High efficiency ultracolloidal emulsifying module for basically immiscible fluids and related methods

A method for homogenizing and emulsifying at least one main fluid and at least one secondary fluid in a high efficiency emulsifying module comprising a tubular body (1) having opposed open first and second ends, the first end of the tubular body (1) being closed by an input block (2) having a passageway for supplying at least one pressurized fluid to be mixed and the second end of the tubular body (1) being closed by an output block (3) for evacuation of an emulsified fluid via an exit passageway, and an interior of said tubular body (1) containing a plurality of movable elements which are slidably attached to at least one central axle;

• the method comprising the steps of:
• providing at least one cartridge (8) for passage of the fluid to be mixed therethrough, and forming each at least one cartridge (8) with:
• at least one hollow central axle with a plurality of lateral outlets (29) provided along an exterior surface thereof, the hollow central axle is opened at an end thereof facing the first end of the tubular body (1) and is closed at an end thereof facing the second end of the tubular body (1), and the lateral outlets (29) form a flow path for conveying the fluid to be mixed through the at least one cartridge;
• attaching a cartridge body adjacent the open end of the hollow central axle, the cartridge body supports a plurality of vibrating discs confined to slide along an exterior surface of the hollow central axle and a lateral inwardly facing wall of the cartridge body, and translationally displacing the cartridge body within the interior of the tubular body (1);
• sliding the vibrating discs of the cartridge body axially along the exterior surface of the hollow central axle between first and second positions, in the first position a radially inwardly facing bases of some of the vibrating discs cover at least some of the lateral outlets of the hollow central axle to prevent flow of the fluid to be mixed therethrough while other of the lateral outlets remain uncovered to facilitate flow of the fluid to be mixed therethrough, and in the second position the bases of some of the vibrating discs, that in the first position were axially spaced from the lateral outlets so as to facilitate flow of the fluid to be mixed therethrough, cover some of the lateral outlets which were initially uncovered to prevent flow of the fluid to be mixed therethrough while the bases of some of the vibrating discs, that in the first position covered some of the lateral outlets, are moved axially to uncover at least some of the lateral outlets and facilitate flow of the fluid to be mixed therethrough;
• resiliently sandwiching, via a plurality of resilient connectors (14-18), each of the at least one cartridge, contained within the interior of the emulsifying module, between inwardly facing surfaces of the input block (2) and the output block (3);
• and
• providing the at least one cartridge with first and second separate supply paths, the first path is provided on a front surface of the cartridge body and the second path is through the open end of the hollow central axle which distributes the fluid to be mixed inside the at least one cartridge through the lateral outlets (29) which are covered and uncovered by an oscillating movement of the vibrating discs (24), along the hollow central axle, caused by the passage of the fluid to be mixed through the emulsifying module, and the oscillation movement of the at least one cartridge (8) is controlled by physical characteristics of the at least one cartridge and the resilient connectors (14-18).