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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ronald J. Weetman, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
SPX Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 3/04 ; B01F 1/302 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 3/04 ; B01F 1/302 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus and method for mass transfer of gas or other fluids into a liquid and/or liquid suspension. The present invention is preferably used in conjunction with waste treatment processes and/or fermentation processes that are commonly carried out in a mixing vessel. In such an arrangement, the mass transfer process is utilized to contact air to liquid in a mixing vessel or aeration basin.