Fluid mixer with internal vortex
US9144774B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01F2025/913
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to a fluid mixer, a system for mixing fluids utilizing the fluid mixer, and a method of mixing fluids using the fluid mixer or the system for mixing fluids, and more specifically, to a compact static mixing device with no moving parts and capable of mixing any fluid, such as air, nitrogen gas, water, oil, polluted water, and the like. A first pressurized, incoming fluid is accelerated locally by a section reduction, is split into streams, and then is released into a second fluid found in a closed volume or an open volume after a period of stabilization. The directed and controlled first fluid slides along an insert up to directional and angled fins at a vortex creator where suction forces from a self-initiating vortex in an internal cavity draws in at least part of the first fluid to fuel the vortex. The compactness and simplicity of the fluid mixer with internal vortex can be used alone within a closed volume in a conduit, in a sprayer, or within a fixed geometry to direct the mixing vortex to specific dimensions. One or more fluid mixers can also be used in an open volume such as a reservoir, a tank, a pool, or any other fluid body to cond…
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