Chip presteaming and air washing.

摘要

A pair of synchronized rotating valves (45, 46) is provided for feeding steam to the introduction nozzles (l7-28) and pipes (3l-38) in a vertical presteaming vessel (l0). After presteaming, the chips pass through a chips meter (59) to a vertical chute (58) in which they are entrained in liquid, and then pass to a horizontal deaerating vessel (l2).