Patent ID: 6974126
Filing Date: 2005-12-13
Classification: A21D,A23L,B01D,B01F

Abstract:
1. A method for mixing a gas and a liquid to form a gaseous mixture substantially free of droplets, the method comprising the steps of: A. Separating the gas into a first gas stream and a second gas stream; B. Mixing the first gas stream with the liquid in an atomization zone under conditions in which the liquid is atomized by the gas to form an atomized mixture comprising a gas component and a liquid component, the liquid component in droplet form; C. Mixing the atomized mixture with the second gas stream in a mixing zone under conditions in which the liquid component of the atomized mixture is substantially vaporized to form a vaporized mixture of the gas and vaporized liquid, the vaporized mixture containing residual amounts of the liquid in droplet form; D. Gravitationally separating the residual droplets from the vaporized mixture in a separation zone; and E. Recovering the vaporized mixture free of a substantial amount of residual droplets from the separation zone.