Liquid dispensing systems
US4349321A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 1979 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/791
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A valve chamber connected to the inlet of a ram pump has an inlet connected to a source of sludge and a substantially smaller inlet connected to the outlet of a metering pump. A valve seat in the valve chamber has a ball resting freely thereon, and an operative connection between the ram pump and the metering pump synchronizes the suction stroke of the ram pump with the discharge stroke of the metering pump to cause the incoming sludge to lift and spin the ball and thereby mix the sludge with the incoming additive.
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