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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ronald J. Weetman, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
SPX Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 3/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 3/04 ;
Abstract
An improved mixing apparatus and method for dispersing gas or other fluids into a liquid which may have solid suspension. The improved mixing apparatus includes a mixing vessel having at least one side wall and a bottom wall. The apparatus also has upper and/or lower reflectors attached to the side wall, positioned at an angle to the side wall. The apparatus may additionally include a shaft with a first impeller having a first diameter attached thereto and a second impeller having a second diameter attached thereto. The first impeller and second impeller are positioned a distance apart.