Inline High Shear Mixers

Design - An inline rotor/stator mixer behaves like a centrifugal pumping device. Because an inline mixer is typically positioned on the floor or on a platform below the liquid level, gravity usually feeds the product into the mix chamber. Here the product is subjected to high shear as the rotor turns at tip speeds ranging from 3,000 to 4,000 ft/min and expels the mixture out of the chamber through the holes of the stationary stator. Depending on the rotor/stator geometry, an inline mixer can handle viscosities up to 10,000-20,000 cP without external pumping assistance. With an auxiliary pump, it can process much more viscous materials.

Flexibility – Many batch mixing processes can be optimized with the addition of an inline rotor/stator mixer. The supplemental agitation and shear provided by an inline mixer boosts production by reducing cycle time. Multiple batch tanks can be serviced by a single inline mixer and benefit from its pumping capabilities. Another practical advantage to an inline mixer is that it is easily installed without disturbing pre-existing equipment.

Scalability – ROSS Inline High Shear Mixers are available from bench top laboratory models to very large production models capable of dispersing several thousand gallons at a time. Inline models are supplied in many sizes from 1 through 100 horsepower in standard, chemical-duty and sanitary 3A-approved designs.

SLIM – ROSS offers a dedicated series of Inline High Shear Mixers with Solids/Liquid Injection Manifold (SLIM) Technology. The SLIM rotor/stator generates an intense vacuum in the high shear zone and sucks in powders into the fluid stream. Since solids and liquids are combined at the exact point where intense mixing takes place, the SLIM is capable of handling extraordinarily large volumes of solids without clogging or agglomerates.