摘要 |
An apparatus for dispersing substances into one another by subjecting them to shear forces between a rotating platen and a stationary or counter-rotating platen which have opposed work surfaces interfaced and forced toward engagement with one another. An oriface leads through one platen to the other platen. A pump forces an agglomerate of substances through the channel and radially outwardly between the platens during relative rotation of the platens. The agglomerate is subjected to shear forces as it moves radially outwardly between the platens to disperse the substances to one another. The mutually dispersed substances emit at the periphery of the platens and are collected in a trough. The pressure developed by the pump and the force directing the platens toward engagement with one another are opposed and coordinated to control the thickness of the agglomerate between the platens in conjunction with control of the speed of relative rotation between the platens - to achieve desired shear forces in agglomerates of various types.
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