Systems and methods for rationalizing ingredients

    公开(公告)号:US11713233B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-01

    申请号:US16337040

    申请日:2017-09-29

    Inventor: Arthur G. Rudick

    CPC classification number: B67D1/0034

    Abstract: The present application provides a beverage dispensing system. The beverage dispensing system may include a nozzle, a first beverage component with a first ingredient in communication with the nozzle via a first pump, and a second beverage component with the first ingredient and a second ingredient in communication with the nozzle via a second pump. The first pump and the second pump may vary the flow rate of the first beverage component and the second beverage component to the nozzle to create different beverages.

    DOUBLE SKIN HEAT EXCHANGER APPARATUS AND SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20230194134A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-22

    申请号:US17926064

    申请日:2021-05-28

    CPC classification number: F25B39/024 F25B13/00 F28F3/12 F25D21/12

    Abstract: A heat exchanger module includes a skin condenser and a skin evaporator. The skin condenser includes an inner condenser plate, an outer condenser plate coupled to the inner condenser plate and a condenser tube channel formed on one of the inner condenser plate and/or the outer condenser plate. The evaporator includes an inner evaporator plate, an outer evaporator plate coupled to the inner evaporator plate, and an evaporator tube channel formed on one of the inner evaporator plate and/or the outer evaporator plate. The heat exchanger also includes an insulation layer extending between the inner condenser plate and the inner evaporator plate. Each of the plates that form the skin condenser and/or evaporator can be formed from different materials and/or have different material thicknesses to reduce heat transfer through the insulation layer from the condenser to the evaporator while also promoting heat transfer through natural convection with surrounding air.

    Flow control module with a thermal mass flow meter

    公开(公告)号:US11644353B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-09

    申请号:US17273982

    申请日:2019-09-06

    CPC classification number: G01F1/684 G01F1/688 G01F1/696 G05D7/0623 G05D7/0635

    Abstract: A flow control module with a thermal mass flow meter is provided. The thermal mass flow meter facilitates measuring both a flow rate and a temperature of a fluid passing through the flow control module. Fluids may experience different flow characteristics at different temperature ranges. The flow control module includes a proportional control valve for selectively adjusting the flow rate of the fluid passing through the flow control module. Upon detecting that the temperature of the fluid is outside of a temperature range for the fluid, a controller is configured to load a different set of calibration parameters for controlling the operation of the proportional control valve to accommodate the different flow characteristics of the fluid at that temperature. Additionally, the controller is configured to detect bubbles using the thermal mass flow meter based upon the difference in thermal conductivity of gasses and liquids.

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