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US 2022/0297068 A1Published application
Gas liquid mixing device, and related systems and methods
AssigneeWhite Knight Fluid Handling Inc.
InventorsTom Simmons, Courtney Parsons
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Abstract
A fluid mixing system may include a fluid inlet, a gas inlet, a common outlet, and a mixing chamber. The mixing chamber may be defined between a stator and a magnetically levitated rotor. The rotor may be configured to rotate relative to the stator. The mixing chamber may include an uneven surface. The mixing chamber may operatively couple the fluid inlet and the gas inlet to the common outlet.
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A fluid mixing system, comprising:
- a gas inlet;
- a fluid mixing device including:
- a fluid inlet;
- a common outlet;
- and
- a mixing chamber defined between a stator and a magnetically levitated rotor configured to rotate relative to the stator, the mixing chamber comprising an uneven surface, the mixing chamber operatively coupling the fluid inlet and the gas inlet to the common outlet;
- and
- a pump separate from the fluid mixing device and coupled to the fluid mixing device through a pipe.
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A mixing device, comprising:
- a stator including:
- at least two annular permanent magnets having a first polarity;
- and
- an inner surface;
- a rotor configured to rotate relative to the stator, the rotor including:
- at least two complementary annular permanent magnets having a second polarity, the at least two complementary annular permanent magnets positioned coaxially with the at least two annular permanent magnets;
- and
- a mixing cavity defined between the inner surface of the stator and the outer surface of the rotor, at least one of the inner surface of the stator and the outer surface of the rotor being an uneven surface;
- wherein the mixing device does not include a pumping element within the mixing device.
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A method of mixing a liquid with a gas, comprising:
- flowing the liquid and the gas into a chamber defined between an inner surface of a stator and an outer surface of a rotor, wherein the rotor is configured to float within the stator on magnetic bearings and at least one of the inner surface of the stator and the outer surface of the rotor is an uneven surface;
- inducing flow into at least one of the liquid and the gas with a pumping device, wherein the pumping device is separate from the chamber, the rotor, and the stator and is coupled to the chamber through a pipe;
- rotating the rotor relative to the stator;
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- mixing the liquid and the gas with the uneven outer surface of the rotor as the rotor rotates.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.