摘要 |
A high shear liquid metal treatment device 1 comprises a barrel 2, a rotor shaft 5, a plurality of rotor fans 6-8, and a plurality of stator plates 9-11. The barrel 2 has an opening 3, 4 at each of its ends. The rotor shaft is mounted centrally through the barrel. The rotor fans are mounted along the shaft, each rotor fan having its outer end within a minimum distance of the inside of the barrel. The stator plates, blades or fins are formed on the inside of the barrel between adjacent rotor fans. Each stator extends substantially to the rotor shaft, and has at least one passage or channel 17 to allow fluid flow. The stator plates are within the minimum distance of an adjacent rotor fan. The minimum distance is between 10µm and 10mm. Also claimed is a method of high shear liquid metal treatment using the device. |