Mixing device
OwnerAlan David SOMERFIELDinventor
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Abstract
There is provided a mixing device. The mixing device comprises a first branch (7) to provide a first substance from a source (3). The mixing device further comprises a reservoir (9) for storing a second, additive substance, the reservoir (9) comprising an inlet (18) for receiving the first substance from the first branch (7). The mixing device further comprises a swirl generator (18A) configured to impart swirl in the first substance entering the reservoir (9) from the first branch (7). The mixing device further comprises a second branch (5) to output a mixture of the first substance and the additive substance from an outlet (17) of the reservoir (9), or the reservoir comprising a vent outlet (17) to output a mixture of the first substance and the additive substance.
Claims22
A mixing device comprising:
- a first branch to provide a first substance from a source;
- a reservoir for storing a second, additive substance, the reservoir comprising an inlet for receiving the first substance from the first branch;
- a swirl generator configured to impart swirl in the first substance entering the reservoir from the first branch;
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- a second branch to output a mixture of the first substance and the additive substance from an outlet of the reservoir, or
- the reservoir comprising a vent outlet to output a mixture of the first substance and the additive substance.
The mixing device of claim wherein the inlet is an upper inlet of the reservoir, and wherein the outlet is an upper outlet of the reservoir.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.