Apparatus for homogenizing two or more fluids of different densities
US8079751B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01F2025/915
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A blending apparatus for blending a first fluid stream having a first density and a second fluid stream having a second fluid density, the first density being greater than said second density, is discussed. The apparatus includes a first fluid director including a plurality of baffles affixed therein to create turbulence and shear in the first fluid, a cylindrical second fluid director, a primary mixing chamber receiving the first sheared fluid from the first fluid director and receiving the second fluid from the second fluid director, wherein the first fluid and second fluid are mixed in the primary mixing chamber to form a mixed primary fluid stream, and a secondary blending chamber comprising at least one static mixer and coaxially aligned with and receiving the mixed primary fluid stream from the primary mixing chamber.
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