Versator Operation & Process Actions

Features of the Cornell Versator

Removal of entrapped air, foam, or gas from liquids under high vacuum.
Efficient mixing, blending, homogenization, dispersion, emulsification as a simultaneous secondary benefit.
Removal of moisture or distillation of residuals under certain conditions.

During operation, the Versator Chamber is under high vacuum and the Versator Disc is rotating.
Drawn in by the vacuum, the aerated material passes through the Feed Assembly and the Spreader Ring creates a thin film of material on the Versator Disc's interior surface.
The rotation of the Versator Disc centrifuges the thin film of material across its interior surface while the vacuum draws off the entrapped air or gas.
The deaerated material is pumped up the Scoop Tube Assembly from within the curved inside edge of the Versator Disc and leaves the Versator Chamber.
The air (or gas) removed from the material exits the system through the vacuum pump's discharge or exhaust.
The Versator Chamber does not fill; the material stays within the Versator Disc.

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The Versator's operation is simple, but it can accomplish a variety of actions during the fraction of a second that the material is being processed:

Process virtually any pourable or pumpable liquid - hot or cold - from water to hot chewing gum.
Heat sensitive and shear sensitive products can be processed.
Design allows all of the processed material to be exposed in a thin film to high vacuum.
Continuous operation (no timed cycle) and can be installed in-line or used for batch processing.
Additional pumps for feed and discharge are not necessary in most installations. Material can be discharged from vacuum chamber by operating design.
Few spare parts subject to wear and easy access to interior parts for inspection and cleaning.
Minimal product loss during operation.

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Cornell Versator Parts Diagram		Cornell Versator System Diagram