STATIC INJECTION MIXER BLENDS ETHANOL AND ADDITIVES INTO GASOLINE

April 9, 2008
Compact all stainless steel static injection mixer for blending ethanol and other additives into gasoline and other fuels has been intro-duced by Westfall Manufacturing Company of Bristol, Rhode Island.The Westfall Static Mixer is a heavy-wall 316 stainless steel fixed plate which features an orifice pattern that mixes by a combination of alternate vortex shedding and intense shear zone turbulence to achieve >98% dispersion within 10 diameters downstream.  Designed to fit inside the mating flange bolt circle of any piping system, it is smaller than conventional multi-element static mixers which are much heavier and more expensive to ship.Available in sizes from 1/2” up to 30” dia., the Westfall Static Mixer is supplied standard with Flexitallic® stainless steel high-pressure gaskets.  Providing predictable mixing and maintenance free operation, this mixer has no moving parts and can be modified for injecting several additives.  It can also be manufactured from titanium, Hastelloy® and other materials.