Apparatus for mixing two fluids or keeping them separate
US6926030B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 21, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/87676
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A mixing apparatus for mixing two fluids immediately following contact with each other is disclosed. The mixing apparatus includes a spring-loaded ball valve separating a first fluid from a second fluid. The ball valve closes as a result of at least spring force. The ball valve opens as a result of hydraulic pressure of one of the fluids operating against the spring force. Mixing is accomplished instantaneously by dispersing one fluid in a thin pattern around the open ball valve into a stream of the other fluid.
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