Patent ID: 8554064
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: A61H,A61M,B01D,F22B,F24H

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for vaporizing a liquid to form vapor, said apparatus comprising a composite metal structure, said structure comprising two metals having different thermal conductivities, one metal having a lower thermal conductivity and one metal having a higher thermal conductivity, said metal with the lower thermal conductivity being in physical contact with said vapor, said metal with the higher thermal conductivity not being in direct physical contact with said vapor, to allow heat from a source to conduct throughout said structure, said structure being provided with an inlet for the liquid to enter, and a multitude of flow passageways in said metal with a high thermal conductivity for said liquid to flow through and be heated and vaporized to form the vapor, and an outlet for the vapor to flow out of said structure.