Patent ID: 7588631
Filing Date: 2009-09-15
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. A vacuum deaerator comprising: a vessel comprising side walls and a cover; at least one vacuum source coupled to the vessel; an open-ended distributor plate defining an inverted bowl shape and comprising outer edges spaced from the walls of the vessel, wherein the inverted bowl shape comprises a base component and substantially curved walls extending from the base component; a drive shaft disposed between the distributor plate and the vessel cover and coupled to the distributor plate on a surface of the base component, the drive shaft being configured to rotate the distributor plate; and at least one feed port coupled to the walls of the vessel and configured to provide a liquid comprising entrained gases onto a surface of the base component of the distributor plate opposite the drive shaft, wherein the distributor plate is configured to deaerate the liquid by substantially removing entrained gases from the liquid through application of centrifugal force.