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US 2019/0337211 A1Published application
Distributive and dispersive mixing devices
AssigneeUniversity of Massachusetts
InventorDavid O. Kazmer
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Abstract
Mixers are disclosed for the processing of one or more materials to be used, for example, in conjunction with injection molding breaker plates. The disclosed embodiments include the use of multiple integral flow channels having non-linear flow paths that vary in their radial, angular, and axial directions. The cross-section of the flow channels can also vary the nature of distributive and dispersive mixing. A method for the design of the mixers is also disclosed. The use of multiple stages of mixing is also disclosed.
Claims18
A mixer comprising;
- an inlet surface;
- a plurality of integral flow channels, each having an inlet opening disposed on the inlet surface and an outlet opening;
- an outlet surface wherein each of the outlet openings are disposed thereon;
- and
- wherein a flow path of at least one flow channel of the plurality of integral flow channels comprises a non-linear flow path.
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A mixing process comprising:
- providing material under pressure to a mixer;
- wherein the mixer comprises:
- an inlet surface;
- a plurality of integral flow channels, each having an inlet opening disposed on the inlet surface and an outlet opening;
- an outlet surface wherein each of the outlet opening are disposed thereon;
- and
- wherein a flow path of at least one flow channel of the plurality of integral flow channels comprises a non-linear flow path;
- and
- processing the material through the plurality of integral flow channels disposed such that the processed material is homogeneous.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.