CPC B01F 25/431 (2022.01) [B01F 35/92 (2022.01); B01F 25/4317 (2022.01); B01F 25/431971 (2022.01); B01F 29/64 (2022.01); B01F 31/10 (2022.01); B01F 2035/98 (2022.01); B01F 2035/99 (2022.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A mixer system comprising:
a) a tube which is sealed and rotatable in arcs around a longitudinal axis of the tube, wherein the tube includes:
i) a first end;
ii) a second end opposing the first end;
ii) a tube wall; and
iii) one or more inlets and one or more outlets for a process fluid;
b) a mixing element within the tube and having:
i) a plurality of blade carriers, including:
i1) a first blade carrier located at the first end of the tube and rotatably mounted to the first end of the tube or a first end flange at the first end of the tube;
i2) a second blade carrier located at the second end of the tube and rotatably mounted to the second end of the tube or a second end flange at the second end of the tube;
ii) a plurality of blades, each blade having a first end and a second end opposing the first end, wherein the plurality of blades are mounted at the first end to the first blade carrier and mounted at the second end to the second blade carrier;
iii) a center of rotation which is concentric with a center of the tube;
wherein the plurality of blade carriers are mounted so that the plurality of blades are not touching the tube wall of the tube;
wherein the mixer system is free of a shaft which extends between the first blade carrier and the second blade carrier to support the plurality of blades; and
wherein the plurality of blade carriers are supported within the tube in a manner that allows the plurality of blades to rotate in a same direction and angular velocity as the tube rotates in the arcs.
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