Method for mixing laminar and turbulent flow streams
US5826977A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01F25/4321
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of mixing substances under either laminar flow or turbulent flow conditions, or substances having a combination of laminar flow conditions. The method includes combining two or more initial fluidic substances into a combined fluid stream, dividing the combined fluid stream into two or more separate fluid streams, changing the shape of each of the two or more separate fluid streams in preparation for layering the two or more separate fluid streams together into a subsequent combined fluid stream such that each subsequent combined fluid stream has the same cross-sectional shape as the initial combined fluid stream and such that the cross-sectional area of the fluid stream is constant, and repeating the dividing, shaping and layering of the subsequent combined fluid stream at least one or more times.
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