Fluid mixing apparatus
Abstract
Abstract A VORTEX FLUID MIXING APPARATUS IS PROVIDED FOR MIXING ONE FLUID TO ANOTHER IN A CONDUIT OR FOR CREATING A VORTEX IN FLUID PASSING THROUGH A TUBE BREAKING UP FLUID ENTRAINED TO THE SIDES OF THE TUBE. A TUBE IS PROVIDED HAVING A FLUID VORTEX MIXER ATTACHED TO THE INNER SURFACE OF THE TUBE FOR PRODUCING A VORTEX IN THE FLUID PASSING THROUGH THE TUBE. THE VORTEX MIXER IS AN ELONGATED MEMBER AND IS FIXEDLY ATTACHED TO THE INSIDE OF A TUBE EITHER SINGULARLY OR IN PLURAL NUMBERS AND MAY BE USED IN MIXING A SECOND FLUID WITH THE FIRST BY HAVING SECOND FLUID ENTER THE TUBE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE VORTEX BEING GENERATED AND MAY HAVE A VORTEX MIXER ALSO PLACED IN THE FEEDER TUBE OR MAY BE FED INTO A VENTURI IN THE TUBE.
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- 👤 Wayne G Medsker
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