Rotor/stator type homogenizer
AssigneeThk Co., Ltd.
InventorsMasakazu Uesugi, Masahiro Tsunofuri, Jun Nagano, Shotaro Mizobuchi
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Abstract
Disclosed is a rotor/stator type homogenizer which allows the gap between the rotor and the stator to be set to a very small dimension and which does not involve generation of abrasion particles or the like even if the rotor is rotated at high speed, making it possible to efficiently homogenize a plurality of liquids having no mutual compatibility. The inner peripheral surface of the stator and the outer peripheral surface of the rotor are opposed to each other through a predetermined gap and a portion of the solutions is introduced into the gap to form a hydrodynamic bearing, thereby supporting rotation of the rotor with respect to the stator.
Claims4
A rotor/stator type homogenizer comprising:
- a stator which is formed in a cylindrical shape with a hollow and has a plurality of flow passages radially formed therein;
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- a rotor which is formed in a cylindrical shape with a hollow and has a plurality of flow passages radially formed therein, in which solutions are supplied to the hollow of the rotor, the rotor rotating in the hollow of the stator,
- wherein an inner peripheral surface of the stator and an outer peripheral surface of the rotor are opposed to each other through a predetermined gap and a portion of the solutions is introduced into the gap to form a hydrodynamic bearing, thereby supporting rotation of the rotor with respect to the stator, and
- wherein the solutions supplied to the hollow of the rotor are mixed together and agitated as the rotor rotates to be recovered from outside the stator
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