Fremgangsmate og apparat for a hydratisere en gel

摘要

A hydration apparatus (52) includes perforated flow conduits (90) through which incoming gel is communicated from the gel inlets (72) and change the flow direction of incoming gel, redirecting from horizontal to vertically upward direction by deflectors (91), dispersing the incoming gel into existing gel in the hydration tank (50) to increase hydration time of gel. An independent claim is included for a hydration tank for use in the above apparatus.