The unit can be used as a heat exchanger, gas-liquid contractor, disperser or emulsifier, for any flowable liquid or paste. The welded assembly is inserted into and locked inside a stainless steel pipe. During mixing, a continuous stream of product is divided, reversed, inverted and back mixed in a single pass. A unit, consisting of twenty elements, will have subdivided and remixed in excess of one million strata. Because the unit can be provided with heat exchange devices, cooking kettles can be eliminated in some processes.
Sanitary design permits easy removal of elements from the pipe for cleaning.
Assembly parts, such as clamps and O-rings, are also readily removable for cleaning and replacement. From a design study only, since no inspection experience is known to this office, normal plant sanitation practices involving disassembly appears adequate. CIP sanitizing should also be adequate. No special design points for inspection are evident prior to operational evaluation. We solicit constructive views from any District having experience with this equipment.