METHOD OF MIXING LIQUIDS Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: liquid mixing devices; chemical, food-processing, liqueur-and-vodka and other industries. SUBSTANCE: proposed method includes delivery of liquid to reservoir where it is mixed by means of vertical shaft placed in tube and provided with auger at its end. Minimum clearance between auger and inner surface of tube ranges from 2 to 32 mm at the following ratio: d_tube:d_res= 1: (5.3-7.6), h_aud:h_tube=1:(3.1-4.25), S:d_aud=1:(2.9-3.6), where d_tube is diameter of tube; d_res is diameter of reservoir; h_aud is height of auger; h_tube is height of tube; S is auger pitch and d_aud is diameter of auger. It is preferable that minimum distance between auger and reservoir bottom z_dis ranges from 250 to 350 mm. It is desirable that the following ratio is observed: h_min:(z_dis+h_tube)=1:(2.8-3.3), where h_min is minimum level of liquid in reservoir. EFFECT: enhanced efficiency of mixing liquids of rather low density preferably alcohol and water; improved quality of finished product; enhanced in-storage stability. 4 cl, 1 dwg