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US 2016/0096158 A1Published application
Apparatus for mixing and blending of an additive material into a fluid and method
AssigneeHammonds Technical Services, Inc.
InventorCarl L. Hammonds
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Abstract
Apparatus and method in which a solid or liquid additive is dispensed within a mixing chamber for mixing with a fluid from the pressurized fluid flow line and is effective mixed in a vortex under vacuum while precluding contamination of the unused additive.
Claims19
An apparatus (100) for mixing of an additive material into a fluid (180), comprising:
- a cylindrical mixing container (102), said cylindrical mixing container (102) having a mixing container top wall (104), a mixing container bottom wall (106), a mixing container sidewall (138), and a longitudinal cylindrical mixing container axis (110);
- said cylindrical mixing container (102) having a cylindrical mixing container outlet (114) through said mixing container bottom wall (106) aligned with said longitudinal cylindrical mixing container axis (110);
- said cylindrical mixing container (102) having a cylindrical mixing container liquid inlet (112) through said mixing container sidewall (138) bounded at a cylindrical mixing container inlet bottom (142) by said cylindrical mixing container bottom wall (106) and generally tangentially disposed to an inner peripheral surface (150) of said cylindrical mixing container (102);
- an additive supply unit (116),
- said additive supply unit (116) having an additive supply unit longitudinal axis (152) aligned with said longitudinal cylindrical mixing container axis (110),
- said additive supply unit (116) having an additive supply unit outer piping (118),
- said additive supply unit outer piping (118) having an additive supply unit outer piping top end (120) and an additive supply unit outer piping bottom end (122),
- said additive supply unit (116) having an additive supply unit inlet (126) into said additive supply unit outer piping (118) at said additive supply unit outer piping top end (120),
- said additive supply unit (116) having an additive supply unit shaft (128) slidably positioned within said additive supply unit outer piping (118) from said supply unit outer piping top end (120) to beyond said supply unit outer piping bottom end (122),
- an additive supply unit collar (130) at said supply unit outer piping bottom end (122) maintaining said additive supply unit shaft (128) on said additive supply unit longitudinal axis (152),
- an additive supply unit disc (134) affixed perpendicular to said additive supply unit shaft (128) at a bottom end of said additive supply unit shaft (128);
- a motor (148) coupled to said additive supply unit shaft (128);
- an isolating valve (146) adapted to terminate communication between said additive supply unit outer piping (118) and said cylindrical mixing container (102), said isolating valve (146) positioned above said mixing container top wall (104);
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- a linear actuator (124) coupled to said additive supply unit (116), said linear actuator (124) adapted to withdraw said additive supply unit (116) from said cylindrical mixing container (102) and above said isolating valve (146);
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- an outlet line (153) adapted for connection to said cylindrical mixing container outlet (114) and to an inlet (176) of a pump (154);
- a fluid supply (156) adapted for communication with a pressure controller (184);
- said pressure controller (184) adapted for communication with a restricting valve (158);
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- said restricting valve (158) adapted for communication with said cylindrical mixing container (102) at said cylindrical mixing container liquid inlet (112).
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A method for mixing of an additive material into a fluid, comprising:
- a. providing an apparatus for mixing, said apparatus including a cylindrical mixing container (102), an additive supply unit (116), a linear actuator (124), an additive supply unit collar (130), an additive supply unit disc (134), an isolating valve (146), a motor (148), an outlet line (153), a pump (154), a fluid supply (156) and a restricting valve (158);
- said cylindrical mixing container (102) having a mixing container top wall (104), a mixing container bottom wall (106), a mixing container sidewall (138), said cylindrical mixing container (102) having a cylindrical mixing container outlet (114) through said mixing container bottom wall (106) aligned with said longitudinal cylindrical mixing container axis (110), said cylindrical mixing container (102) having a cylindrical mixing container liquid inlet (112) through said mixing container sidewall (138) bounded at a cylindrical mixing container inlet bottom (142) by said cylindrical mixing container bottom wall (106) and generally tangentially disposed to an inner peripheral surface (150) of said cylindrical mixing container (102);
- said additive supply unit (116) having an additive supply unit longitudinal axis (152) aligned with said longitudinal cylindrical mixing container axis (110), said additive supply unit (116) having an additive supply unit outer piping (118), said additive supply unit outer piping (118) having an additive supply unit outer piping top end (120) and an additive supply unit outer piping bottom end (122), said additive supply unit (116) having an additive supply unit inlet (126) into said additive supply unit outer piping (118) at said additive supply unit outer piping top end (120), said additive supply unit (116) having an additive supply unit shaft (128) slidably positioned within said additive supply unit outer piping (118) from said supply unit outer piping top end (120) to beyond said supply unit outer piping bottom end (122),
- said additive supply unit collar (130) at said supply unit outer piping bottom end (122) maintaining said additive supply unit shaft (128) on said additive supply unit longitudinal axis (152),
- said additive supply unit disc (134) affixed perpendicular to said additive supply unit shaft (128) at a bottom end of said additive supply unit shaft (128);
- said motor (148) coupled to said additive supply unit shaft (128) for rotating said additive supply unit shaft (128);
- said isolating valve (146) for terminating communication between said additive supply unit outer piping (118) and said cylindrical mixing container (102) when closed and for permitting communication between said additive supply unit outer piping (118) and said cylindrical mixing container (102) when open, said isolating valve (146) positioned above said mixing container top wall (104);
- said linear actuator (124) coupled to said additive supply unit (116), said linear actuator (124) adapted to withdraw said additive supply unit (116) from said cylindrical mixing container (102) and above said isolating valve (146) and to deploy said additive supply unit outer piping bottom end (122) into said cylindrical mixing container (102);
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- said outlet line (153) adapted for connection to said cylindrical mixing container outlet (114) and to said pump (154);
- said fluid supply (156) adapted for communication with said restricting valve (158);
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- said restricting valve (158) adapted for terminating communication with said cylindrical mixing container liquid inlet when closed and for permitting communication with said cylindrical mixing container liquid inlet when open.
- b. exerting a vacuum on said cylindrical mixing container (102);
- c. opening said restricting valve to permit communication of said fluid from said fluid supply (156) to said cylindrical mixing container liquid inlet;
- d. opening said isolating valve (146);
- e. deploying said additive supply unit outer piping bottom end (122) into said cylindrical mixing container (102);
- f. rotating said additive supply unit shaft (128) and said additive supply unit disc (134);
- g. introducing said additive material into additive supply unit outer piping (118) at said additive supply unit inlet (126);
- h. retracting said additive supply unit outer piping bottom end (122) out of said cylindrical mixing container (102);
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- i. closing said isolating valve (146).
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