ATE236725T1 - Mischdüse für medien und deren gebrauchsverfahren - Google Patents
Mischdüse für medien und deren gebrauchsverfahrenInfo
- Publication number
- ATE236725T1 ATE236725T1 AT96929876T AT96929876T ATE236725T1 AT E236725 T1 ATE236725 T1 AT E236725T1 AT 96929876 T AT96929876 T AT 96929876T AT 96929876 T AT96929876 T AT 96929876T AT E236725 T1 ATE236725 T1 AT E236725T1
- Authority
- AT
- Austria
- Prior art keywords
- nozzle
- central portion
- sectional area
- cross sectional
- perimeter
- Prior art date
Links
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 title abstract 3
- 239000012530 fluid Substances 0.000 abstract 3
- 230000000739 chaotic effect Effects 0.000 abstract 2
- 230000001939 inductive effect Effects 0.000 abstract 2
Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
- B01F25/00—Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles
- B01F25/20—Jet mixers, i.e. mixers using high-speed fluid streams
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
- B01F25/00—Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles
- B01F25/30—Injector mixers
- B01F25/31—Injector mixers in conduits or tubes through which the main component flows
- B01F25/312—Injector mixers in conduits or tubes through which the main component flows with Venturi elements; Details thereof
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
- B01F25/00—Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles
- B01F25/30—Injector mixers
- B01F25/31—Injector mixers in conduits or tubes through which the main component flows
- B01F25/312—Injector mixers in conduits or tubes through which the main component flows with Venturi elements; Details thereof
- B01F25/3124—Injector mixers in conduits or tubes through which the main component flows with Venturi elements; Details thereof characterised by the place of introduction of the main flow
- B01F25/31243—Eductor or eductor-type venturi, i.e. the main flow being injected through the venturi with high speed in the form of a jet
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
- B01F25/00—Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles
- B01F25/30—Injector mixers
- B01F25/31—Injector mixers in conduits or tubes through which the main component flows
- B01F25/312—Injector mixers in conduits or tubes through which the main component flows with Venturi elements; Details thereof
- B01F25/3125—Injector mixers in conduits or tubes through which the main component flows with Venturi elements; Details thereof characteristics of the Venturi parts
- B01F25/31252—Nozzles
- B01F25/312522—Profiled, grooved, ribbed nozzle, or being provided with baffles
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
- B05B1/00—Nozzles, spray heads or other outlets, with or without auxiliary devices such as valves, heating means
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
- B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
- B05B7/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas
- B05B7/24—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas with means, e.g. a container, for supplying liquid or other fluent material to a discharge device
- B05B7/26—Apparatus in which liquids or other fluent materials from different sources are brought together before entering the discharge device
- B05B7/28—Apparatus in which liquids or other fluent materials from different sources are brought together before entering the discharge device in which one liquid or other fluent material is fed or drawn through an orifice into a stream of a carrying fluid
- B05B7/30—Apparatus in which liquids or other fluent materials from different sources are brought together before entering the discharge device in which one liquid or other fluent material is fed or drawn through an orifice into a stream of a carrying fluid the first liquid or other fluent material being fed by gravity, or sucked into the carrying fluid
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
- B01F25/00—Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles
- B01F2025/91—Direction of flow or arrangement of feed and discharge openings
- B01F2025/913—Vortex flow, i.e. flow spiraling in a tangential direction and moving in an axial direction
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
- B01F25/00—Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles
- B01F2025/91—Direction of flow or arrangement of feed and discharge openings
- B01F2025/916—Turbulent flow, i.e. every point of the flow moves in a random direction and intermixes
Landscapes
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
- Processing And Handling Of Plastics And Other Materials For Molding In General (AREA)
- Nozzles (AREA)
- Injection Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
- Disintegrating Or Milling (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US08/522,515 US5664733A (en) | 1995-09-01 | 1995-09-01 | Fluid mixing nozzle and method |
| PCT/US1996/014120 WO1997009123A1 (en) | 1995-09-01 | 1996-08-28 | Improved fluid mixing nozzle and method |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| ATE236725T1 true ATE236725T1 (de) | 2003-04-15 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT96929876T ATE236725T1 (de) | 1995-09-01 | 1996-08-28 | Mischdüse für medien und deren gebrauchsverfahren |
Country Status (8)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US5664733A (de) |
| EP (1) | EP0862500B1 (de) |
| AT (1) | ATE236725T1 (de) |
| AU (1) | AU6912096A (de) |
| CA (1) | CA2238629C (de) |
| DE (1) | DE69627368T2 (de) |
| DK (1) | DK0862500T3 (de) |
| WO (1) | WO1997009123A1 (de) |
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- 1996-08-28 DE DE69627368T patent/DE69627368T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1996-08-28 EP EP96929876A patent/EP0862500B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-08-28 CA CA002238629A patent/CA2238629C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1996-08-28 AU AU69120/96A patent/AU6912096A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1996-08-28 AT AT96929876T patent/ATE236725T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
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Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| US5664733A (en) | 1997-09-09 |
| DE69627368D1 (de) | 2003-05-15 |
| EP0862500B1 (de) | 2003-04-09 |
| EP0862500A4 (de) | 1999-03-03 |
| DK0862500T3 (da) | 2003-08-04 |
| AU6912096A (en) | 1997-03-27 |
| WO1997009123A1 (en) | 1997-03-13 |
| CA2238629A1 (en) | 1997-03-13 |
| EP0862500A1 (de) | 1998-09-09 |
| DE69627368T2 (de) | 2004-03-04 |
| CA2238629C (en) | 2002-04-09 |
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