Mixing apparatus and method
US5120445A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D2321/2066
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus and method for effecting mass or heat transfer between the bulk of a fluid and a transfer surface boundary layer comprises a conduit having transverse baffles spaced apart from the transfer surface such that vortex mixing is induced in fluid passed along the conduit in pulsed flow. The transfer surface may be a membrane suitable for microfiltration, ultrafiltration or pervaporation.
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