VESSEL FOR TREATING LIQUIDS

摘要

A single vessel (10) with no moving parts is constructed to perform the functions of coalescing, vacuum dehydration, and thin film evaporation. A circular flat plate (14), having a central opening (13), is welded horizontally across the vessel (10) near the top. Directly below the central opening (13) is a stationary porous medium (22) made up of a plurality of rigid ceramic sponge disks (26) stacked up to form a cylindrical shape. There are injectors (70) with jet nozzles (76) for introducing liquid into the vessel and creating a thin film. Along the inner surface of the vertical wall (82) of the vessel (10) are spiral baffles (84). The baffles (84) are at an angle from the horizontal and serve to keep the liquid in a thin film.