Method of chaotic mixing and improved stirred tank reactors
US5921679A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 19, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01F35/212
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides a method and apparatus for efficiently achieving a homogeneous mixture of fluid components by introducing said components having a Reynolds number of between about .ltoreq.1 to about 500 into a vessel and continuously perturbing the mixing flow by altering the flow speed and mixing time until homogeniety is reached. This method prevents the components from aggregating into non-homogeneous segregated regions within said vessel during mixing and substantially reduces the time the admixed components reach homogeneity.
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