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US 10,207,204 B2Granted
Liquid processing mixer for mixing a liquid with an additive
AssigneeTetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
InventorsHans Henrik Mortensen, Thomas Permin, Frederik Larsen
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Abstract
A liquid processing mixer is provided, comprising a mixing unit and a de-aeration vessel, the mixing unit being separated from the de-aeration vessel and in fluid connection with the de-aeration vessel, and wherein the liquid processing mixer further comprises at least one additive inlet arranged between the de-aeration vessel and a high shear mixing device of the mixing unit for introducing the additive downstream of the de-aeration vessel.
Claims15
A liquid processing mixer, comprising:
- a mixing unit comprising a pumping device and a high shear mixing device arranged in series;
- a de-aeration vessel, said mixing unit being separated from said de-aeration vessel and in fluid connection with said de-aeration vessel;
- at least one additive inlet arranged between said de-aeration vessel and said high shear mixing device of said mixing unit for introducing an additive downstream of said de-aeration vessel, said at least one additive inlet being upstream of said pumping device;
- said de-aeration vessel being in fluid connection with a vacuum pump for evacuating said de-aeration vessel;
- a downstream additive inlet within the mixing unit, said downstream additive inlet being upstream of said high shear mixing device and downstream of said pumping device;
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- a bypass valve provided between said pumping device and said high shear mixing device.
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A method for providing a liquid processing mixer, comprising:
- providing a de-aeration vessel in fluid connection and upstream of a mixing unit, the mixing unit including a pumping device and a high shear mixing device arranged in series;
- arranging at least one additive inlet between said de-aeration vessel and said high shear mixer device and said pump of said mixing unit, the at least one additive inlet for introducing an additive into the fluid flowing from the outlet of the de-aeration device at a position upstream of said mixing unit;
- arranging a downstream additive inlet upstream of said high shear mixing device and downstream of said pumping device;
- arranging a vacuum pump in fluid connection with said de-aeration vessel for evacuating said de-aeration vessel;
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- arranging a bypass valve between said pumping device and said high shear mixing device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.