices for gr...F25C 1/00 Producing ice F25C3/00 take...
