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US3118744A
US3118744A US94327A US9432761A US3118744A US 3118744 A US3118744 A US 3118744A US 94327 A US94327 A US 94327A US 9432761 A US9432761 A US 9432761A US 3118744 A US3118744 A US 3118744A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F26—DRYING
    • F26B—DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM
    • F26B17/00—Machines or apparatus for drying materials in loose, plastic, or fluidised form, e.g. granules, staple fibres, with progressive movement
    • F26B17/18—Machines or apparatus for drying materials in loose, plastic, or fluidised form, e.g. granules, staple fibres, with progressive movement with movement performed by rotating helical blades or other rotary conveyors which may be heated moving materials in stationary chambers, e.g. troughs
    • F26B17/20—Machines or apparatus for drying materials in loose, plastic, or fluidised form, e.g. granules, staple fibres, with progressive movement with movement performed by rotating helical blades or other rotary conveyors which may be heated moving materials in stationary chambers, e.g. troughs the axis of rotation being horizontal or slightly inclined
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C48/25—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
    • B29C48/36—Means for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it through the nozzle or die
    • B29C48/395—Means for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it through the nozzle or die using screws surrounded by a cooperating barrel, e.g. single screw extruders
    • B29C48/40—Means for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it through the nozzle or die using screws surrounded by a cooperating barrel, e.g. single screw extruders using two or more parallel screws or at least two parallel non-intermeshing screws, e.g. twin screw extruders
    • B29C48/405—Intermeshing co-rotating screws
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C48/25—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
    • B29C48/36—Means for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it through the nozzle or die
    • B29C48/395—Means for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it through the nozzle or die using screws surrounded by a cooperating barrel, e.g. single screw extruders
    • B29C48/40—Means for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it through the nozzle or die using screws surrounded by a cooperating barrel, e.g. single screw extruders using two or more parallel screws or at least two parallel non-intermeshing screws, e.g. twin screw extruders
    • B29C48/41—Intermeshing counter-rotating screws
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C48/25—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations
    • B29C48/36—Means for plasticising or homogenising the moulding material or forcing it through the nozzle or die
    • B29C48/50—Details of extruders
    • B29C48/76—Venting, drying means; Degassing means
    • B29C48/765—Venting, drying means; Degassing means in the extruder apparatus
    • B29C48/766—Venting, drying means; Degassing means in the extruder apparatus in screw extruders
    • B29C48/767—Venting, drying means; Degassing means in the extruder apparatus in screw extruders through a degassing opening of a barrel
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C48/00—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C48/03—Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor characterised by the shape of the extruded material at extrusion

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  • the invention relates to an apparatus for evaporating volatile constituents from plastic, elastic or viscous ma terials, for example polymerised materials, and consists of a trough-like hous ng formed with evaporation apertures and comprising a plurality of interengaging conveyor worms which are capable of being heated and which are arranged on the heated internal wall of the housing.
  • the worms are composed of pairs consisting of interengaging single worms rotating in the same direction, the said pairs in their turn being driven in an o; o site direction of rotation and being arranged symmetrically of the longitudinal axis of the housing in such a way that the innermost worms of the pairs are in contact longitudinally at the outside diameter.
  • the pairs of worms can be arranged in a horizontal plane, but they can also be in planes which form an upwardly open angle in relation to one another.
  • the composition is spread uniformly in a thin layer by the pairs of worms over the hot walls of the housing, is then drawn into the space between the two pairs of worms to form a bead which lies exposed in the evaporation shaft and is again spread towards opposite sides over -.he hot walls of the housing.
  • the material is thus guided in two cycles which contact one another in the middle of the shaft.
  • PEG. 1 is a longitudinal section through the evaporation device and FIG. 2 is a cross-section through this device in the direction of the line A-B.
  • the material is supplied to the worms through the union 5 on the housing, is t..l1en up by the pairs of worms in the gap 6 (FIG. 2) and is guided along the heated walls towards both sides, whereafter the volatile constituents escape upwardly through the evaporation shaft 7.
  • the latter is conveyed on both sides of the housing by each or" the pairs of worms 2, 2a and 3, with a downward incl nation towards the centre between the said pairs, where a bead 8 is formed.
  • This head of material is progressively drawn in between the innermost worm shafts 2a and 3a and decreases gradually in the conveying direction of the worms, corresponding to the progressive thickening of the material.
  • the concentrate is forced out through the housing aperture 9.
  • An evaporation apparatus comprising a housing having an inlet and outlet, 2. first and a second pair of worms rotatably mounted side by side in said housing, the Worms of said first pair having one direction of pitch and intermeshing with each other, the worms of said second pair having an opposite pitch and intermeshing with each other the innermost Worms oi each pair being positioned in non-intermeshing peripheral adjacency relation, the lower portion or" said housing forming a trough-shaped casing surrounding the lower portions of said worms, means for rotating said first pair of worms in one direction and said second pair of worms in the opposite direction, means for heating at least a portion of the wall of the housing adjacent said worms and means for removing vapor from the housing.

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1964 R. ERDMENGER ETAL 3,113,744
APPARATUS F OR EVAPORATING VOLATILE CONSTITUENTS FROM PLASTIC, ELASTIC AND vlscous MATERIALS Filed March 8, ,1961
FIG .7
INVENTORS. WALTER OE TKE, RUDOLF EPDMENGER 6 W BY 2 ATTORNEYS United States Pate t AEPARATUS F012 EVAPURATKNG VQLATEE (ISN- SHTUENTS FRQM PLAE'HC, ELASTKI AND Vl= MATEREALS Rudolf Erdrnenger, Bergiseh-Giadbach, and Walter Oetite,
leverkusen-Wiesdorf, Germany, assignors to Fatherifahrilren Bayer Ahtiengesellschait, Leverhusen, Germany, a corporation of Germany Filed Ma. 8, 1961, Ser. No. 94,327
Claire ,riority, application Germany Mar. 16, 5.96%
4 Claims. (Ql. Se -133) The invention relates to an apparatus for evaporating volatile constituents from plastic, elastic or viscous ma terials, for example polymerised materials, and consists of a trough-like hous ng formed with evaporation apertures and comprising a plurality of interengaging conveyor worms which are capable of being heated and which are arranged on the heated internal wall of the housing.
With apparatus of this nature, the products expanding during the evaporation process are frequently forced into the evaporation apertures, the products being additionally driven by radial components. The blowing procedure occurs to an increased extent when operating under vacuum. The evaporation apertures become progressively clogged, since the product forced into them can only ilow more slowly back to the conveyor worms in proporion as the said product has become stiffer due to giving ofi vapour or suoseqient polymerisation. The sluggish return flow of components of the material produces the danger of these becoming chemically changed and impairm the quality of the fuel products.
it has now been found that these disadvantages are obviated if the worms are composed of pairs consisting of interengaging single worms rotating in the same direction, the said pairs in their turn being driven in an o; o site direction of rotation and being arranged symmetrically of the longitudinal axis of the housing in such a way that the innermost worms of the pairs are in contact longitudinally at the outside diameter. The pairs of worms can be arranged in a horizontal plane, but they can also be in planes which form an upwardly open angle in relation to one another. The effect hereby achieved is that the composition is spread uniformly in a thin layer by the pairs of worms over the hot walls of the housing, is then drawn into the space between the two pairs of worms to form a bead which lies exposed in the evaporation shaft and is again spread towards opposite sides over -.he hot walls of the housing. The material is thus guided in two cycles which contact one another in the middle of the shaft.
One embodiment of the invention is shown diagrammatically and by way of example in the drawing. PEG. 1 is a longitudinal section through the evaporation device and FIG. 2 is a cross-section through this device in the direction of the line A-B. The pairs of worns 2 and 2a, and 5 and 3:: respectively, revolve on the inside walls of a trough-like housing 1 which is provided with a heating jacket 1%; the pair of worms 2 and 2a and the pair of worms 3 and 3a each run in the same direction, but the direction of the pairs is opposite to one another, as will be seen from the arrows. The material is supplied to the worms through the union 5 on the housing, is t..l1en up by the pairs of worms in the gap 6 (FIG. 2) and is guided along the heated walls towards both sides, whereafter the volatile constituents escape upwardly through the evaporation shaft 7. During the axial conveyance of the composition, the latter is conveyed on both sides of the housing by each or" the pairs of worms 2, 2a and 3, with a downward incl nation towards the centre between the said pairs, where a bead 8 is formed. This head of material is progressively drawn in between the innermost worm shafts 2a and 3a and decreases gradually in the conveying direction of the worms, corresponding to the progressive thickening of the material. The concentrate is forced out through the housing aperture 9.
We claim:
1. An evaporation apparatus comprising a housing having an inlet and outlet, 2. first and a second pair of worms rotatably mounted side by side in said housing, the Worms of said first pair having one direction of pitch and intermeshing with each other, the worms of said second pair having an opposite pitch and intermeshing with each other the innermost Worms oi each pair being positioned in non-intermeshing peripheral adjacency relation, the lower portion or" said housing forming a trough-shaped casing surrounding the lower portions of said worms, means for rotating said first pair of worms in one direction and said second pair of worms in the opposite direction, means for heating at least a portion of the wall of the housing adjacent said worms and means for removing vapor from the housing.
2. Apparatus according to claim 1 in which said means for rotating said worms are means for rotating the worms so that the upper surfaces of the Worm pairs rotate to ward each other.
3. Apparatus according to claim 1 in which said worms are substantially parallelly positioned in said housing.
4. Apparatus according to claim 1 in which said pairs of worms are positioned so that their axes lie in planes which forin an upwardly open angle relative to one another.
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1. AN EVAPORATION APPARATUS COMPRISING A HOUSING HAVING AN INLET AND OUTLET, A FIRST AND A SECOND PAIR OF WORMS ROTATABLY MOUNTED SIDE BY SIDE IN SAID HOUSING, THE WORMS OF SAID FIRST PAIR HAVING ONE DIRECTION OF PITCH AND INTERMESHING WITH EACH OTHER, THE WORMS OF SAID SECOND PAIR HAVING AN OPPOSITE PITCH AND INTERMESHING WITH EACH OTHER THE INNERMOST WORMS OF EACH PAIR BEING POSITIONED IN NON-INTERMESHING PERIPHERAL ADJACENCY RELATION, THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID HOUSING FORMING A TROUGH-SHAPED CASING SURROUNDING THE LOWER PORTIONS OF SAID WORMS, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID FIRST PAIR OF WORMS IN ONE DIRECTION AND SAID SECOND PAIR OF WORMS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, MEANS FOR HEATING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE WALL OF THE HOUSING ADJACENT SAID WORMS AND MEANS FOR REMOVING VAPOR FROM THE HOUSING.
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