Multi-branch static mixers
AssigneeMerck Patent GmbH
InventorThomas Coton
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AssigneeMerck Patent GmbH
InventorThomas Coton
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A static mixer (100), comprising a static mixer housing, having an inlet port (120) for receiving a fluid, a channel (104) in fluid communication with the inlet port (120), a raised rib along a perimeter of the channel (104), a flow splitter for splitting the fluid into a first stream (106a) and a second stream (106b) within channels, a second flow splitter for splitting the first stream (106a) into a third stream (110a) and a fourth stream (110b) within channels and a third flow splitter for splitting the second stream (106b) into a fifth stream (110c) and a sixth stream (110d) within channels, a first T-style junction for rejoining and mixing the third stream and the fourth stream within a channel (112a), a second T-style junction for rejoining and mixing the fifth stream and the sixth stream within a channel (112b), and a third T-style junction for rejoining and mixing the streams; and a plastic film, the plastic film sealed to the raised rib, forming a static mixer (100) capable of mixing the fluid while remaining in a state of laminar flow.
A static mixer, comprising:
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