Device and method for mixing a solid and a fluid
US7287897B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S366/601
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A device (10) for mixing a pulverulent or granular solid (13) with a liquid (32) comprises at least one solid supply device and at least one liquid supply device (37, 38, 40). In an acceleration chamber (42), a rotary movement is imparted to the supplied liquid (32) and the liquid (32) is accelerated to a pre-determined speed, while a rotary movement is imparted to the supplied solid particles (13) in a solid supply chamber (16). The device (10) further comprises a mixing chamber (76) for mixing the solid particles (13) with the liquid (32) to form a suspension, while maintaining the rotary movement generated previously. In a compressor chamber (78), the rotating suspension is accelerated so that a suction effect is generated in an entry region (82) of the compressor chamber (78), which suction effect at least substantially de-aerates the supplied loose solid (13).
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