A capped retail dispenser package encloses and retains a mixing container into which a product mixture is filled using an automated manufacturing system in an individualized manner, such that each individual product container may be charged with a customized or unique formulation different than a previous or subsequent container passing through the system. Mixing is not done prior to filling, but with a mixer received in a slidable bottom portion that functions as a piston. The rod terminates at its upper end with a mixing plate. Movement of the rod through the central opening provides mixing of the product through a reciprocating motion, and preferably with a simultaneous rotation. Movement of the upper mixing plate within the mixing container provides mixing of the container's contents by forcing fluid flow through one or more mixing apertures formed about a flange of the mixing plate.

A capped retail dispenser package encloses and retains a mixing container into which a product mixture is filled using an automated manufacturing system in an individualized manner, such that each individual product container may be charged with a customized or unique formulation different than a previous or subsequent container passing through the system. Mixing is not done prior to filling, but with a mixer received in a slidable bottom portion that functions as a piston. The rod terminates at its upper end with a mixing plate. Movement of the rod through the central opening provides mixing of the product through a reciprocating motion, and preferably with a simultaneous rotation. Movement of the upper mixing plate within the mixing container provides mixing of the container's contents by forcing fluid flow through one or more mixing apertures formed about a flange of the mixing plate.

A mixer for mixing a mobile phase in a sample separation device for separating a fluidic sample, wherein the mixer includes a fluid inlet for supplying the mobile phase to be mixed to a mixing volume, a movable body configured for rotating and axially moving in the mixing volume to thereby mix the mobile phase, and a fluid outlet for supplying the mixed mobile phase to a mobile phase consumer.

A machine (1) for homogenising a food substance has: a container (10) with a side wall (11) and a bottom wall (12) delimiting a cavity (10); an impeller (30) with an impelling member (31) forming an impelling surface (31,31,31) that is drivable in rotation (r) about a central axial direction (30) of the impelling surface (31,31,31) for imparting a mechanical effect to the food substance; and a module (20) which has a housing means (22) that contains an inner chamber (22,22a) and that delimits a seat (21) for the container (10), the chamber (22,22a) containing an electric motor (24). The electric motor (24) has an output drive axis (24) with a driver device (24) configured to drive a follower device (35) of the impeller (30). The driver device (24) and the follower device (35) are magnetically coupled through a sidewall (11) and/or bottom wall (12) of the container (10). The driver device (24) comprises a ferromagnetic or magnetic field-generating element (24a) that is arranged to be magnetically coupled to a corresponding ferromagnetic or magnetic field-generating element (36) of the follower device (35). The follower device (35) extends over a predominant part of the bottom wall (12) of the container (10) or across a substantial part of the wall (12) along a diameter thereof. The driver device (24) extends over a predominant part of a bottom part of the seat (21) or across a substantial part of the bottom part of the seat (21) along a diameter thereof. The ferromagnetic and magnetic field generating elements (24a,36) are positioned at extremal or peripheral parts of the follower device (35) and of the driver device (24).

An inner plastic liquid container (25) includes a filling neck (41) in an upper wall (33) for filling the inner container and a front side outlet neck (40) for an outlet armature. A lower wall (28) interconnecting two side walls (30, 31), a rear wall (32) and a front wall (29) supports the container on a transport pallet (21) pallet base (26), which has an outer mantle (24) for receiving the container. The outlet neck is at a hopper bottom (39) of an outlet hopper (34) in the lower bottom wall. The outlet hopper has a front hopper wall (35) and inclined lateral hopper walls (36, 37) that are arranged at a hopper angle and each extend from a keel-shaped hopper base (38) to a lower edge (46, 47) of a side wall. A keel line (63) rises at another hopper angle from an outlet neck toward the rear wall.

A method for manufacturing a porous membrane includes: mixing silicon carbide powders and a coagulant to form a first mixture; adding a sintering aid to the first mixture to form a second mixture; compressing the second mixture; and sintering the compressed second mixture. More particularly, the coagulant is in an amount of 1% to 3% by weight of the silicon carbide powders and the sintering aid is in an amount of 10% by weight of the first mixture.

There is provided a stirring device including a stirring tank including an inner peripheral wall which is circular in cross section, at least one circulating impeller and at least one dispersion blade which are located inside the stirring tank and rotatable around a vertical axis independently of each other, and a guide ring disposed radially outward near the dispersion blade. The circulating impeller is disposed along the inner peripheral wall of the stirring tank, and rotates around the vertical axis to form at least a downward flow in a stirring object existing inside the stirring tank. The dispersion blade rotates to apply a shear force to the stirring object, and is disposed at a radially inner position of the stirring tank from the circulating impeller, and at a position in contact with a flow of the stirring object, which is formed by the circulating impeller.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a fluid stirring and liquefaction promoting apparatus which enables uniform mixture of refrigerator oil with refrigerant, thereby improving the heat exchange efficiency of heat pump systems and reducing the energy consumption. There is provided a liquefaction promoting apparatus to be disposed on a pipeline of a heat pump system for the purpose of stirring and uniformly mixing the fluid containing refrigerant and refrigerator oil circulating therein. The apparatus comprises a cylindrical casing, an one or more channelizing units each composed of a pair of large-diameter disks on its outer side and a pair of small-diameter disks on its inner side disposed in axial alignment inside the cylindrical casing. Each of the large-diameter disks is on its inner surface with a honeycomb panel having polygonal cells and each of the small-diameter disks is formed on its outer surface with a honeycomb panel having polygonal cells such that the honeycomb panels of the large-diameter disks and of the small-diameter disks are arranged to face each other and each polygonal cell communicates with more than one opposing polygonal cells. The fluid containing refrigerant and refrigerator oil is circulated in the heat pump system with a pressure of 0.2 to 10 MPa.

A method of mixing using a tubular reactor wherein process material continuously passes through the tubular reactor which is operating at predetermined reaction conditions. The tubular reactor is rotated through reciprocating arcs about the longitudinal axis of the tube as the process material passes therethrough. Static and/or dynamic mixers or agitators may be provided within the tubular reactor.

A rotary emulsification device structure includes a housing, a emulsification element and a rotary disk. The housing includes a chamber with a first inlet, a second inlet and an outlet. The emulsification element is disposed in the chamber and divides the chamber into a first space and a second space. The first inlet is disposed to communicate with the first space, and the second inlet and the outlet are disposed to communicate with the second space. The emulsification element includes a plurality of pores communicating with the first space and the second space. The rotary disk is disposed in the second space and rotates in the second space when being driven. The rotary disk includes a plurality of through holes.