Apparatus for batch dyeing
AssigneeMilliken & Company
InventorsBenjamin H. Glover, Robert David Nabow, Bruce R. Edwards, Stephen Kelly Stewart
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Abstract
The jet dye apparatus includes a reactant chamber for the processing or various materials and liquids, and a pump for recirculating the liquids to and from the reactant chamber. A jet venturi or nozzle receives the material from the reactant chamber and returns the material to the reactant chamber through a return tube. A portion of the liquids from the pump are supplied to the jet venturi. An inductor receives a portion of the liquids from the pump before they are returned to the reactant chamber. The inductor combines the liquids with granular or powder additives from an additive container.
Claims20
An apparatus for mixing an additive with a liquid, and batch processing of a material with the liquid containing the additive, the apparatus comprising:
- a reactant chamber, the reactant chamber providing a space for the processing of the material with the liquid containing the additive;
- a pump connected to receive the liquid from the reactant chamber and to return the liquid to the reactant chamber;
- a jet connected to receive the material from the reactant chamber, the jet further being connected to receive at least a portion of the liquid from the pump, before the liquid reaches the reactant chamber;
- a return tube for returning the material and the liquid from the jet to the reactant chamber;
- an additive container for holding the additive in a powder or granular form, the additive container having an additive output opening for the exit of the additive in the powder or granular form from the additive container, the additive container further having side walls angled relative to the vertical of the additive container such that the additive in the powder or granular form is directed towards the additive container output;
- and,
- an eductor connected between the pump and the reactant chamber such that at least a portion of the liquid passing through the pump and returning to the reactant chamber also flows through the eductor, the eductor further being connected to the additive container output such that the additive from the additive container is mixed with the liquid flowing through the eductor.
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