Embodiments of the present technology may include a method of forming an emulsion. The method may include flowing an oil stream and an aqueous stream into a coiled tube to form a mixture of an oil phase and an aqueous phase in the coiled tube. The method may also include flowing the mixture in the coiled tube against gravity and under laminar conditions. A plurality of beads may be disposed within the coiled tube. The method may further include mixing the oil phase and the aqueous phase in the coiled tube until the emulsion is formed.

An in-situ foam generation apparatus includes a dissolution chamber that houses a polymer stick cavity or canister, a mixing chamber that houses a static mixer, and a foaming chamber that houses a mechanical agitator in fluid communication with a compressed air inlet. The chambers are in fluid communication with one another by way of a respective chamber inlet and outlet, with the mixing chamber being located between the dissolution and foaming chambers. A pressure regulator can be used to control the incoming aqueous solution pressure to the dissolution chamber. A nozzle exhaust is in fluid communication with the outlet of the foaming chamber. One or more polymer sticks that include one or more cleaning agent can be loaded into the cavity or canister of the dissolution chamber. An end consistency of the polymer stick can be in a range of partially solidified to fully solidified.

Embodiments of the present technology may include a system for forming an emulsion. The system may include a coiled tube. The coiled tube may have a first end and a second end. The second end may be located at a position higher than the position of the first end. The system may also include a plurality of beads disposed within the coiled tube. The system may further include a first inlet fluidly connected to the coiled tube. The first inlet may be configured to deliver a first fluid to the first end before the second end. In addition, the system may include a second inlet fluidly connected to the coiled tube. The second inlet may be configured to deliver a second fluid to the first end before the second end.

A continuous ready mix joint or texture compound manufacturing system and a method for continuously manufacturing a ready mix joint or texture compound includes a continuous mixer having an inlet and an outlet, a pump disposed at the outlet of the continuous mixer, and a disperger having an inlet and an outlet. The continuous mixer is adapted to receive at least one dry ingredient and at least one wet ingredient at the inlet and continuously mix the at least one dry ingredient and the at least one wet ingredient to form a mixed composition. The pump is adapted to pump the mixed composition from the outlet of the continuous mixer to the inlet of the disperger. The disperger is adapted to receive the mixed composition and apply a shear force to the mixed composition to form a homogenized, disperged composition.

A chemical treatment apparatus for diluting and activating a polymeric material can include a mixing chamber having a first end, a second end, a first baffle plate positioned between the first end and second end, a high shear mixing zone positioned between the first end of the mixing chamber and the first baffle plate, and a low shear mixing zone positioned downstream from the high shear agitation zone between the second end of the mixing chamber and the first baffle plate. The volume ratio of the high shear mixing zone to the low shear mixing zone can be in the range of 1:2 to 1:10. A method and system for diluting and activating polymeric materials are also disclosed.

A nano-bubble generator includes: (i) a housing defining: an inlet for receiving a liquid with entrained macro-bubbles: a first chamber operatively downstream of the inlet; a second chamber operatively downstream of the first chamber; and an outlet operatively downstream of the second chamber; (ii) at least one blade disposed within the first chamber for, in use, cutting macro-bubbles entrained in the liquid to convert such macro-bubbles into micro-bubbles; (iii) at least one first magnet within the second chamber; and (iv) at least one second magnet associated with the second chamber, wherein: (a) the at least one first magnet and the at least one second magnet are arranged such that the polarity of the at least one first magnet is opposed to the polarity of the at least one second magnet; and (b) the at least one first magnet is movable relative to the at least one second magnet.

A nano-bubble generator includes: (i) a housing defining: an inlet for receiving a liquid with entrained macro-bubbles: a first chamber operatively downstream of the inlet; a second chamber operatively downstream of the first chamber; and an outlet operatively downstream of the second chamber; (ii) at least one blade disposed within the first chamber for, in use, cutting macro-bubbles entrained in the liquid to convert such macro-bubbles into micro-bubbles; (iii) at least one first magnet within the second chamber; and (iv) at least one second magnet associated with the second chamber, wherein: (a) the at least one first magnet and the at least one second magnet are arranged such that the polarity of the at least one first magnet is opposed to the polarity of the at least one second magnet; and (b) the at least one first magnet is movable relative to the at least one second magnet.

System and method for dispensing a flowable product are provided. The system includes a mixing chamber having a first inlet, a second inlet and an outlet. The mixing chamber of the system contains a mixing element capable of motion. The system also includes a paste located in an enclosure configured to flow into the mixing chamber via a first channel connected to the first inlet, and a flowable medium configured to flow into the mixing chamber via a second channel connected to the second inlet. The mixing chamber is configured to mix the paste and the flowable medium using the mixing element, thus, producing the flowable product that may be output via the outlet.

A system for preparing a polymeric mixture includes: a containment device configured to distribute dry polymeric materials; a receiving chamber in fluid communication with the containment device; a wetting bowl; a dispersing channel; and a mixing chamber connected to the dispersing channel. A method of preparing a polymeric mixture includes distributing water and dry polymeric materials through the various components of the system and mixing the materials with the mechanical mixing device.

Provided herein are solids removal systems for dehydrator systems comprising a large rotating paddle, a small rotating paddle, and a drive shaft. The dehydrator system also includes a core dehydrator and a mixing unit. The core dehydrator comprises a plurality of small deflector plaques in fluidic communication with a plurality of large deflector plaques. The mixing unit includes a rapid mixing manifold in fluidic communication with a plurality of vertical flocculators and the core dehydrator. The large rotating paddle and the small rotating paddle of the solids removal system are connected to the drive shaft and configured to remove solids from the core dehydrator.