Apparatus and method for reducing anhydrous ammonia application by optimizing distribution
US6997400B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 16, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05B3/04
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus, method, and system for distributing gas and/or liquid phase substance from an inlet to multiple outlets with reduced variations and distribution. The apparatus includes a body having an inlet and a plurality of outlets. In one aspect, a rotatable impeller is positioned between inlet and plurality of outlets. The impeller includes a spiral fluid pathway relative to direction of substance through the inlet so that the substance passes through the impeller and is distributed to the outlets through a spinning impeller.
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