CPC B01F 25/52 (2022.01) [B01F 27/1125 (2022.01); B01F 27/80 (2022.01); B01F 33/50 (2022.01); B01F 35/2111 (2022.01); B01F 35/2205 (2022.01); B01F 35/2207 (2022.01); B01F 35/22141 (2022.01); B01F 35/221422 (2022.01); B01F 2101/49 (2022.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A system
comprising:
a mixing chamber comprising a plurality of vertically stacked mixing zones;
a mixing blade assembly extending into the mixing chamber, the mixing blade assembly comprising at least one blade within each mixing zone;
a motor coupled to the mixing blade assembly and operable to rotate the mixing blade assembly;
an inlet line operable to deliver fluid into a lower mixing zone of the plurality of vertically stacked mixing zones of the mixing chamber;
an outlet line operable to receive fluid from an upper mixing zone of the plurality of vertically stacked mixing zones of the mixing chamber for delivery out of the mixing chamber;
an injection system operable to inject at least one chemical into a fluid flowing in the inlet line to form a chemical-infused fluid; and
a programmable logic controller (PLC) operably coupled to monitor and control the system;
wherein the chemical-infused fluid is the fluid delivered by the inlet line into the lower mixing zone of the plurality of vertically stacked mixing zones of the mixing chamber;
wherein the mixing blade assembly blends the chemical-infused fluid delivered into the mixing chamber by the inlet line; and
wherein the blended chemical-infused fluid is the fluid received by the outlet line from the upper mixing zone of the plurality of vertically stacked mixing zones of the mixing chamber for delivery out of the mixing chamber.
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