Patent ID: 11944944
Assignee: KOBE STEEL, LTD.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A mixing apparatus comprising a mixer configured to mix a material including a rubber or a resin in the presence of a working fluid that is in a supercritical state or a subcritical state,
wherein the mixer comprises:
a chamber that forms a flow passage for the working fluid and the material;
a mixing blade disposed in the chamber and fixed to the chamber,
a mixer entrance pressure gauge configured to detect a pressure within an entrance-side portion of the mixer;
a mixer exit pressure gauge configured to detect a pressure within an exit-side portion of the mixer;
a mixer entrance thermometer configured to detect a temperature within an entrance-side portion of the mixer; and
a mixer exit thermometer configured to detect a temperature within an exit-side portion of the mixer, and
wherein the mixer is inclined with respect to a horizontal direction so that the material goes down from an upstream side to a downstream side of the mixer.