Mixing apparatus

摘要

A mixing apparatus in the form of an aerator for location within a body of water to be remediated by oxygenating the water, including an inlet through which water is pumped into the aerator, the inlet includes a branched distributor in which the inlet divides into four equal branches for forming four equal flow paths for the water. Each of the four equal pathways is provided with an air injector in the form of a venturi for introducing air into the water flow path in order to aerate the water. The advantage of the aerator is that the distributor is designed to have balanced flow so that equal flows of water pass through each flow path to introduce equal volumes of air, which increases the efficiency of the aerator. Forms of the aerator can have two or more distributors in which all individual flow paths are substantially equal to improve the efficiency of the aerator.

主权项

1. A mixing apparatus for creating a mixture of dissimilar first and second materials, the mixing apparatus comprising
an inlet adapted to accept the first material; a first conduit in fluid communication with the inlet and adapted to form a first flow path of the first material; a first distribution member in fluid communication with the first conduit, the first distribution member includes outlets that change the first flow path into respective individual flow paths of the first material, wherein flow of the first material in the respective individual flow paths is substantially the same; and first discharge members in respective fluid communication with the outlets and extending substantially radially outward from the mixing apparatus in different orientations relative to each other to discharge the mixture from the mixing apparatus in different directions around the mixing apparatus, the first discharge members each includes a mixing element for introducing the second material into the respective first individual flow paths, thereby mixing the first and second materials to form the mixture.