Patent ID: 11898222
Assignee: FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATION
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  B | IPC B  C

Claim 11:
12. A mixer-settler assembly comprising:
a vessel configured to conduct the flow of a liquid comprising an inbound portion and an outbound portion; and
a flow distributor, the flow distributor comprising:
a first support structure;
a first plate coupled to the first support structure configured to be substantially parallel to the first support structure;
a second plate coupled to the first plate to be upstream thereof, the second plate angled at an angle different from the first plate;
a weir spaced downstream from the first plate and coupled to the first support structure and to a leading edge;
wherein the weir is configured to be substantially parallel to the first support structure and perpendicular to the leading edge, the leading edge spaced from the first plate and having an end surface facing in an upstream direction.