Infinitely variable shear mixer apparatus
OwnerDesider Schobert-Csongor, Nick Schott +1inventors
InventorsDesider Schobert-Csongor, Nick Schott, Karoly Belina
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Abstract
A mixing apparatus for the treatment of a plurality of flowable components. The apparatus comprises an elongated housing having an upper component-introduction end and a downstream compound-discharge end. An elongated shaft is rotatably disposed within an elongated bore disposed within the housing. The shaft has a stator and rotor arrangement spaced longitudinally therearound. At least one rotor has an arrangement of fluid channeling conduits spaced apart on an annular surface thereof, wherein the conduit is of tapering narrowing dimension from a first longitudinal side of the rotor to a second longitudinal side of the rotor.
Claims14
A mixing apparatus for the treatment of a plurality of flowable components comprising:
- an elongated housing having an upper component-introduction end and a downstream compound-discharge end;
- an elongated shaft rotatably disposed within an elongated bore disposed within said housing, said shaft having a stator and rotor arrangement spaced longitudinally therearound;
- wherein at least one rotor has an arrangement of fluid channeling conduits spaced apart on an annular surface thereof, wherein said conduit is of tapering narrowing dimension from a first longitudinal side of said rotor to a second longitudinal side of said rotor.
A method of providing an infinitely mixing capability to a plurality of particulate-fluid components through an adjustably-controllable fluid-flow-path mixing apparatus, comprising:
- arranging an array of rotors and stators in a mixing apparatus having a component-supplied upstream end and a downstream end;
- forming channels in said rotors and stators, at least one of said channels having a tapered geometry;
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- arranging said rotors and stators in a particular array to provide a mix and shear effect thereto, as needed for the particular components fed to said apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.