Combined mixer, reactor and deaerator for chemical processes

Claim 1

A CHEMICAL APPARATUS PROVIDING A COMBINED MIXER, REACTOR AND DEAERATOR, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING A FRAME HAVING A FLANGE PROVIDING AN INNER END PLATE, AN IMPELLER DDRIVE SHAFT ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID END PLATE AND PROJECTING AXIALLY THEREFROM, THE PROJECTING PORTION OF SAID SHAFT HAVING A CONTUNUOUS POLYGONAL CROSS SECTION, AN ANNULAR RECESS IN THE OUTER END FACE OF SAID END PLATE SURROUNDING SAID SHAFT, AN AIR DISCHARGE PASSAGE IN SAID END PLALTE COMMUNICATING WITH SAID RECESS, A HEAT EXCHANGE PLATE ABUTTING THE OUTER END SURFACE OF SAID END PLATE AND HAVING AN INNER ANNULAR OPENING SURROUNDING SAID SHAFT IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID RECESS, A PASSAGE IN SAID HEAT EXCHANGE PLATE FOR RECEIVING A HEAT EXCHANGE MEDIUM, A SPACING RING ABUTTING THE OUTER END SURFACE OF SAID HEAT EXCHANGE PLATE CONCENTRIC WITH SAID SHAFT TO PROVIDE AN IMPELLER RECEIVING CHAMBER COMMUNICATING WITH SAID OPENING, A MATERIAL DISCHARGE PASSAGE IN SAID RING COMMUNICATING WITH SAID CHAMBER AT THE PERIPHERY THEREOF, A DEAERATING SECTION PROVIDING A SERIES OF AXIALLY DISPOSED HEAT EXCHANGE PLATESS ABUTTING THE OUTER END SURFACE OF SAID SPACING RING AND SURROUNDING SAID SHAFT IN SPACED CONCENETRIC RELATIONSHIP TO AN AXIALLY SEXTENDING AIR FLOW PASSAGE COMMUNICATING WITH SAID CHAMBER, A PASSAGE IN EACH OF SAID LAST NAMED HEAT EXCHANGE PLATES FOR RECEIVING A HEAT EXCHANGE MEDIUM, AN ANNULAR RECESS IN EACH OF SAID LAST NAMED HEAT EXCHANGE PLATES PROVIDING AN IMPELLLER RECEIVING CHAMBER, A CIRCULAR SERIES OF AXIALLY EXTENDING APERTURES IN EACH OF SAID LAST NAMED HEAT EXCHANGE PLATES ADJACENT THE PERIPHERY OF EACH OF SSAID LAST NAMED RECESSES TO PROVIDE MATERIAL FLOW PASSAGES BETWEEN EACH OF SAID CHAMBERS, AN IMPELLELRL DISPOSED IN EACH CHAMBER, EACH IMPELLER HAVING A POLYGONAL APERTURE RECEIVING SAID SHAFT TO PROVIDE A DRIVING CONNECTION, A PLURALITY OF RADIAL,LY EXTENDING BLADES ON EACH IMPELLER, THE OUTER PORTION OF EACH BLADE BEING FORMED TO PROVIDE A CENTTRIFUGAL PUMP FOR FORCING MATERIAL FRDIALLY OUTWARD IN SAID CHAMBERS AND THROUGH SAID MATERIAL FLOW PASSAGES TO SAID MATERIAL DISCHARGE PASSAGE, THE INNER PORTION OF EACH BLADE BEING FORMED TO PROVIDE A CENTRIPETAL PUMP FOR FORCING AIR RADIALLY INWARD IN SAID CHAMBERS AND THROUGH SAID AIR FLOW PASSAGES TO SAID SIR DISCHARGE PASSAGE, A REACTOR SECTION COMPRISING A SECOND SERIES OF AXIALLY DISPOSED HEAT EXCHANGE PLATES ABUTTING THE OUTER END SURFACE OF SAID FIRST SERIES AND SURROUNDING SAID SHAFT IN SPACED CONSENTRIC RELATIONSHIP TO PROVIDE AN AXIALLY EXTENDING FLOW PASSAGE FOR MATERIAL THROUGH SAID REACTOR SECTION AND INTO SAID DEAERATOR SECTION , A PASSAGE IN EACH OF SAID LAST NAMED HEAT EXCHANGE PLATESFOR RECEIVING A HEAT EXCHANGE MEDIUM, AN ANNULAR RECESS IN EACH OF SAID LAST NAMED CHAMBERS, EACH OF SAID LAST NAMED IMPELLER RECEIVING CHAMBER, AN IMPELLER DISPOSED IN EACH OF SAID LAST NAMED CHAMBERS, EACH OF SAID LAST NAMED IMPELLERS HAVING A POLYGONAL APERTURE RECEIVIING SAID SHAFT TO PROVIDE A DRIVING CONNECTION, EACH OF SAID LAST NAMED IMPELLELRS COMPRISING A SET OF RADIALLY EXTENDING VANES CURVED IN ONE DIRECTION, EACH OF SAID LAST NAMED IMCIATED CHAMBER FWITH A WIPING CONTACT, A SECOND SET OF RADIALLY EXTENDING VANES, CURVED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND ENGAGING THE OPPOSITE SIDEWALL OF THE ASSOCIATED CHAMBER WITH A WIPING CONTACT AND DISK SEPARATING SAID FIRST AND SECOND SETS OF VANES, THE OUTER DIAMETER OF SAID DISK BEING LESS THAN THE OUTER DIAMETERS OF SAID SET OF VANES TO PROVIDE A MATERIAL PASSAGE BETWEEN OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID DISK, A MIXTER SECTION CONPRISING A THIRD SERIES OF AXIALLY DISPOSED EXCHANGE PLALTES ABUTTING THE OUTER END SURFACE OF SAID SECOND SERIES AND SURROUNDING SAID SHAFT IN CLOSELY SPACED CONCENTRIIC RELATIONSHIP, A PASSAGE IN EACH OF SAID LAST NAMED HEAT EXCHANGE PLATES FOR RECEIVING A HEAT EXCHANGE MEDDIUM, AN ANNUALLAR RECESS IN EACH OF SAID LAST NAMED HEAT EXCHANGE PLATES PROVIDING AN IMPELLER RECEIVING CHAMBER, AN IMPELLER DISPOSED IN EACH OF SAID LAST NAMED CHAMBERS, EACH OF SAID LAST NAMED IMPELLERS HAVING A POLYGONAL APERTURE RECEIVING SAID SHAFT TO PROVIDE A DRIVING CONNECTION, EACH OF SAID LAST NAMED IMPELLERS COMPRISING A PLURITY OF RADIALLY EXTENDING VANNES CURVED IN ONE DIRECTION AND ENGAGING THE SIDIEWALLS OF SAID LAST NAMED CHAMBERS WITH A WIPING CONTACT, EACH OF SAID LAST NAMED VANES HAVING A PLURITY OF RADIALLY SPACED APERTURES TO PROVIDE A MIXING ACTION AND EACH OF SAID LALST NAMMED HEAT EXCHANGE PLALTES HAVING A PLURALITY OF AXIALLY DISPOSED APERTURES PROVIDDING A FLOW PASSAGE FOR TION, A HEAT EXCHANGE PLATE ABUTTING THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID MIXER SECTION, A PASSAGE IN SAID LAST NAMED HEAT EXCHANGE PLATE FOR RECEIVING A HEAT EXCHANGE MEDDIUM, A CENTRAL APERTURE IN SAID LAST NAMED HEAT EXCHANGE PLATE, AN OUTER END PLATE ABUTTING THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID LAST NAMED HEAT EXCHANGE PLALTE AND A MATERIAL INLET PASSAGE IN SAID OUTER END PLADTE COMMUNICATING WITH SAID MIXER SECTION THROUGH THE APERTURE IN SAID LAST NAMED HEAT EXCHANGE PLALTE.