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FLASH-MIX TANK [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
  • Water Pollution
DEF

A mix tank used for quickly dispersing chemicals uniformly through-out a liquid.

CONT

Mixing periods (...) vary between the brief time of passing through a pump to a period of detention from 5 to 30 min (...) [In the] flash mixer (...) periods of detention are between 10 and 13 sec.

Key term(s)
  • rapid mixer
  • rapid mix

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
  • Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
  • Pollution de l'eau
CONT

On utilise parfois pour le mélange des réactifs la seule turbulence créée par un déversoir, ou un canal venturi. Mais les résultats sont très nettement améliorés par l'emploi d'un agitateur rapide du type à hélice ou à pales (turbine) ou d'un bicône dans une chambre de mélange spéciale.

Spanish

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