There is provided a kneading device for dispersing a dispersoid in a non-conductive material. The kneading device includes a pressure measurement unit that has a pressure receiving portion which comes into contact with a kneading substance formed of the non-conductive material and the dispersoid, and that measures a pressure value applied to the kneading substance formed of the non-conductive material and the dispersoid, and a determination unit that determines a dispersed state of the dispersoid dispersed in the non-conductive material, based on the pressure value measured by the pressure measurement unit.

A tumbler crystallizer for crystallizing pelleted, tacky, polymeric materials includes a housing for rotatably supporting a removable paneled drum on rollers. The removable panels may be made of a transparent, heat-insulating material. The drum receives a flow of hot pellets through an inlet chute, and a tumbling action of the drum and internal agitators keeps the pellets in motion relative to each other to prevent agglomeration until they reach a desired level of crystallinity and are no longer tacky. Baffle plates are provided at intervals along the length of the drum to slow the flow of pellets therethrough to increase residence time. Damper plates are provided near the exit end of the drum to aid in building a bed of pellets within the drum, and also to control residence time of the pellets within the drum.

A blender system includes a blender base that is selectively and operably engaged with a container. The blender base may include a housing that houses a motor operatively driving a mixing blade, and a fan. The fan may operate independent of the motor. The fan may force air through the blender base to cool the motor and other operative components of the blender base.

Systems and methods are described for dissolving ammonia gas in deionized water. The system includes a deionized water source and a gas mixing device including a first inlet for receiving ammonia gas, a second inlet for receiving a transfer gas, and a mixed gas outlet for outputting a gas mixture comprising the ammonia gas and the transfer gas. The system includes a contactor that receives the deionized water and the gas mixture and generates deionized water having ammonia gas dissolved therein. The system includes a sensor in fluid communication with at least one inlet of the contactor for measuring a flow rate of the deionized water, and a controller in communication with the sensor. The controller sets a flow rate of the ammonia gas based on the flow rate of the deionized water measured by the sensor, and a predetermined conductivity set point.

A mixer control device having a function of a monitoring device acquires measurement data of monitoring target information that is obtained through measurement when a rubber material is kneaded by a mixer. In addition, the mixer control device compares the measurement data and reference data that is selected in past measurement data of the monitoring target information and performs abnormality determination. The mixer control device acquires measurement data that is measured from predetermined mixing operation initiation timing in a series of mixing operations of a rubber material in the mixer for every unit of the series of mixing operation.

The invention discloses a testing device and method for evaluating effects of CO.sub.2 reaction rate of acid rock plate. The testing device includes an acid fluid conveying unit, a CO.sub.2 conveying unit, a mixing tank, a plate holder, a recycling fluid tank, and a vacuum pump. The mixing tank includes an acid fluid inlet, a CO.sub.2 inlet, and a miscible fluid outlet. The acid fluid inlet is connected with the acid fluid conveying unit, the CO.sub.2 inlet is connected with the CO.sub.2 conveying unit, the miscible fluid outlet is connected with the plate holder, the plate holder is connected with the recycling fluid tank, and the recycling fluid tank is connected to the vacuum pump. The CO.sub.2 conveying unit includes a CO.sub.2 cylinder and a gas booster pump which is connected to the cylinder. The outlet of the pump is connected to the gas inlet of the mixing tank.

A mixing apparatus includes a mixer configured to mix a material including a rubber or a resin in the presence of a working fluid that is in a supercritical state or a subcritical state. The mixer includes a chamber that forms a flow passage for the working fluid and the material, and a mixing blade disposed in the chamber and fixed to the chamber.

The present invention pertains in general to an apparatus and method for the drying and activating of infusing material, and the infusing, agitation and dispensation of oils in a controlled manner to produce a desired potency of an infusion while remaining below an identified maximum temperature threshold.

A mixing machine includes a head extending over a bowl receiving location, the head including a downwardly extending rotatable output shaft for receiving a mixer tool, the head including a planetary system therewithin for effecting rotation of the rotatable output shaft about its axis and orbiting of the shaft axis about another axis. A motor includes an output operatively connected to drive the planetary system. A control system includes a plurality of sensors, each sensor located for detecting a respective condition of mixing machine, and a diagnostic control operable to (i) track outputs from the plurality of sensors over time, (ii) analyze the tracked outputs and (iii) produce an alert indication based upon the diagnostic control identifying a performance characteristic indicative of a need for service or repair of the mixing machine.

A novel and useful pump fed shaving lather generator apparatus incorporating a body having a cavity and an inlet port, A removable mixture cartridge includes a reservoir for containing a fluid, an outlet port extension coupled to the reservoir and configured to be releasably coupled to the inlet port. A first valve selectively controls flow of the fluid from the outlet port extension. A lather generator is situated within the cavity of the body and defines a cylindrical cavity with first and second openings. A cylindrical lather generating screw (LGS) situated within the cylindrical cavity is configured to generate a lather from the fluid. A motor coupled to the LGS and configured to rotate the LGS within the cylindrical cavity of the lather generator to drive the LGS to output the generated lather at the second opening.