Patent References 2653801 2724580 3740612 3794299 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 476861 filed on 06/06/1974US Classes:366/165.2, Including deflector in chamber (deflector may be part of chamber wall)239/697Fixed member deflects exiting materialExaminersPrimary: Christian, Leonard D.Assistant: Cantor, Alan Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Application Priority Data1971-10-25 UKAbstractA method for mixing liquids and solids to form a mixture, and preferably nitrogen phosphorus potassium fertilizers in which the liquid is introduced tangentially into a mixer to establish a continuous vortex and the solids in the form of a stream are deflected from the central portion of the vortex to form a mixture of the solids with the liquid. The means for deflecting the solids into the vortex may be mechanical or a corona discharge electrode. | |