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Vane for an impeller of an agitator, impeller and agitator

US11642637B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Sulzer Management AG · CH

Inventors

Mikael Andersson · Ronneby, SE
Erik Blechingberg · Handen, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 8, 2020
Grant date	May 9, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 29, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB01F2215/0431
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A vane for an impeller of an agitator includes a socket having a base plane configured to mount the vane to an impeller, and a blade configured to mix a process fluid, the blade having a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a blade tip extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge at an end of the blade facing away from the socket, the blade having a pressure side and a suction side, and the pressure side having a first concave region towards the leading edge, a second concave region toward the trailing edge and a convex region between the first and second concave regions.

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