Patent ID: 11938453
Assignee: APIQE HOLDINGS, LLC
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A carbonator, comprising:
a tubular conduit disposed about a longitudinal axis, extending from an input end to and output end, and defining a fluid flow path from the input end to the output end;
an inlet manifold comprising a first inlet for water, a second inlet for carbon dioxide, and an outlet in fluid communication with the input end of the conduit;
wherein the conduit comprises a first treatment trajectory directly followed by a conditioning trajectory directly followed by a second treatment trajectory, such that the water subsequently flows from the first treatment trajectory into the conditioning trajectory into the second treatment trajectory;
wherein each treatment trajectory comprises:
a helical dispersion element disposed in the conduit and having an axis aligned with the longitudinal axis of the conduit;
a passive accelerator located immediately downstream of the helical dispersion element, wherein the passive accelerator comprises a restriction portion of the conduit having a reduced cross sectional area relative to portions of the conduit immediately upstream and downstream of the restriction portion;
a rigid impact surface immediately downstream of the passive accelerator, which rigid impact surface is disposed perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the conduit; and
wherein the conditioning trajectory comprises:
a conditioning conduit extending between the first and second treatment trajectories, the conditioning conduit having an axis aligned with the longitudinal axis of the conduit.