Patent SG-11201807194S-A (SG)
Title: Apparatus for dispersing particles in a fluid and method
Inventor: VELLAIAH RETNASWAMY ASHOK
IPC: B01F25/46
Filed: 2017-03-10
Abstract: WO 17 / 16 2449 Al 301 Fig. 2 Fl F2 73 71 122 75 (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/162449 Al 28 September 2017 (28.09.2017) WIPO I PCT 1111111111111101110111111111110101111101110111111110101111111111110111111111110111111 (51) International Patent Classification: B01F 13/10 (2006.01) B01F 5/02 (2006.01) B01F 5/08 (2006.01) B01F 15/00 (2006.01) B01F 5/06 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/EP2017/055698 (22) International Filing Date: 10 March 2017 (10.03.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 15/078,551 23 March 2016 (23.03.2016) US (71) Applicant: ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE AB [SE/SE]; P. 0. Box 73, SE-221 00 LUND (SE). (72) Inventor: VELLAIAH RETNASWAMY, Ashok; 12606 Alsea Bay Ct, HUMBLE, Texas 77346 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). ished: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) Publ (54) Title: APPARATUS FOR DISPERSING PARTICLES IN A FLUID AND METHOD (57) : An apparatus for dispersing particles 141 F 72 74 (P) in a fluid (F), comprising: a flow divider (10) for 76 receiving the fluid (F) and for separating the fluid (F) into a first fluid stream (F1) and a second fluid stream (F2); first and second fluid branches (11, 12) for receiving the fluid streams (F1, F2); a branch joining section (14) for receiving the fluid streams (F1, F2), the branch joining section (14) having a collision zone (141) for allowing the first and second fluid streams (F1, F2) to collide; a first 113 nozzle (30) that is arranged in the first fluid branch (11); and a second nozzle (40) is arranged in the 33 second fluid branch (12), the first nozzle (30) com- 123 prising an orifice (33) that is followed by a fluid di- 32 verging section (36).