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EP0101255A2
EP0101255A2 EP83304499A EP83304499A EP0101255A2 EP 0101255 A2 EP0101255 A2 EP 0101255A2 EP 83304499 A EP83304499 A EP 83304499A EP 83304499 A EP83304499 A EP 83304499A EP 0101255 A2 EP0101255 A2 EP 0101255A2
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platform
rotary platform
toroidal
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mixed
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Stuart Pugh
Michael Edward Preston
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CROKER Ltd
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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
    • B01F29/00—Mixers with rotating receptacles
    • B01F29/80—Mixers with rotating receptacles rotating about a substantially vertical axis
    • B01F29/82—Mixers with rotating receptacles rotating about a substantially vertical axis the receptacle comprising a rotary part, e.g. the bottom, and a stationary part, e.g. the wall, with optional use of a stirrer; the receptacle comprising parts moving in opposite directions

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  • the present invention relates to a mixing machine in which a rotor in the form of a circular rotary platform cooperates with a stator in the form of a stationary wall which encircles the periphery of the rotor and extends above its rim.
  • a rotor in the form of a circular rotary platform cooperates with a stator in the form of a stationary wall which encircles the periphery of the rotor and extends above its rim.
  • materials to be mixed are flung centrifugally outwards and upwards by the rotor against the stator which deflects the materials inwards again onto the platform so that the materials to be mixed are formed into a moving toroidal mass extending around the platform with individual particles of the mixture travelling helically around the toroid.
  • a mixing machine that operates on the above mentioned principle has been described by Milik - see UK Patent Specification No.1365685 (assigned to Evans and Ryder). The use of that machine has been described by the same inventor in relation to fibrous materials (Patent Specification No.1365686), granular materials having a density below 70 lb per cubic foot which is less than the normal density of concrete (Patent Specification No.1375943) and for the treatment of seed (Patent Specification No.1417694).
  • the stator part of the machine is a substantially vertically directed stationary wall that surrounds and extends directly upwards from the rim of the rotor with an obtuse sharply defined angle between the wall and the rim of the platform.
  • the mixer described by Milik is difficult to use for the mixing of concrete in which water has to be mixed with a nonhomogeneous mixture of particles ranging in size from very fine particles of cement to particles of gravel and coarse aggregates that are retained by a 5 mm mesh BS sieve.
  • the blend of water or other liquid with such a complex mixture of particles is liable to adhere to the inner surface of the stator at or adjacent to sharp angulations to build up a static boundary layer with the result that complete and uniform mixing is not achieved and the mixing operation may have to be prematurely discontinued.
  • sharp angulations in the circulation path of the particles being mixed result in high rates of inter-particle impact and damage to the particles being mixed.
  • the present invention is based on the realisation that more satisfactory results are obtained by using a stator having a concave curved inner face to which the rim of the rotor is tangential. With such an arrangement the particles to be mixed are positively guided along an appropriate toroidal path and there is no sharp angulation giving rise to a dead space for slow moving particles that could promote static boundary layer formation. Uniform mixing can be achieved very rapidly without build up of an unacceptable layer of incompletely mixed material at the stator wall and with a minimum of particle damage and with minimum energy consumption.
  • the invention provides a mixing machine comprising:
  • a mixing machine comprises a dished rotor a that is rotated by suitable drive means in the direction of arrow b. Its top face is smoothly curved towards its rim and although such smooth curvature is not essential and may be undesirable at its centre, the intermediate and rim regions should be smoothly curved and devoid of sharp angularities if damage to the material being mixed is to be avoided. It is important that there should be sufficient friction between the rotor and the material being mixed to drive the mix across the gap between the rotor a and the stator c.
  • the transfer of momentum may be improved by providing radially directed drive bars d (figure 2) at equal angular intervals around the rim of the rotor and for example there may be six such drive bars disposed at 60° intervals.
  • the top face of the rotor may also be coated with a plastics material such as a polyurethane. If the rotor is covered with Linatex, however, which is a hard wearing rubber material having good wet friction properties, there may be no need to use drive-off bars.
  • the stator c is formed with a concave inner face as shown that may be provided with a plurality of "breaker bars" e also disposed at equal angular intervals about the axis of rotation of the rotor a.
  • breaker bars In the absence of breaker bars the particles in the material being mixed follow generally circular rather than toroidal paths, and there is a tendency for material to adhere to the upper region of the curved part of the stator.
  • the function of the breaker bars which are vertically directed and made of steel or other wear-resistant material is to prevent material sticking to the stator and to encourage development of a toroidal circulation pattern. It will be noted that the stator and rotor together define a smoothly curved surface with only a small gap between them.
  • Loss of fine material can be prevented by directing an upward current of air f through the gap at a pressure of typically less than 172 kN/m 2 at a flow rate of 1.5 m3*/Min.
  • a production size mixer of overall diameter 1.0 metre.
  • the radius of curvature of the part-toroidal inner face of the stator which is circular in profile ranges typically from 0.127 metre to 0.203 metre, the size being selected to give the desired mixing capacity.
  • a motor 1 drives rotor 13 through gearbox 2 via a shaft 9 that is covered by a domed cover 27.
  • the rotor 13 cooperates with a dished stator 21 as previously described.
  • a compressor 3 that discharges air through pipe 20 to the space beneath rotor 13. Air flows upwards into a chamber 30 defined between a false floor the rotor 13 and the walls of the housing of the machine and thence upwards under appropriate pressure between the rotor 13 and the stator 21.
  • Portions of the upper part of the housing define a hinged discharge door 12 for mixed cement that may be opened and closed by means of a piston and cylinder device 4, 6 to permit the contents of the mixer to be discharged when required.

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EP83304499A 1982-08-05 1983-08-04 Mélangeurs Expired EP0101255B1 (fr)

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GB08222636A GB2125307B (en) 1982-08-05 1982-08-05 Improvements in mixing machines
GB8222636 1982-08-05

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EP0101255A2 true EP0101255A2 (fr) 1984-02-22
EP0101255A3 EP0101255A3 (en) 1984-07-25
EP0101255B1 EP0101255B1 (fr) 1986-11-26

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DK (1) DK355883A (fr)
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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0232531A3 (en) * 1986-02-14 1988-11-09 Max Spaleck Gmbh & Co. Kg Centrifugal polishing machine
EP0370072A4 (en) * 1987-12-02 1991-07-31 The Nutrasweet Company (A Delaware Corporation) Fluid processor apparatus

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DE1454743B2 (de) * 1962-06-07 1970-05-14 Beck, Erich, 6520 Worms Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Verdichten und Agglomerieren von pulverförmigen bis körnigen thermoplastischen Stoffen
CH455555A (de) * 1967-09-09 1968-07-15 Meier Kurt Verfahren zum Waschen, Scheuern, Entgraten, Polieren oder Mischen von Bearbeitungsgut sowie Vorrichtung zur Ausübung des Verfahrens
FR2052018A5 (fr) * 1969-07-04 1971-04-09 Moritz Jean
GB1365685A (en) * 1971-02-09 1974-09-04 Evans T G Mixing machines
DE2202185A1 (de) * 1972-01-15 1973-07-26 Wey Gino Dipl Ing Verfahren und einrichtung zum mischen von feststoff- und fluessigkeitsteilchen vorzugsweise zement mit wasser
US3751011A (en) * 1972-01-24 1973-08-07 Design Link Mixing of particulate and fibrous materials
US4408417A (en) * 1980-10-31 1983-10-11 Shikishima Tipton Mfg. Co., Ltd. Fully automatic barrel finishing machine

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0232531A3 (en) * 1986-02-14 1988-11-09 Max Spaleck Gmbh & Co. Kg Centrifugal polishing machine
EP0370072A4 (en) * 1987-12-02 1991-07-31 The Nutrasweet Company (A Delaware Corporation) Fluid processor apparatus

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GB2125307B (en) 1985-10-23
DE3367865D1 (en) 1987-01-15
DK355883A (da) 1984-02-06
DK355883D0 (da) 1983-08-04
EP0101255A3 (en) 1984-07-25
GB2125307A (en) 1984-03-07

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