Reverse flow mixing is straightforward for Chemineer

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(2005), "Reverse flow mixing is straightforward for Chemineer", Pigment & Resin Technology, Vol. 34 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/prt.2005.12934cad.007

Reverse flow mixing is straightforward for Chemineer

Reverse flow mixing is straightforward for Chemineer

Keywords: Mixing, Flow

Recent claims that only a few High Shear mixers on the market are capable of reverse flow capacity have been challenged by industry specialists Chemineer.

As designers and manufacturers of the Greerco High Shear Mixer, which over decades has earned a strong track record in a wide range of processing applications, Chemineer states that the benefit of reverse flow mixing is in no way exclusive or even that unusual.

Whilst agreeing that not every mixer manufacturer has this capability in its product range, the fast blending and homogenizing of materials, especially for low viscosity hydrating of dry powders, is readily available and has been for some considerable while.

For example, Chemineer's Greerco High Shear Mixer ensures that unrefined ingredients are continuously drawn from the bottom of the mixing vessel and forced to pass through restricted openings in the stator, subjecting the mixture to intense mechanical and hydraulic forces so that solids are very rapidly and uniformly dispersed (Plate 4).

Plate 4 Chemineer reverse flow mixer

Chemineer, Cranmer Road, Derby, DE21 6XT. Sales. For further information, contact: Neil Davies, Tel: 01332 363175; Fax: 01332 290323; E-mail: ndavies@chemineer.co.uk; web site: www.chemineer.com