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US 5,344,619 AGranted
Apparatus for dissolving dry polymer
AssigneeBetz PaperChem, Inc.
InventorsKeith L. Larwick, Kevin A. Demarest
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Abstract
An apparatus for dissolving dry polymer particles in water consisting of a bin which contains the powdered polymer, a feeding means for the delivery of the polymer to a vortex chamber, a feed line for the delivery of water into the vortex chamber, an eductor, a centrifugal pump and a tank which contains an agitator.
Claims4
An apparatus for the dissolution of dry polymer into water comprising:
- a bin,
- an auger tube connected to the bottom of the bin,
- a drop tube connected to the auger tube for directing the dry polymer into a vortex chamber,
- a nozzle disposed within the drop tube for directing compressed air through the drop tube,
- the vortex chamber, disposed under the drop tube,
- a first conduit sealably connected to the bottom of the vortex chamber,
- an eductor sealably connected to the first conduit,
- a centrifugal pump sealably connected at its input end to the eductor by a second conduit,
- a third conduit sealably connected to the exhaust port of the centrifugal pump, and
- a tank disposed at the open end of the third conduit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.