Colloid Mixer With Arc Guiding Plates For Bubble-Free Mixing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional methods for mixing two colloids with different properties often fail to achieve sufficient mixing, leading to the formation of air bubbles and clots, which hampers the adhesion process in industrial applications.
Innovation Solution
A mixer design featuring first and second arc shape guiding plates, along with inlet and outlet baffles, separates and recombines the colloid streams to form a whirlpool, ensuring thorough mixing while preventing air bubbles and clots, with additional paths for repeated flow through the mixing component to accelerate the process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If two colloids are squeezed into a container and mixed traditionally, then the mixing process is simple, but the mixing is insufficient and air bubbles or clots are produced
Solution Approach 1:
The mixing container is segmented into multiple flow paths using dividing walls and guiding plates, forcing the colloid streams to separate and recombine multiple times. This segmentation creates repeated flow separation and mixing cycles, achieving uniform mixing without complex external mixing devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The mixing process transitions from simple one-dimensional mixing to three-dimensional flow patterns by introducing guiding plates and dividing walls that create vertical and lateral flow components. This dimensional complexity enables thorough mixing while maintaining operational simplicity.
2Device complexity
If traditional mixing is used, then the device structure is simple, but air bubbles and clots are easily produced
Solution Approach 1:
The design converts the natural flow characteristics of colloids into beneficial mixing patterns. By strategically placing guiding plates and dividing walls, the colloid flow is directed to create vortexes and repeated mixing cycles, transforming what would be simple flow into effective mixing that eliminates air bubbles and clots.
Solution Approach 2:
Guiding plates and dividing walls act as intermediary elements that mediate between the input colloid streams and the final mixed output. These intermediaries create controlled flow paths that prevent direct turbulent mixing, thereby eliminating air bubble formation while achieving uniform mixing.
3Manufacturing precision
If the colloid streams are separated and recombined multiple times, then mixing uniformity is improved, but the flow path becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The flow path is segmented into multiple sections using dividing walls and guiding plates, creating a series of flow channels. This segmentation enables repeated separation and recombination of colloid streams without requiring complex external mixing equipment, achieving uniform mixing through structured flow path division.
Solution Approach 2:
Curved guiding plates are used to direct colloid flow along smooth arcs, creating vortexes and rotational flow patterns. This curvature enables efficient mixing through repeated flow cycles while maintaining a relatively simple overall device structure compared to straight-channel designs.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The mixer effectively combines two-to-be-mixed materials into a sufficiently mixed stream, preventing air bubbles and clots, and enhancing the adhesion process by ensuring complete and efficient mixing.
Implementation Method 1
an inlet baffle disposed on one end of the first vertical wall and the second vertical wall, the inlet baffle separating the two to-be-mixed materials into two streams
Implementation Method 2
With the guiding function of the first and second arc shape guiding plates, the first stream and the second stream form a whirlpool and are combined into a mixed stream
Implementation Method 3
the first stream and the second stream form a whirlpool and are combined into a mixed stream, and the mixed stream is subsequently exported by the outlet baffle
Implementation Method 4
the outlet baffle exporting the streams
Data Source
AI summary
A mixer for mixing two materials includes a casing and a mixing component. The mixing component has a first vertical wall, a second vertical wall in parallel to the first vertical wall, an inlet baffle, an outlet baffle, a plurality of first arc shape guiding plates and a plurality of second arc shape guiding plates. The inlet baffle and the outlet baffle are disposed on the two ends of the first and second vertical walls, respectively. The first arc shape guiding plates and second arc shape guiding plates are disposed between the inlet and outlet baffles, and the first and second arc shape guiding plates are mutually spaced and disposed in opposite to each other. The two materials are imported from the inlet baffle and guided to flow through the first and second arc shape guiding plates, and subsequently mixed and exported from the outlet baffle.