Cloud mixer and method of minimizing agglomeration of particulates

A apparatus for dispersing a particulate material in a liquid, said apparatus comprising:

• i. a hollow tubular chamber having an open top, and open bottom, and a side wall;
• ii. said open top having surmounted therein, a feed tube entry component having a feed tube throat smaller in diameter than the open top of the hollow tubular chamber;
• iii. a series of misting nozzles located through the side wall of the hollow tubular chamber;
• iv. a storage tank for a liquid;
• v. a high pressure pump;
• vi. a manifold;
• vii. a plurality of transfer lines;
• a drain funnel having an open bottom end and being attached at the open bottom of the hollow tubular chamber;
• viii. a mixing chamber having an inlet port;
• ix. a chamber drain attached to the open bottom end of the drain funnel, said chamber drain surrounded by a cylindrical covering having an outside wall;
• x. there being a support plate surrounding the cylindrical covering and attached thereto
• xi. a holding tank;
• xii. a high volume pump, the holding tank being connected to the inlet port via the high volume pump.

An apparatus for dispersing a particulate material in a liquid, said apparatus comprising:

• i. a hollow tubular chamber having an open top, and open bottom;
• and a side wall;
• ii. said open top having surmounted therein, a feed tube entry component having a feed tube throat smaller in diameter than the open top of the hollow tubular chamber;
• iii. a series of misting nozzles located through the side wall of the hollow tubular chamber;
• iv. a storage tank for a liquid;
• v. a high pressure pump;
• vi. a manifold;
• vii. a plurality of transfer lines;
• viii. a drain funnel having an open bottom end and being attached at the open bottom of the hollow tubular chamber;
• ix. a chamber drain attached to the open bottom end of the drain funnel, said chamber drain surrounded by a cylindrical covering having an outside wall;
• x. there being a support plate surrounding the cylindrical covering and attached thereto;
• xi. an eductor having an inlet pipe, an inlet port, and an outlet port;
• xii. a holding tank;
• xiii. a high volume pump, the holding tank being connected to the eductor through the inlet port via the high volume pump.

A product obtained by a method comprising:

• i. providing a particulate material;
• ii. providing a misting apparatus, said misting apparatus having a chamber having a side wall and a plurality of misting nozzles inserted through said side wall;
• iii. providing a storage tank for a liquid;
• iv. providing a high pressure pump for pumping said liquid from said storage tank to a manifold;
• v. providing a plurality of transfer lines for said liquid from said manifold to said misting nozzles, said liquid having a controlled flow through said misting nozzles and into said chamber to form a mist in said chamber;
• vi. feeding the particulate material into the top of said chamber at a controlled rate and allowing said particulate material to fall through said mist to form a dispersion;
• vii. collecting said newly formed dispersion in a mixing chamber and transferring said newly formed dispersion to a holding tank;
• viii. circulating said dispersion from said holding tank through an inlet port into said mixing chamber using a high volume pump, wherein said circulating dispersion contacts and mixes with said newly manufactured dispersion through laminar flow.

A product obtained by a method of dispersing a particulate material that is susceptible to agglomeration in a liquid, the method comprising:

• a. providing a particulate material;
• b. providing a misting apparatus, said misting apparatus having a chamber having a side wall and a plurality of misting nozzles inserted through the side wall;
• c. providing a storage tank for a liquid;
• d. providing a high pressure pump for pumping said liquid from the storage tank to a manifold;
• e. providing a plurality of transfer lines for said liquid from the manifold to said misting nozzles, said liquid having a controlled flow through said misting nozzles and into said chamber to form a mist in said chamber;
• f. feeding said particulate material into said top of said chamber at a controlled rate and allowing said nanomaterial to fall through said mist to form a dispersion;
• g. collecting newly formed dispersion in a mixing chamber and transferring said newly formed dispersion to an eductor;
• h. circulating said dispersion from said eductor through to a holding tank and back to said eductor using a high volume pump, wherein, said circulating dispersion contacts and mixes with said newly manufactured dispersion through laminar flow.