Agitating – Method
Patent
1997-06-19
1999-07-13
Soohoo, Tony G.
Agitating
Method
366241, 366137, B01F 700
Patent
active
059216794
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides a method and apparatus for efficiently achieving a homogeneous mixture of fluid components by introducing said components having a Reynolds number of between about .ltoreq.1 to about 500 into a vessel and continuously perturbing the mixing flow by altering the flow speed and mixing time until homogeniety is reached. This method prevents the components from aggregating into non-homogeneous segregated regions within said vessel during mixing and substantially reduces the time the admixed components reach homogeneity.
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Lamberto David J.
Muzzio Fernando J.
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
Soohoo Tony G.
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