EP3334519A1 - Dispositif et procédé destinés à la dispersion d'au moins une substance dans un fluide - Google Patents

Dispositif et procédé destinés à la dispersion d'au moins une substance dans un fluide

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EP3334519A1
EP3334519A1 EP16762959.1A EP16762959A EP3334519A1 EP 3334519 A1 EP3334519 A1 EP 3334519A1 EP 16762959 A EP16762959 A EP 16762959A EP 3334519 A1 EP3334519 A1 EP 3334519A1
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substance
fluid
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Dominik Kastl
Markus Nichterlein
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Netzsch Feinmahltechnik GmbH
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F23/00—Mixing according to the phases to be mixed, e.g. dispersing or emulsifying
    • B01F23/50—Mixing liquids with solids
    • B01F23/53—Mixing liquids with solids using driven stirrers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F23/00—Mixing according to the phases to be mixed, e.g. dispersing or emulsifying
    • B01F23/40—Mixing liquids with liquids; Emulsifying
    • B01F23/41—Emulsifying
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
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    • B01F23/40—Mixing liquids with liquids; Emulsifying
    • B01F23/41—Emulsifying
    • B01F23/4105—Methods of emulsifying
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
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    • B01F23/00—Mixing according to the phases to be mixed, e.g. dispersing or emulsifying
    • B01F23/50—Mixing liquids with solids
    • B01F23/56—Mixing liquids with solids by introducing solids in liquids, e.g. dispersing or dissolving
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F25/00—Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles
    • B01F25/60—Pump mixers, i.e. mixing within a pump
    • B01F25/64—Pump mixers, i.e. mixing within a pump of the centrifugal-pump type, i.e. turbo-mixers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F25/00—Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles
    • B01F25/60—Pump mixers, i.e. mixing within a pump
    • B01F25/64—Pump mixers, i.e. mixing within a pump of the centrifugal-pump type, i.e. turbo-mixers
    • B01F25/642—Pump mixers, i.e. mixing within a pump of the centrifugal-pump type, i.e. turbo-mixers consisting of a stator-rotor system with intermeshing teeth or cages
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F35/00—Accessories for mixers; Auxiliary operations or auxiliary devices; Parts or details of general application
    • B01F35/71—Feed mechanisms
    • B01F35/717—Feed mechanisms characterised by the means for feeding the components to the mixer
    • B01F35/71825—Feed mechanisms characterised by the means for feeding the components to the mixer using means for feeding one phase surrounded by another phase without mixing during the feeding
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F25/00—Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles
    • B01F2025/91—Direction of flow or arrangement of feed and discharge openings
    • B01F2025/911—Axial flow
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F25/00—Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles
    • B01F2025/91—Direction of flow or arrangement of feed and discharge openings
    • B01F2025/912—Radial flow
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F25/00—Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles
    • B01F2025/91—Direction of flow or arrangement of feed and discharge openings
    • B01F2025/919—Direction of flow or arrangement of feed and discharge openings characterised by the disposition of the feed and discharge openings
    • B01F2025/9191—Direction of flow or arrangement of feed and discharge openings characterised by the disposition of the feed and discharge openings characterised by the arrangement of the feed openings for one or more flows, e.g. for the mainflow and the flow of an additional component

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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for dispersing at least one substance in a fluid according to the features of the preambles of claims 1 and 15.
  • the invention relates to a device for dispersing a substance in a fluid, in particular in a suitable liquid.
  • Dispersing is understood to mean the mixing of at least two substances which do not dissolve or barely dissolve or chemically bond with one another.
  • one substance (disperse phase) is distributed into another substance (continuous phase), forming an emulsion or a suspension.
  • the disperse phase is likewise liquid, while in the case of a suspension, solid particles are finely distributed in a liquid.
  • DE 4118870 A1 describes a device for wetting and dispersing powders in liquids. The entry of the powder substances takes place at low concentrations in a single pass. At high concentrations, work is continued in circulation until the final concentration is reached.
  • This device uses a classic rotor-stator system, which is subject to high wear. In addition, a flow resistance is generated by the built-in stator, which the
  • DE 3002429 C2 discloses a device for mixing at least one substance with a liquid.
  • the substances to be mixed are introduced via lateral connecting pipes into a tube surrounding the rotor shaft.
  • the fluid enters the open end of the stator in an existing between the stator and the rotor shaft surrounding the tube space, reaches the blades of the rotor and then exits again at the lower open end of the stator.
  • the substances to be dispersed are introduced by introduction via the connecting pipes below the level of the liquid. It is possible to mix the substances to be mixed in such a way below the liquid level that they have no contact with the surrounding atmosphere prior to mixing.
  • grinding media in the first process area can also be used in this machine. However, this leads to a flow resistance, which negatively influences the pumping action. It also comes through the use of grinding media within the machine to increased wear, especially on the separator.
  • DE2676725 describes a device for mixing, in particular for
  • This includes a housing, a separator and a
  • the separating device divides the housing into a first one
  • Rotor unit is arranged in the first process area and a second portion of the rotor unit is arranged in the second process area.
  • the supply of the substances to be mixed to the first process area is spaced from the
  • Rotor unit This creates the risk of contamination of the powder feed by liquid or liquid powder mixture.
  • DE2004143 discloses an apparatus for the preparation of emulsions and suspensions in the form of a centrifugal homogenizing machine. They use a rotor-stator system in a multi-row design. A multi-part design usually means increased maintenance. In addition, more parts can wear, which must be replaced accordingly, which leads to increased costs.
  • the object of the invention is to provide an improved device for dispersion of at least one substance in a fluid, in particular a device for dispersion of at least one powdery substance in a liquid.
  • the device should be more compact and thus
  • the device should be technically simple and thus inexpensive to produce and have low maintenance requirements.
  • Claims 1 and 15 include. Further advantageous embodiments are described by the subclaims.
  • the invention relates to an apparatus for dispersing at least one substance in a fluid.
  • a device comprises a process housing with a rotor, a fluid supply, a supply line for the at least one substance to be dispersed with at least one outlet opening, and a
  • the rotor is operated for example via an electric motor drive, which is arranged outside of the process housing.
  • the rotor is arranged on a drive shaft, for example, with a
  • the rotor is designed such that at least in regions, an axial delivery of a supplied fluid can be generated with the rotor. Furthermore, at least in regions, a radial delivery of the supplied fluid can be generated with the rotor.
  • the rotor comprises at least one first means for generating the at least regional axial conveying and at least one second means for generating the at least regional radial conveying of the supplied fluid.
  • the regions of the axial conveying and the radial conveying do not overlap, that is to say that a first region is provided in which predominantly or completely an axial conveying takes place and a second region is provided the
  • an axial conveyance of the supplied fluid takes place predominantly. Furthermore, in this first region also already a slight radial promotion, which merges in the direction of the product outlet of the device in a completely radial delivery of the fluid.
  • the supply line for the substance to be dispersed is at least partially enclosed by the rotor.
  • the rotor preferably has conductive structures that generate the axial conveying action of the rotor.
  • the lead structures are in particular designed such that on the one hand the at least one first means for
  • the rotor has a widening cross section, in particular, the cross section of the rotor widened on the drive side, that is, in the direction of the side facing away from the supply line for the substance to be dispersed on the rotor side. Due to this broadening of the rotor cross-section in the direction
  • Product outlet in particular in combination with the guide structures of the rotor, is the axial promotion of the fluid in the region of the at least one outlet opening with increasing rotor cross section in a radial conveying action. Furthermore causes the rotation of the rotor generated by the drive, causing the fluid to rotate.
  • the lead structures are preferably on the supply line for the
  • the rotor has a solid rotor core, the cross-section of which - as already described - widens at least in regions in the direction of the product outlet.
  • At least one of the guide structures is preferably extended beyond a solid core of the rotor in the axial direction in the direction of the feed line for the substance to be dispersed.
  • a plurality of conductive structures is extended beyond a solid core of the rotor in the axial direction in the direction of the feed line for the substance to be dispersed.
  • the at least one outlet opening of the feed line for the substance to be dispersed is at least partially enclosed by the at least one extended guide structure, so that the substance to be dispersed is released from the feed line within structural elements of the rotor.
  • a rotor may have such a high density of conductive structures that it is sufficient for the functionality of the conductive structures if only every second conductive structure has an extension beyond the rotor core.
  • the supply line for the substance to be dispersed is in particular arranged such that the at least one outlet opening for the substance to be dispersed is at least partially enclosed by the extended guide structures outside the solid rotor core.
  • the rotor may have a plurality of guide structures, which are formed in the region of the rotor surface. It is It is conceivable to extend only one guide structure beyond the rotor core and to form the extension in such a way that it encloses the outlet opening for the substance to be dispersed at least partially or largely comprehensively. For example, the extension of the one guide structure could helically be guided around the longitudinal axis of the feed line for the substance to be dispersed.
  • the guide structures are in the region of their extension beyond the massive rotor core beyond in the central region of the rotor, that is, in the region of
  • Rotary axis of the rotor designed as a receptacle for the supply line for the substance to be dispersed.
  • the guide structures have, in the region of their extension, a central recess which is formed corresponding to the feed line for the substance to be dispersed.
  • the guide structures are aligned in the region of their extension beyond the solid rotor core coaxially to the axis of rotation of the rotor.
  • the extension of the guide structures forms in particular the first means for generating the at least regional axial promotion.
  • the guide structures are curved in the region of the massive rotor core.
  • the curved subregion of the guide structures forms, in particular, the second means for generating the radial conveying at least in regions. Due to the curvature of the conductive structures, a high outlet pressure and a good conveying effect are achieved.
  • the curved guide structures support the radial
  • the extended lead structures cause, even in the region of the at least one outlet opening, although it is arranged outside of the solid rotor core, axial delivery of the fluid towards the solid rotor core, or in the direction of the product outlet, is achieved.
  • the rotation of the rotor also causes centrifugal forces, which prevent fluid from entering inside.
  • the centrifugal forces prevent fluid from entering the receiving area between the elongated guiding structures in which the at least one outlet opening is arranged.
  • Supply line for the substance to be dispersed has a first longitudinal axis.
  • the supply line for the substance to be dispersed as a tube with a formed first longitudinal axis.
  • the rotor is rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation, for example, the axis of rotation is formed by the drive shaft.
  • the longitudinal axis of the feed line for the substance to be dispersed and the axis of rotation of the rotor may, according to one embodiment, preferably be aligned coaxially or parallel to one another.
  • substance can be arranged in alignment with the longitudinal axis of the feed line for the substance to be dispersed and the axis of rotation of the rotor.
  • the supply line for the substance to be dispersed is arranged at an angle to the axis of rotation of the rotor.
  • the supply line for the substance to be dispersed ends in the center of the rotor.
  • the feed line formed at an angle to the rotor axis for the substance to be dispersed is also arranged in this embodiment such that the at least one outlet opening of the feed line for the substance to be dispersed is at least partially enclosed by the extended guide structures outside the solid rotor core. This prevents fluid from entering the supply line for the substance to be dispersed. Instead, the fluid is discharged via the centrifugal forces due to the rotation of the rotor directly to the outside via the guide structures of the rotor.
  • the recess formed by the extended guide structures must be open. This leads to a larger distance between the outlet opening of the feed line for the particles to be dispersed in the lower region
  • the fluid supply is arranged substantially orthogonal to the supply line for the substance to be dispersed.
  • the fluid supply is arranged substantially orthogonal to the supply line for the substance to be dispersed.
  • Fluid supply having a second longitudinal axis.
  • Fluid supply formed as a tube with a second longitudinal axis.
  • Fluid supply is arranged on the process housing spaced from the rotor, in particular on the side of the supply line for the substance to be dispersed, so that filled fluid flows around the supply line for the substance to be dispersed at least partially.
  • the fluid supply largely obliquely to the feed line for the substance to be dispersed, in particular at an angle between 0 degrees and 90 degrees.
  • the fluid is carried over the guiding structures of the rotor and due to the at
  • Centrifugal forces arising from the rotation of the rotor are passed outwards from the center of the rotor, so that the fluid can not reach the middle region in which the at least one outlet opening of the feed line for the substance to be dispersed is arranged. In particular, the fluid thus does not enter the region of the axis of rotation of the rotor.
  • Supply line for the substance to be dispersed can be adjusted axially
  • the supply line for the substance to be dispersed relative to the process housing along its longitudinal axis axially and / or parallel to
  • Rotation axis of the rotor to be moved.
  • the immersion depth of an end region of the feed line for the substance to be dispersed in the extended guide structures of the rotor and thus the distance between the at least the at least one outlet opening comprising the end portion of the feed line for the substance to be dispersed and the solid core of the rotor in dependence be changed substance supplied.
  • a radial distance is preferably formed between the extended guide structures of the rotor and the feed line for the substance to be dispersed.
  • the Distance is necessary so that the substance can escape from the at least one outlet opening and pass into the fluid between the guide structures.
  • the rotor has a plurality of conductive structures, wherein only a part of the conductive structures have axial extensions formed as first means for generating the at least regional axial promotion.
  • the rotor has an even number of
  • Rotor core is extended out. This may be useful in particular with a high density of conductive structures on the rotor core. In particular, this prevents the extensions form such a tight ring around the axis of rotation that a transfer of the substance from the supply line could be hindered in the fluid.
  • the supply line for the substance to be dispersed may have an increased diameter in the region of the at least one outlet opening, for example in the form of a bend which serves as an additional deflecting element.
  • the at least one outlet opening does not have to be the open end of the
  • Be formed supply line for the substance to be dispersed According to one
  • the feed line for the substance to be dispersed is formed by a tube whose closed end in the direction of the solid rotor core between the guide structures is closed and which has in this end a plurality of lateral openings as outlet openings for the substance in the radial direction.
  • the substance is also conveyed outwards by the centrifugal forces, that is, in the direction of the outer edge of the rotor. At this time, the substance becomes in the fluid dispersed. This is done in particular on the outer edge region of the rotor in a space between the rotating rotor and the static process housing.
  • Inner diameter of the supply line for the substance to be dispersed is variable and thus can be adapted to the requirements of the supply line for the substance to be dispersed.
  • Flow rate can be adjusted. For example, it can be provided that the cross-section reducing format parts in the supply line for
  • dispersing substance can be inserted to vary the diameter and thus the cross-sectional area of the feed line for the substance to be dispersed.
  • the variable setting is done for example by using additional inner tubes with smaller diameters for the powder feed tube.
  • the inner tubes may for example be made of PTFE or another suitable
  • Plastic exist.
  • rotor and feed tube wherein for example several different sizes of rotor and powder feed tube can be present for selection as format parts.
  • the first longitudinal axis of the feed line for the substance to be dispersed is oriented horizontally and the second longitudinal axis of the fluid feed line is arranged vertically.
  • the fluid enters the process housing via the fluid supply and is detected by the rotor, which accelerates the fluid in the axial and radial directions.
  • Leader structures arranged at least one outlet opening and passes radially into the fluid.
  • the resulting dispersion or suspension is discharged through the rotor from the process housing via the product outlet.
  • the fluid is prevented by centrifugal forces from flowing into the feed line for the substance to be dispersed.
  • the supply of the substance to be dispersed can also be effected gravimetrically.
  • the feed line for the substance to be dispersed is made vertically or at an angle equal to or less than 70 ° to vertical.
  • the invention further relates to a method for dispersing at least one substance in a fluid, in particular in a liquid, by means of a device comprising a process housing with rotor, a
  • Fluid supply a supply line for the at least one substance to be dispersed with an outlet opening, and a product outlet.
  • the rotor causes, at least in regions, an axial delivery of a supplied fluid. Furthermore, the rotor at least partially causes a radial promotion of the supplied fluid.
  • the method may alternatively or in addition to the features described one or more features and / or properties of the previously described
  • Device include.
  • the device and method are suitable for dispersing a substance in a fluid, in particular in a fluid.
  • a fluid in particular in a fluid.
  • Device is technically simpler than known devices, this can be produced more cheaply.
  • the technically simplified structure facilitates the cleaning and maintenance of the device.
  • the simplified cleaning makes the
  • the device does not use a classical rotor-stator principle to disperse the substance to be dispersed in a fluid. This means in particular that the product does not have to be pumped through a stator.
  • the advantage here is a lower shear of the product.
  • the device and the method are characterized by a lower energy input, whereby the temperature increase is also lower than in conventionally known devices.
  • the device is less prone to failure and / or susceptible to wear. In particular, the device is less sensitive to foreign bodies contained in the powdery substance to be dispersed or in the fluid.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic cross section of a dispersion device according to the invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a dispersion device according to the invention.
  • FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of a process housing of a dispersion device.
  • Figure 4 shows a schematic sectional view of another
  • Figure 5 shows a perspective view of a rotor with storage.
  • Figure 6 shows a plan view of the rotor with storage.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates a first working mode
  • FIG. 8 illustrates a second working mode.
  • FIG. 9 shows a side view of a further embodiment of a dispersion device according to the invention.
  • FIG. 10 shows a sectional representation through a side view of an embodiment of a dispersion device according to the invention according to FIG. 9.
  • FIG. 11 shows a schematic sectional view of the process housing of the embodiment according to FIG. 9.
  • FIG. 12 shows a detailed detail from FIG. 11.
  • FIG. 13 shows a perspective view of the process housing of the dispersion device according to FIG. 9.
  • FIG. 14 shows a perspective view of a rotor with mounting of the embodiment according to FIG. 9.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic cross-section of a dispersion device 1 according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a dispersion device 1 according to the invention.
  • the dispersion device 1 is used in particular to produce a powdery substance P in a fluid F,
  • the dispersion device 1 comprises a drive motor (not shown), a bearing 9, in which the drive shaft 2 is mounted and a
  • Clutch lantern with internal shaft coupling and drive motor (not shown) for transmitting power from the motor shaft to the drive shaft 2.
  • the drive shaft 2 serves to drive the rotor 3. Furthermore, the
  • Dispersion device 1 a rotating support of the drive shaft 2, which is guided by a mechanical seal 4 in a process housing 5.
  • a rotor 3 and a product outlet 8 for discharging the product, in particular the dispersion D are arranged.
  • the process housing 5 is further associated with a supply line for the powdery substance P to be dispersed, in particular a powder feed 6 for supplying powder P, and furthermore a fluid feed 7 for supplying fluid F (see FIG. 2).
  • Figure 3 shows a perspective view and Figure 4 shows a
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 show different representations of an embodiment of the rotor 3.
  • the rotor 3 is rotatable about a rotation axis R and has a solid rotor core 10.
  • the rotor 3 has a cross-sectional area Q which increases at least in regions toward the drive side. In other words, the cross-sectional area Q of the rotor 3 decreases in the direction of the powder feed 6. More specifically, the rotor 3 has a first cross-sectional area Q1 in a region adjacent to the powder feed 6 that is smaller than a second cross-sectional area Q2 in a drive-proximal region of the rotor 3 (compare in particular FIG. 4).
  • Each conductive structure 11 essentially comprises two partial regions 12, 13, wherein the first partial region 12 is arranged and fastened to the solid rotor core 10 and wherein the second partial region 13 represents an axial extension 14 of the conductive structure 11 beyond the solid rotor core 10.
  • the guide structures 11 are inclined in the axial direction in the region of the extensions 14, so that they in particular convey axially.
  • the guide structures 11 in the first portion 12 are additionally curved backwards in order to achieve a high output pressure and a good conveying effect.
  • the extensions 14 of the guide structures 11 are in the area of
  • Rotary axis R of the rotor 3 recessed and form an axial opening 15.
  • This opening 15 serves in particular as a receptacle 16 for an end portion 20 of
  • Powder feed 6 (see Figures 1 and 4).
  • powder feed 6 see Figures 1 and 4
  • the immersion region EB corresponds to the powder feed 6 being immersed in the rotor 3 at least in regions, in particular the immersion region EB, in which the powder feed 6 enters the
  • Extensions 14 of the lead structures of the rotor 3 is immersed, thus also the
  • Powder outlet opening 21 of the powder supply 6 emerges and in particular into the fluid F passes.
  • the rotor 3 is preferably shaped in such a way that an axial conveying action of the fluid F in the direction of the solid rotor core 10 or in the direction of the product outlet 8 is already achieved in the region around the end region 20 of the powder feed 6.
  • This axial promotion goes with increasing diameter of the rotor 3, that is, with increasing cross-sectional area Q of the rotor 3 in the direction
  • Rotation axis R set in rotation.
  • the powder feed 6 can be closed in the end region 20 and have lateral openings as powder outlet openings 21, via which preferably an exit of the powder from the powder feed 6 takes place in the radial direction.
  • the powder feed 6 can be displaced axially along a longitudinal axis L6.
  • the longitudinal axis L6 can preferably be aligned coaxially or parallel to the axis of rotation R of the rotor 2.
  • the axial displacement of the powder feed 6 in particular the depth which the end region 20 of the powder feed 6 dips into the extensions 14 of the guide structures 11 can be adjusted.
  • a distance is formed between the extensions 14 of the guide structures 11 and the powder feed 6. This distance ensures in particular an undisturbed rotation of the rotor 3 to the
  • the radial distance between the extensions 14 of the guide structures 11 and the powder feed 6 is preferably between 0.1 mm and 10 mm. It is clear to the person skilled in the art that the distance is matched in particular to the size of the overall device or to the substances and / or products to be processed.
  • a distance A between rotor 3 and process housing 5 is between 0.1 mm and 10 mm.
  • the powder feed 6 may have an enlarged outer diameter in the end region 20, in particular in the region of the at least one powder outlet opening 21.
  • the increased diameter serves as an additional deflecting element, which additionally prevents penetration of fluid F into the region of the powder outlet opening 21.
  • the supply of the fluid F, of the powder P or of a product suspension or dispersion D takes place via relatively large tube cross sections of the powder feed 6 and fluid feed 7
  • the supply of fluid F can take place as a function of the respective fluid F or circulating dispersion product D with or without a pump.
  • the powder P exits the powder feed 6 via the at least one powder outlet opening 21 and passes radially into the fluid F.
  • the resulting dispersion D is discharged through the rotor 3 from the process housing 5 via the product outlet 8. Due to the narrow gap between the guide structures 11 and the powder feed 6, the fluid is prevented by centrifugal forces in the
  • valves on the fluid supply 7 or on the powder supply 6 are in particular provided either to open the supply completely or to completely close, in order to prevent flooding of the dispersion device 1.
  • the inventive dispersion device 1 can without additional
  • Batch container (not shown) and a suitable powder delivery system (not shown) is needed.
  • Conventionally known systems for example a suction lance, a bag-feeding station, a Big Bag feed station, a silo or the like are suitable as the powder feed system.
  • powders P in fluids F in particular in liquids, can be sucked in and finely dispersed.
  • FIG. 7 shows a first operating mode AM1 and FIG. 8 shows a second operating mode AM2.
  • the powder feed 6 is open.
  • a valve (not shown) regulating the powder feed 6 is opened.
  • the fluid F or the dispersion product D circulates in the fluid F
  • the powder feed can be conveyed, for example, via a Funnel, a BigBag station, a silo, a suction lance or the like.
  • FIG. 9 shows a side view of a further embodiment of a dispersion device 1 according to the invention.
  • FIG. 10 shows a sectional view through the dispersion device 1 according to FIG. 9.
  • FIG. 11 shows a schematic sectional view and
  • FIG. 13 shows a perspective view of FIG.
  • Figure 12 represents a
  • FIG. 11 shows a detail and FIG. 14 shows a perspective view of a rotor bearing the embodiment of the dispersion device 1 according to FIG. 9. Identical components are provided with the same reference numbers as in FIGS. 1 to 8, whose description is hereby incorporated by reference.
  • the dispersion device 1 comprises a drive motor (not shown), a bearing 9 in which the drive shaft 2 is mounted and a coupling lantern with internal shaft coupling.
  • the dispersion device 1 further comprises a drive motor (not shown) for transmitting power from the motor shaft to the drive shaft 2, which serves to drive the rotor 3.
  • a rotating Storage of the drive shaft 2 is provided, which is guided by a mechanical seal 4 in a process housing 5.
  • a process housing 5 In the process housing 5, in which the dispersion of a powdery substance P takes place in a fluid F, are a rotor 3 and a
  • the process housing 5 is still a supply line for the
  • the longitudinal axis L6 * of the powder feed 6 * is arranged at an angle ⁇ to the axis of rotation R of the rotor 3.
  • the powdery substance P is thus fed from obliquely downwards to the rotor 3.
  • the powder feed 6 * ends analogously to the powder feed 6 according to FIGS. 1 and 4 in the center of the rotor 3, in particular the end region 20 of the powder feed 6 * emerges with the powder outlet opening 21 between the axial
  • Rotary axis R of the rotor 3 recessed and form an axial opening 15 * .
  • This opening 15 * serves in particular as a receptacle 16 * for an end region 20 of the powder feed 6 * (compare in particular FIGS. 12 and 14).
  • the immersion region EB in which the powder feed 6 * at least partially immersed in the rotor 3, in particular the immersion region EB, in which the powder feed 6 * dips into the extensions 14 * of the guide structures 11 of the rotor 3, thus also the exit region AB, in which the powder P emerges from the at least one powder outlet opening 21 of the powder feed 6 * and
  • the powdery substance P is thus supplied in the center of the rotor 3, as in particular in the enlarged
  • the end region 20 of the powder feed 6 * can be cut off in the inlet region EB, in which it dips into the rotor 3, so that the end region 20 forms a surface perpendicular to the axis of rotation R of the rotor 3.
  • the end region 20 can be cut off at an arbitrary angle to the longitudinal axis L6 * of the powder feed 6 * .
  • the angle a in which the powder feed 6 * is arranged to the axis of rotation R of the rotor 3, can be between 0 ° and 90 °.
  • the distance of the powder supply 6 * to the rotor 3 can be arbitrarily between 0.5 mm and 100 mm.
  • Enclosing the powder feed 6 * through the extensions 14 * of the lead structures 11, may preferably be between 1 mm and 100 mm.
  • Dispersion device 1 has proven to be advantageous if residual fluid is still present in this optionally. In the embodiment according to Figures 1 to 7, it may in exceptional cases at rest to an inflow of residual fluid in the
  • Powder supply 6 come, which can then lead to a sticking of the powdery substance P within the powder supply 6.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif et un procédé destinés à la dispersion d'au moins une substance dans un fluide. Le dispositif comprend un carter de processus (5) pourvu d'un rotor (3), une alimentation en fluide (7), une conduire d'amenée (6) destinée à ladite au moins une substance à disperser et pourvue d'au moins un orifice de sortie (21), ainsi qu'une sortie de produit (8). Le rotor (3) provoque au moins par endroits un acheminement axial d'un fluide à acheminer. En outre, le rotor (3) provoque au moins par zones un acheminement radial du fluide à acheminer.
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