ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,578,149, issued on March 17.
"Vertical vapor generator" was invented by Giovanni Manenti (Grumello del Monte, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Vertical vapor generator of shell-and-tube type, for an indirect heat exchange between a tube-side fluid to be cooled and a boiling shell-side fluid, and operating method thereof. The vertical vapor generator includes shell-side baffles having a slope to promote the upward outflow of vapor from the lower surface of the baffles and the downward outflow of gravity deposits from the upper surface of the baffles. In embodiments, the vertical vapor generator mitigates or eliminates overheating and...