SL Static Mixer

The SL Static Mixer is a high-performance static mixing solution engineered to handle the most demanding mixing challenges in industries involving viscous fluids, polymers, and multi-phase media. Its unique single X-shaped unit design, formed by systematically intersecting cross-bars, ensures efficient mixing, heat transfer, and reaction enhancement for processes with viscosities up to 10⁶ cP.

Innovative Design and Working Principle

• Single X-Shaped Unit Structure: Each SL unit consists of intersecting cross-bars arranged in a precise geometric pattern to create repeated X-shaped modules. This design splits, shears, and recombines fluid streams, ensuring rapid homogenization.

• Multi-Functionality: Performs simultaneous mixing, heat transfer, and reaction operations, making it ideal for applications requiring combined unit processes.

• Optimized Flow Paths: The structured X-shaped geometry enhances radial mixing while minimizing dead zones, ensuring uniform treatment of all fluid elements.

Technical Specifications

• Mixing Phases: Liquid-Liquid, Liquid-Solid

• Inhomogeneity Coefficient: √σX ≤ 5%

• Viscosity Range: Suitable for media up to 10⁶ cP (1,000,000 mPa·s)

• Applications: Mixing, heat transfer, reaction enhancement, heating/cooling of viscous products.

Key Applications

1. Chemical Industry:

   • Homogenization of high-viscosity reactants.

   • Polymerization processes with evolving viscosities.

   • Multi-phase mixing with solid catalysts or additives.

2. Petroleum and Refining:

   • Blending of heavy crude oils and additives.

   • Desulfurization and catalytic reaction enhancement.

3. Fat and Oil Processing:

   • Mixing and heat transfer in hydrogenation processes.

   • Cooling/heating of viscous edible oils and fats.

4. Polymer and Synthetic Materials:

   • Melt blending and devolatilization.

   • Reactive extrusion and compounding.

5. Heat Transfer Applications:

   • Serving as a static heat exchanger for heating/cooling viscous fluids.

   • Enhancing heat transfer efficiency in jacketed pipelines.

Advantages

• Exceptional Viscosity Handling: Effectively processes fluids up to 1 million cP, including polymer melts and slurries.

• Dual Functionality: Combines mixing and heat transfer in a single unit, reducing equipment footprint and costs.

• High Mixing Efficiency: Achieves inhomogeneity coefficients ≤5% even for challenging liquid-solid systems.

• Low Maintenance: No moving parts ensure reliability and reduce operational downtime.

• Customizable Materials: Constructed in 304 SS, 316L, duplex steel, or other alloys to suit corrosive or abrasive environments.

Operational Flexibility

• Scalable Design: From lab-scale prototypes to full industrial pipelines.

• Adaptable Configuration: Units can be grouped or spaced to meet specific process requirements (e.g., residence time, shear sensitivity).

• Integration with Heating/Cooling Jackets: Ideal for thermoregulated processes such as polymerization, crystallization, or viscosity modification.

Why Choose the SL Static Mixer?

• Proven Performance: Trusted in industries where viscosity, mixing, and heat transfer are critical.

• Energy Efficiency: Utilizes pipeline pressure for mixing, eliminating external energy input.

• Versatility: Suitable for continuous processes in chemicals, petroleum, polymers, and food processing.

• Technical Support: Custom-engineered solutions based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and process simulations.

The SL Static Mixer is the ultimate solution for complex processes involving high viscosity, multi-phase media, and combined mixing/heat transfer operations. Its robust design, efficiency, and adaptability make it indispensable for industries striving to optimize productivity and product quality. For detailed engineering support and parameter-specific recommendations, contact our technical team.

Note: Specifications may be subject to change due to continuous product improvements. Refer to the latest technical documentation for accurate information.