Mixing apparatus
AssigneeDEW Engineering and Development Limited
InventorsW. R. Roueche, T. Van Humbeck
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Abstract
Conventional devices for mixing liquids include a container and some form of stirrer for one stage mixing. A two stage mixer for producing a homogeneous emulsion includes a container, a stirrer, and a preliminary mixer in the form of an arcuate plate defining a target above the stirrer. The two liquids are injected into the container through orifices, which are suitably oriented that the liquid streams converge to meet at the target. Thus, preliminary mixing of the liquids occurs at the target, and the liquids fall to the bottom of the container where the mixing process is completed by the stirrer.
Claims6
An apparatus for mixing liquids comprising container means defining a mixing chamber for receiving the liquids;
- target means in said chamber;
- a plurality of discrete inlet means for introducing liquids into said mixing chamber at spaced apart locations proximate the upper end thereof, said inlet means being adapted to spray the liquids into contact with each other at said target means for substantially simultaneous, overlapping impingement upon said target means to initiate mixing of the liquids, and mixer means in said chamber for completing the mixing of the liquids falling beneath said target means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.