Apparatus for continuous chemical reactions

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR CONTINOUSLY EFFECTING CHEMICAL REACTIONS, WHICH COMPRISES A FLUID CIRCUIT HAVING TWO INLETS ARRANGED AT DIFFERENT POINTS OF THE CIRCUIT FOR ADMITTING THERETO RESPECTIVE CHEMICALS TO BE REACTED, THE CIRCUIT ALSO HAVING AN OUTLET LOCATED BEYOND SAID INLET FOR DISCHARGE OF THE REACTION MASS, A PUMP IN SAID CIRCUIT FOR FEEDING THE REACTION MASS THROUGH THE CIRCUIT, THE CIRCUIT INCLUDING A REACTION CHAMBER HAVING OPPOSED END PORTIONS, ONE IF SAID INLET OPENING INTO THE REACTION CHAMBER AT A POINT INTERMEDIATE SAID END PORTION THEREOF, AND A CONVEYOR SCREW ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN THE REACTION CHAMBER POSITION TO SCRAPE THE CHAMBER WALLS, SAID SCREW HAVING THREADS DISPOSED FRIM ONE TO THE OTHER OF SAID END PORTIONS AND ARRNAGED IN THE REGION OF SAID ONE INLET TO EFFECT A MORE VIGOROUS STIRRING ACTION IN SAID REGION THAN ELSEWHERE IN THE CHAMBER, SAID CIRCUIT INCLUDING A RETURN DUCT CONNECTING SAID OPPOSISTE END PORTIONS OF THE REACTION CHAMBER.