The present invention relates to a new device and a way to assemble such a device for both cooking and drying organic material in the process of making meal. The device of the present invention has a large area for heat exchange and scrapers which stir the material in the container rather than transferring it around in circles. The method of assembling the device allows an accurate and convenient assembly so that the scrapers thoroughly scrape all inner surfaces of the device.

The present invention relates to a new device and a way to assemble such a device for both cooking and drying organic material in the process of making meal. The device of the present invention has a large area for heat exchange and scrapers which stir the material in the container rather than transferring it around in circles. The method of assembling the device allows an accurate and convenient assembly so that the scrapers thoroughly scrape all inner surfaces of the device.

A method for continuous thermal separation of a substance being fed into a treatment chamber is performed within a vessel. Besides the vessel, the apparatus includes a heating device with an external heat source and a rotary mechanism with an external rotary drive. The heating device and the rotary drive are mutually operated such that a resulting operational temperature T.sub.op is obtained within a volume V.sub.p near an inner surface of the vessel which is equal or higher than an evaporation temperature T.sub.c of at least one liquid constituting part of the substance.

A cathode material integrated processing device, which dries, applies, and heat-treats a cathode material, according to an embodiment of the invention includes a support frame, a chamber part including a cylindrical body configured to accommodate the cathode material and a thick plate coupled to each of both ends of the cylindrical body to seal both the ends of the cylindrical body and configured to fix the cylindrical body to an upper portion of the support frame, a heating part disposed in each of the outside the cylindrical body and the outside the thick plate of the chamber part to heat the chamber part, a spray part including one or more nozzles, which is disposed between an upper portion and one side of the cylindrical body of the chamber part and is inserted in a longitudinal direction of the cylindrical body to spray a coating liquid to the cathode material within the chamber part through a gas, a stirring part rotatably disposed inside the cylindrical body of the chamber part to stir the cathode material within the chamber part, a driving part connected to one side of the stirring part and rotatably disposed at one side of an upper portion of the support frame to rotate the stirring part, and a control part configured to control the heating part, the spray part, and the driving part.

A separation apparatus for continuous thermal separation of a substance is fed into a treatment chamber. The substance includes two or more components where at least one of the components is evaporable at an evaporation temperature (T.sub.e). The separation apparatus includes a vessel including a vessel wall with an inner surface enclosing the treatment chamber having a length I.sub.C, a height H and a width W, a substance inlet for feeding the substance into the treatment chamber, a first outlet for releasing non--evaporated parts of the substance from the treatment chamber, a second outlet for releasing evaporated parts of the substance from the treatment chamber, and a rotary mechanism. The rotary mechanism includes a rotatable axle arranged within the treatment chamber having an orientation directed along the treatment chamber's length L and a mixing device fixed to, and extending perpendicular from, the rotatable axle. A radial outermost part of the mixing device includes a plurality of radially separated mixing protrusions, a rotary drive operatively connected to the rotatable axis, and a heating device arranged outside the treatment chamber. The heating device is configured to transfer thermal energy to a minimum peripheral volume (Vp) of the treatment chamber via the inner surface. The minimum peripheral volume (V.sub.p) is defined as a volume between the inner surface and outer radial boundaries of the mixing device. The mixing device includes a plurality of rotary discs fixed with axial offsets to the rotatable axle. The heating device and the rotary drive are configured such that, when both the heating device and the rotary drive are operated at their respective operational input powers (P.sub.hd, P.sub.rm), a resulting operational temperature (T.sub.op) is obtained within at least part of the minimum peripheral volume (V.sub.p) which is equal or higher than the evaporation temperature (T.sub.e).

A separation apparatus for continuous thermal separation of a substance is fed into a treatment chamber. The substance includes two or more components where at least one of the components is evaporable at an evaporation temperature (T.sub.e). The separation apparatus includes a vessel including a vessel wall with an inner surface enclosing the treatment chamber having a length I.sub.C, a height H and a width W, a substance inlet for feeding the substance into the treatment chamber, a first outlet for releasing non--evaporated parts of the substance from the treatment chamber, a second outlet for releasing evaporated parts of the substance from the treatment chamber, and a rotary mechanism. The rotary mechanism includes a rotatable axle arranged within the treatment chamber having an orientation directed along the treatment chamber's length L and a mixing device fixed to, and extending perpendicular from, the rotatable axle. A radial outermost part of the mixing device includes a plurality of radially separated mixing protrusions, a rotary drive operatively connected to the rotatable axis, and a heating device arranged outside the treatment chamber. The heating device is configured to transfer thermal energy to a minimum peripheral volume (Vp) of the treatment chamber via the inner surface. The minimum peripheral volume (V.sub.p) is defined as a volume between the inner surface and outer radial boundaries of the mixing device. The mixing device includes a plurality of rotary discs fixed with axial offsets to the rotatable axle. The heating device and the rotary drive are configured such that, when both the heating device and the rotary drive are operated at their respective operational input powers (P.sub.hd, P.sub.rm), a resulting operational temperature (T.sub.op) is obtained within at least part of the minimum peripheral volume (V.sub.p) which is equal or higher than the evaporation temperature (T.sub.e).

A cathode material integrated processing device, which dries, applies, and heat-treats a cathode material, according to an embodiment of the invention includes a support frame, a chamber part including a cylindrical body configured to accommodate the cathode material and a thick plate coupled to each of both ends of the cylindrical body to seal both the ends of the cylindrical body and configured to fix the cylindrical body to an upper portion of the support frame, a heating part disposed in each of the outside the cylindrical body and the outside the thick plate of the chamber part to heat the chamber part, a spray part including one or more nozzles, which is disposed between an upper portion and one side of the cylindrical body of the chamber part and is inserted in a longitudinal direction of the cylindrical body to spray a coating liquid to the cathode material within the chamber part through a gas, a stirring part rotatably disposed inside the cylindrical body of the chamber part to stir the cathode material within the chamber part, a driving part connected to one side of the stirring part and rotatably disposed at one side of an upper portion of the support frame to rotate the stirring part, and a control part configured to control the heating part, the spray part, and the driving part.

A cathode material integrated processing device, which dries, applies, and heat-treats a cathode material, according to an embodiment of the invention includes a support frame, a chamber part including a cylindrical body configured to accommodate the cathode material and a thick plate coupled to each of both ends of the cylindrical body to seal both the ends of the cylindrical body and configured to fix the cylindrical body to an upper portion of the support frame, a heating part disposed in each of the outside the cylindrical body and the outside the thick plate of the chamber part to heat the chamber part, a spray part including one or more nozzles, which is disposed between an upper portion and one side of the cylindrical body of the chamber part and is inserted in a longitudinal direction of the cylindrical body to spray a coating liquid to the cathode material within the chamber part through a gas, a stirring part rotatably disposed inside the cylindrical body of the chamber part to stir the cathode material within the chamber part, a driving part connected to one side of the stirring part and rotatably disposed at one side of an upper portion of the support frame to rotate the stirring part, and a control part configured to control the heating part, the spray part, and the driving part.

A separation apparatus is for continuous thermal separation of a substance being fed into a treatment chamber. The substance includes a vessel including a vessel wall with an outer inner surface enclosing the treatment chamber having a length, a height and a width, a substance inlet for feeding the substance into the treatment chamber, a first outlet for releasing non-evaporated parts, a second outlet for releasing evaporated parts, and a rotary mechanism including a rotatable axle arranged at least partly within the treatment chamber along the length and a mixing device fixed to, and extending perpendicular from, the rotatable axle. A rotary drive is operatively connected to or near an end of a rotatably axis. A heater is arranged outside the treatment chamber. The heater is configured to transfer thermal energy via the inner surface to the treatment chamber.

A separation apparatus is for continuous thermal separation of a substance being fed into a treatment chamber. The substance includes a vessel including a vessel wall with an outer inner surface enclosing the treatment chamber having a length, a height and a width, a substance inlet for feeding the substance into the treatment chamber, a first outlet for releasing non-evaporated parts, a second outlet for releasing evaporated parts, and a rotary mechanism including a rotatable axle arranged at least partly within the treatment chamber along the length and a mixing device fixed to, and extending perpendicular from, the rotatable axle. A rotary drive is operatively connected to or near an end of a rotatably axis. A heater is arranged outside the treatment chamber. The heater is configured to transfer thermal energy via the inner surface to the treatment chamber.