Patent ID: 8568018

Claim:
A method of mixing fluids, comprising: providing a first fluid in a first amount from a distribution manifold including a fluid nozzle having a receiving chamber, a passageway fluidly coupled to the receiving chamber, and a distribution chamber fluidly coupled to the passageway; providing a second fluid in a second amount, from a fluid injection manifold having a fluid mixing nozzle extending through the distribution manifold into the fluid nozzle, to the first fluid at a ratio above a solubility limit for combining the first and second fluids, the fluid mixing nozzle having a tapered distal end disposed within the fluid nozzle receiving chamber proximate to the fluid nozzle passageway; combining the first and second fluids in the ratio selected at a turbulent mixing region formed where the fluid nozzle and the fluid mixing nozzle coact in spaced relationship; causing turbulence to the first and second fluids in the mixing region to mix the first and second fluids above their respective solubility limits into a uniform fluid mixture; and expanding the uniform fluid mixture in a solid phase, or a solid and gaseous phase.