Continuous-flow agitated reactor

Abstract

Abstract A HOLLOW ELONGATED SHELL HAVING AN INLET AND AN OUTLET AT OPPOSITE ENDS HAS A SERIES OF AGITATING ASSEMBLIES MOUNTED AT AXIALLY-SPACED LOCATIONS IN THE SHELL. EACH AGITATING ASSEMBLY INCLUDES A HOLLOW DRAFT TUBE HAVING INLET PORT MEANS AT ONE END COMMUNICATING WITH THE CORRESPONDING END OF AN ANNULAR FLOW PASSAGE BETWEEN THE DRAFT TUBE AND SHELL AND OUTLET PORT MEANS AT THE OPPOSITE END COMMUNICATING WITH THE OTHER END OF THE PASSAGE. AN IMPELLER IS MOUNTED FOR ROTATION IN THE DRAFT TUBE ADJACENT THE OUTLET PORT MEANS TO FLOW THE PROCESS INGREDIENTS AXIALLY THROUGHT THE DRAFT TUBE AND OUTWARDLY THROUGH THE OUTLET PORTS WHERE THE INGREDIENTS ARE MIXED WITH INGREDIENTS FLOWING INTO THE OTHER END OF THE PASSAGE. BAFFLE MEANS IS ASSOICATED WITH THE OUTLET PORTS TO REDIRECT THE FLOW OF THE REACTED INGREDIENTS AFTER THEY EXIT THE OUTLET PORTS AND TO BREAK UP ANY SWIRL CAUSED BY THE IMPELLER. THE IMPELLER AND BAFFLE MEANS COOPERATE TO PROVIDE HYDRAULIC AND MECHANICAL SHEAR FORCES ON THE INGREDIENTS TO IMPROVE REACTION IN THE APPARATUS. D R A W I N G

Inventors

• 👤 A Weber

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