Patent ID: 6817376
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: B01F,Y10T

Abstract:
A hydration method comprising:defining an internal chamber within a set of wells; introducing fluid into the chamber; providing at least one weir extending from one of the walls and partially across the chamber towards an opposite wall; spacing a surface of the weir from the opposite wall and defining, with the opposite wall, a first space for fluid flow between the weir and the opposite wall that varies along a dimension of the chamber; providing at least one additional weir extending from the opposite wall and partially across the chamber towards the one wall, spacing a surface of the additional weir from the one wall and defining, with the one wall, a second space for fluid flow between the additional weir and the one wall that varies along another dimension of the chamber; so that the fluid flow from the inlet and through the spaces; and then discharging the fluid from the chamber.