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Channel mixing apparatus

US9839883B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Komax Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

Robert Smith · Hartsville, US
Seungsuk Lee · Cypress, US
Sameer Kshirsagar · Willow View Lane, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 18, 2016
Grant date	Dec 12, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 17, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB01F2101/305
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A material distributing and mixing apparatus. A conduit having a fluid inlet and fluid outlet houses a mixing element The mixing element includes rectangular segments forming forward facing V-sections and rearward facing V-sections. The forward facing V-sections form vertical apexes that face an incoming fluid stream while additive inlet ports are positioned proximate thereto. The forward facing V-sections are positioned proximate to the top and bottom surfaces of the conduit while the rearward facing V-sections form apexes which are substantially horizontal, the rearward facing V-sections being positioned proximate the vertically extending side walls of the conduit.

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