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US 2012/0134231 A1Published application
Device for automatic elimination of fibers on the impeller of a mixer in wastewater treatment process
AssigneeMilton Roy Mixing
InventorsDidier Lefebvre, Gael Poulleau, Antoine Godde
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed for maintaining fluid in suspension in a mixing tank including particles includes providing a reversible mixer, rotating the mixer in a normal direction in which particles buildup on the mixer, and, rotating the mixer in an abnormal direction to shed the particles from the mixer.
Claims11
A method for maintaining fluid in suspension in a mixing tank including particles comprising:
- providing a reversible mixer;
- rotating the mixer in a normal direction in which particles buildup on the mixer;
- and
- rotating the mixer in an abnormal direction to shed the particles from the mixer.
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An apparatus for maintaining fluid in suspension in a mixing tank including fibers comprises:
- a reversible mixer,
- a controller providing commands to the mixer to rotate in a normal direction in which fibers buildup on the mixer, and,
- said controller providing commands to the mixer to rotate in an abnormal direction to shed the fibers from the mixer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.