Abstract

A mixing apparatus includes an elongated cylindrical mixing chamber having a hollow body and opposed end walls. The mixer also includes a first entry port extending through a first of the end walls and into the mixing chamber, with a first nozzle plate mounted within the mixing chamber and adjacent the first entry port. The mixer also includes a second entry port extending through the remaining end wall and into the mixing chamber, with a second nozzle plate mounted within the mixing chamber and adjacent to the second entry port. The nozzle plates are spaced apart from one another within the mixing chamber. The mixer also has a discharge port extending through the hollow body and into the mixing chamber. The mixer may also include an intake port extending through the hollow body and into the mixing chamber. The intake and the discharge ports are preferably positioned longitudinally on the hollow body between the nozzle plates and opposite one another. The nozzle plates may include a plurality of bores extending therethrough which are spaced about the center of the nozzle plate, which diverge outwardly toward the hollow body at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the chamber, and which are skewed with respect to a radial line extending outwardly from the center of the nozzle plate.