A mixing unit and a method for mixing
AssigneeTetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
InventorTomas Skoglund
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a mixing unit. In one implementation, the unit may include a low-pressure vessel, a liquid supply system in communication with the vessel via a liquid inlet, a powder supply system in communication with the vessel via a powder inlet, and a discharge system in communication with the vessel via a product outlet. The liquid supply system may include a deaeration system, the powder supply system may include an air separator, and the discharge system may include a pump for increasing the pressure of the mixed product by pumping the mixed product.
Claims20
A mixing unit, comprising:
- a low-pressure vessel for producing a mixed product;
- a liquid supply system in communication with the vessel for supplying a liquid via a liquid inlet;
- a powder supply system in communication with the vessel for supplying a powder via a powder inlet;
- and
- a discharge system in communication with the vessel via a product outlet,
- wherein the liquid supply system comprises a deaeration system,
- the powder supply system comprises an air separator, and
- the discharge system comprises a pump for increasing the pressure of the mixed product by pumping the mixed product.
A method for mixing, comprising:
- providing a flow of liquid from a liquid supply system comprising a deaeration system;
- providing an amount of powder through a powder supply system comprising an air separator;
- feeding the flow of liquid and the amount of powder to a low-pressure vessel for mixing the liquid with the powder, resulting in a mixed product;
- and
- increasing the pressure of the mixed product by pumping the mixed product out from the low-pressure vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.