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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 1986
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Magyar Aluminiumipari Troszt, , US;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
366107 ; 366101 ;
Abstract
A method of and apparatus for the mixing of a slurry in a tank having a conical bottom along the axis of the tank, and air-lift pipe is provided which is supplied at its lower end with compressed air to induce an upward flow of the slurry and air mixture through the pipe during start up of a mixing operation. Thus an injection is cut off when steady state is reached and air is injected at an upper level in the pipe located in the upper third of the length thereof but below the upper eighth for continuing mixing operation.