EMULSIFYING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MIXING ACCURATE QUANTITIES OF TWO OR MORE LIQUIDS

摘要

An emulsifying system for mixing accurate ratios of two or more liquids to form an emulsion. The liquids are preferably, but not exclusively, water and oil. A supply circuit (11, 12) delivers accurate proportions of the two or more liquids to an injector (15) which mixes them to form a water/oil mixture. An emulsifier (46,48) emulsifies the mixture to form an emulsion. A container (40) stores a quantity of the emulsion that may vary between predetermined limits, and an output circuit is provided to draw the emulsion from the storage container (40). A recirculating circuit is connected at the output of the container to return emulsion from the container to the emulsifier continuously to regenerate the emulsion. The emulsion storage container permits the supply of the mixture and the emulsion to the storage container (40) at a rate independent of the rate at which the emulsion is drawn from the output circuit.