Patent ID: 6062721
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: B01F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of mixing a fluid comprising the steps of:isolating a fluid to be mixed in a container;providing a mixing structure comprising a central generally circular plate having a top side, a bottom side, an outer edge and an axis passing therethrough generally perpendicular to said top and bottom sides, and a number of vanes spaced about the periphery of said plate, said vanes extending inwardly of said periphery of said plate be more than about 0.35 of the maximum radial distance from a center of said plate to a peripheral edge thereof, and extending from at least one of said top and bottom sides of said plate generally parallel to said axis;positioning said mixing structure in the container containing fluid; androtating said structure within said container containing fluid whereby fluid moving through said mixing structure impacts upon the inner edges of said vanes at a high radial velocity to disperse solidified materials in the fluid and the outer edges of the vanes impacts the fluid located outside of said mixing structure at a high velocity to further mix said fluid during said rotating step.