Patent ID: 6648938
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: B01D,C02F

Abstract:
An apparatus for cleaning steam from a circuit, comprising a tank containing water, an evaporation chamber for generating water vapor, wherein the evaporation chamber is in fluid communication with the tank for feeding water to the evaporation chamber, which water vapor may optionally be accelerated by a blower, leading the water vapor to a separator (2) which separates a current of water vapour and thence the water vapor is delivered through an aspirator to a cooler or condenser or the water vapor is released into the atmosphere, incorporating a concentrates tank which collects unevaporated compounds in said evaporation chamber (1) and, optionally, a conventional steam cleaner disposed between the separator and the blower, wherein said separator (1) comprises a closed volume (2) with a steam inlet duct (3) and a steam outlet duct (4) opposite each other on said closed volume (2), and incorporating a tabular element (3) placed below the vertical and sloping downward in relation to said steam inlet (3), with a channel (6) at the bottom of said closed volume (2), which channel has a discharge pipe (7) to carry the liquefied substances and particles adhered to the tabular element (3) to the bottom of said closed volume (2) from where the liquefied substances and particles adhered are removed through a drain (8).