Patent ID: 6304718
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: A23B,A23L,F24H,H05B

Abstract:
Electroheating apparatus comprising:a conduit adapted for flow therethrough of a flowable product having a pressure;an electrode circumferentially surrounding said conduit, said electrode defining a first annulus between an inner wall of said electrode and an outer wall of said conduit;an electrolytic solution disposed in said first annulus which contacts the outer wall of said conduit;an electrical power source connected to said electrode for passing an electrical current through said electrolytic solution;a generally electrically non-conductive sleeve circumferentially surrounding said conduit axially adjacent said electrode, said non-conductive sleeve defining a second annulus between the inner wall of said sleeve and the outer wall of said conduit; anda generally electrically non-conductive fluid disposed in said second annulus which contacts the outer wall of said conduit.