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Injector apparatus having a constriction in a following adjoining mixing pipe

US4477341A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 4, 1982
Grant dateOct 16, 1984
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Expiry dateNov 4, 2002

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S261/75
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The injector apparatus is of the kind having a constriction which lies, in the flow direction, immediately before a following adjoining mixing section, in which fibrous stock suspension is mixed with air for the purpose of subjecting the suspension to flotation in a flotation tank. The mixing pipe in which the mixing section is disposed has a radial diffusor at its outlet end, and, for a greater flow rate of air, additional air intake bores are disposed therein a short distance in the flow direction after the constriction. A favorable arrangement is achieved if the injector apparatus with the mixing pipe is arranged perpendicularly in a flotation tank, which may have the form of a reclining cylinder. In this case, the froth, like the cleaned suspension, is drawn off on one long side, i.e., a side which extends parallel to the cylinder axis; the extraction opening for the cleaned suspension being provided preferably immediately below the level of the suspension and/or the froth extraction arrangement.

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