Patent ID: 9056419
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: B29C,F04F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A sizing tank comprising: a trough capable of holding a liquid, the trough having a first opening for an ingress of a plastic extrudate and a second opening for egress of the plastic extrudate; a pump system comprising a pump, the pump system constructed and arranged to provide a fluid flow within the trough and control fluid flow within the trough, a plurality of fluid inlets connected to the pump allowing fluid to enter the trough in a plurality of different positions; a plurality of fluid outlets allowing fluid to exit from the trough in a plurality of different positions; and wherein the plurality of fluid inlets and plurality of fluid outlets are constructed and arranged to provide a fluid flow within the trough, and configured to form a flow zone within the trough, the flow zone having a controlled and uniform flow profile.