- Patent Title: Tubular heat treatment apparatus with improved energy efficiency
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Application No.: US14764483Application Date: 2014-01-22
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Publication No.: US10234208B2Publication Date: 2019-03-19
- Inventor: Helén Löfdahl , Magnus Gullberg
- Applicant: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
- Applicant Address: CH Pully
- Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
- Current Assignee: TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A.
- Current Assignee Address: CH Pully
- Agency: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
- Priority: SE1350102 20130130
- International Application: PCT/EP2014/051212 WO 20140122
- International Announcement: WO2014/118048 WO 20140807
- Main IPC: F28D7/00
- IPC: F28D7/00 ; F28D7/10 ; F28D21/00

Abstract:
A tubular heat treatment apparatus comprising a number of tubes arranged in a number of groups. Each of the number of groups are arranged to process product within a pre-determined temperature interval. At least one of the groups is swept by a sheet such that heat transfer to or from the group is reduced.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150362257A1 TUBULAR HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS WITH IMPROVED ENERGY EFFICIENCY Public/Granted day:2015-12-17
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