Apparatus and process for the conditioning of granules, powders and/or liquids, including: a hopper for containing the granules, powders and/or liquids equipped, on an external surface thereof, with at least one manifold defining a respective duct in fluid communication with the inside of said hopper; at least one blower member associated with said duct for delivering a flow of mixing gas or other gaseous mixing means of the granules, powders and/or liquids inside the hopper; and a first member for conditioning the flow of mixing gas arranged upstream of said blower member to adjust at least the pressure and/or humidity and/or temperature values and/or to supply the flow with an additive in a liquid or gaseous or vaporous form.

A dispersing device includes: a casing having a liquid inlet; a rotating body accommodated in the casing and pivotably attached to a rotating shaft from one end of the rotating body; a liquid channel having, on the other end of the rotating body, a passage through which the liquid from the liquid inlet passes, and, inside the rotating body, a segment extended radially around the rotating shaft toward an outer side perpendicular to the rotating shaft and from the other end of the rotating body toward the one end of the rotating body in a direction of the rotating shaft axis and in which a cross section shape perpendicular to the rotating shaft is annular; and one connecting hole in the rotating body connecting the liquid channel with the exterior of the rotating body downstream of the liquid channel.

A dispersing device includes: a casing having a liquid inlet; a rotating body accommodated in the casing and pivotably attached to a rotating shaft from one end of the rotating body; a liquid channel having, on the other end of the rotating body, a passage through which the liquid from the liquid inlet passes, and, inside the rotating body, a segment extended radially around the rotating shaft toward an outer side perpendicular to the rotating shaft and from the other end of the rotating body toward the one end of the rotating body in a direction of the rotating shaft axis and in which a cross section shape perpendicular to the rotating shaft is annular; and one connecting hole in the rotating body connecting the liquid channel with the exterior of the rotating body downstream of the liquid channel.

A method of mixing a pharmaceutical solution including adding a gas into an interior compartment of a mix bag to form a headspace. The interior compartment of the mix bag includes a top portion and a bottom portion. The headspace adjacent to the top portion contains gas. The method includes adding a solvent into the mix bag, and establishing a bubble column in the interior compartment by activating a recirculation assembly. The recirculation assembly includes a connecting pathway operably coupled to a recirculation pump. A first end of the connecting pathway is coupled to a top gas recirculation port and a second end is coupled to a bottom gas recirculation port of the mix bag such that the recirculation pump draws the gas from the headspace and delivers the gas to the interior compartment via the bottom gas recirculation port. The method includes adding a solute into the mix bag.

A method and a device for air injection into a vinification tank (1) use air injection nozzles (2) installed therein. A rule is applied for automatic variation of injections with time, by a coordinated and combined action of the nozzles, so that for each of the installed nozzles the delivered air jets may be modulated in duration and frequency and combined with the jets delivered by the other nozzles according to a programmable sequence.

Disclosed are a stirring process and a stirring system for a neodymium-iron-boron powder and a process for manufacturing a neodymium-iron-boron magnetic steel. The stirring process for the neodymium-iron-boron powder mainly comprises the following aeration, feeding and stirring. Specifically, the aeration refers to filling a mixer with nitrogen and/or an inert gas, with the internal space of the mixer closed; the feeding refers to placing a neodymium-iron-boron powder to be stirred into the mixer and keeping the internal space of the mixer closed; and the stirring refers to introducing the mixer with a pulsed air stream, which is an intermittently jetted air stream formed by nitrogen and/or an inert gas, and by which the neodymium-iron-boron powder can be repeatedly blown up and down to mix and stir the neodymium-iron-boron powder.

A method and equipment for the pressurized injection of air or other gases in a controlled manner into wine making tanks or similar for the purpose of efficiently breaking up the cap and extracting polyphenolic and aromatic compounds from the skins to the liquid portion (must) after the crushing of the grapes using the method for pumping over the grape harvest during the maceration thereof.

A vacuum assembly includes a vacuum portion having a vacuum source with an inlet and an outlet and a tank portion. A three-way inlet valve fluidly connects the inlet to the vacuum source with the tank portion when in a first position and fluidly connects the inlet to the vacuum source with an inlet to a surrounding environment when in a second position. A three-way outlet valve fluidly connects the outlet of the vacuum source with an outlet to the surrounding environment when in a first position and the outlet of the vacuum source with the tank portion when in a second position.

A diagnostic system for determining the presence of a target in a sample liquid that includes a diagnostic reader and a microfluidic strip having a microfluidic channel network therein. An actuator within the reader modifies the pressure of a gas in gaseous communication with a liquid-gas interface of a sample liquid within the microfluidic channel network to move and/or mix the sample liquid. The pressure modifications may be continuous and/or oscillatory.

A microfluidic system and method suitable for liquid mixing. The microfluidic system uses a pump (400) as the driving source, which draws at least two liquid samples that are to be mixed into the pump (400). Some air is drawn into the pump (400) as well. The system is also comprised of a mixing reservoir (203). The two liquids drawn into the pump (400) are pushed into the mixing reservoir (203). The air bubbles generated by the air have a stirring effect on the mixed liquid in the mixing reservoir (203). After the air bubbles burst, left at rest, and the air has risen to the top of the mixing reservoir (203), the mixed liquid is drawn back to the pump (400) and fed to the outlet (103) for subsequent detection steps. The addition of an antifoaming agent will prevent the accumulation of air bubbles during the mixing process. In the system, the valves (501, 502, 503, 504) and the sensors (601, 602, 603, 604) in the microfluidic channels (301, 302, 303, 304) will be used for the operation of the microfluidic system and for the precise control of the flow.