Patent ID: 6568661
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: B01F,C02F,Y10S

Abstract:
A diffuser assembly comprising:an injector for injecting a solution into a receiver tank and for directing the solution from said injector towards an impeller, thereby causing the solution and the fluid within the receiver tank to commingle; wherein the injector comprises: an elongated member having inlet and outlet ends and at least one concentric reducer at said outlet end and an outwardly extending flange member spaced between said inlet and outlet ends to couple said injector to the receiver tank; and an injector support at least partially defined by a concentric collar member for surrounding a portion of said injector and a second outwardly extending flange member mounted to said collar, said injector support and said injector configured to cooperate with one another to permit said injector to be received and retained in a side wall of the receiver tank to permit the solution to pass from the exterior to the interior of the receiver tank, said second outwardly extending flange member of said injector support configured to abut against said outwardly extending flange member of said injector when said injector is retained in the receiver tank.