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US 11,406,949 B2Granted
Apparatus for agitation of fluids
OwnerNakul Nakulinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for agitation of fluids is described that comprises an agitation chamber, an impeller configured to have a motor, a shaft, and blades, and a plurality of baffles. Further, the plurality of baffles have a predetermined shape and configuration. Further, the plurality of baffles are placed on a side wall of the agitation chamber.
Claims19
A reactor for agitation of fluids, comprising:
- an agitation chamber;
- an impeller configured for agitation that comprises a motor, a shaft, and a plurality of blades fixed on the shaft;
- a plurality of coils;
- and
- a plurality of baffles comprising at least a first baffle and a second baffle on opposing sides of the agitation chamber, each extending vertically along a longitudinal axis of sidewalls of the agitation chamber, each of the first baffle and the second baffle having a side coupled to the sidewalls of the agitation chamber and a bottom coupled to bottom surface of the agitation chamber, the first baffle and the second baffle each having a triangular cross-section with sharp edges, wherein:
- the triangular cross-section resembles a prism across the cross-section;
- the plurality of baffles have a varying width with a width gradient in the range of 0.03-0.08 increasing from the top edge to the bottom coupled to the bottom surface, such that an area of contact with moving fluid varies from the top to the bottom of the agitation chamber;
- and
- the sharp edges of the plurality of baffles point towards the impeller, such that the sharp edges of the plurality of baffles are operable to cut a flux of fluid under circulation to produce turbulence, and divide a portion of the fluid impinging at the sharp edge in two opposite directions which impinge on the sidewalls of the agitation chamber and rebound back to the impeller and the blades.
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A method for agitation of fluids, comprising:
- providing an agitating reactor, the agitating reactor comprising:
- an agitation chamber;
- an impeller configured for agitation that comprises a motor, a shaft, and a plurality of blades fixed on the shaft;
- a plurality of coils;
- and
- a plurality of baffles comprising at least a first baffle and a second baffle on opposing sides of the agitation chamber, each extending vertically along a longitudinal axis of sidewalls of the agitation chamber, each of the first baffle and the second baffle having a side coupled to the sidewalls of the agitation chamber and a bottom coupled to a bottom surface of the agitation chamber, the first baffle and the second baffle each having a triangular cross-section with sharp edges, wherein:
- the triangular cross-section resembles a prism across the cross-section;
- the plurality of baffles have a varying width with a width gradient in the range of 0.03-0.08 increasing from the top edge to the bottom coupled to the bottom surface, such that an area of contact with moving fluid varies from the top to the bottom of the agitation chamber;
- and
- the sharp edges of the plurality of baffles point towards the impeller, such that the sharp edges of the plurality of baffles are operable to cut a flux of fluid under circulation to produce turbulence, and divide a portion of the fluid impinging at the sharp edge in two opposite directions which impinge on the sidewalls of the agitation chamber and rebound back to the impeller and the blades.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.