Abstract: An apparatus for mixing pulp and fluid includes a housing with a center line an inlet and outlet for the pulp; an inlet for the supply of fluid and two walls are arranged in the housing and have opposite sides which between them define a gap-shaped surface through which the pulp will flow and has inlet and outlet openings communicating with the pulp inlet and outlet respectively; the walls are arranged concentrically in the housing and are non-rotatable with opposite sides thereof being arranged to extend around the central line of the housing, spaced therefrom, the gap-shaped space thus acquiring the shape of a concentric annular gap; the annular gap has an extension in excess of 20 mm in the main flow direction of the medium flowing through it; there is a distribution chamber communicating with and arranged axially upstream of the annular gap in order to distribute the pulp uniformly around the entire concentric inlet opening of the annular gap.

Abstract: A wall means intended for apparatus for separation of a liquid-containing portion from a liquid-containing particle material which is fed through the apparatus in a predetermined direction (A). The wall means comprises a plurality of bar profiles defining continuous slots between them to allow through the liquid-containing portion. According to the invention each bar profile has on its inner side facing the liquid-containing particle material a ridge portion extending between the ends of the bar profile and being provided with two continuous guide surfaces which, as seen in a cross section of the rod profile, are inclined in relation to the drainage direction (B) of the liquid-containing portion through the adjacent slot. Furthermore, the inclined guide surfaces in their longitudinal direction are disposed to coincide with the predetermined direction of feed (A) of the liquid-containing particle material in order to influence the liquid-containing particle material to maintain this direction of feed (A).

Abstract: An apparatus for fluidizing, degassing and pumping a suspension of fibrous cellulose material is described which comprises a housing, a fluidizing rotor and an impeller of radial type, said housing having a cylindrical portion for the rotor, a portion for the impeller which is radially enlarged in relation to the cylindrical portion, a wall closing one end of the housing and a shaft rigidly connected to the impeller, an axial inlet for suspension being disposed at the cylindrical portion, and a radial outlet for suspension at the radially enlarged portion. The apparatus has also a degassing system for removing gas which collects in front of the impeller and comprising an opening in the impeller and the wall, the impeller having a hub, a partition and forward and rear blades. Furthermore, the impeller is provided with a concentric, circular inlet for the continuous supply of suspension to the rear blade space, the rear blades being arranged to exert a pump action on the suspension supplied to the apparatus.

Abstract: An apparatus for fluidizing, degassing and pumping a suspension of fibrous cellulose material is described which comprises a housing, a fluidizing rotor and an impeller of radial type, said housing having a cylindrical portion for the rotor, a portion for the impeller which is radially enlarged in relation to the cylindrical portion, a wall means closing one end of the housing and a shaft rigidly connected to the impeller, an axial inlet for suspension being disposed at the cylindrical portion, and a radial outlet for suspension at the radially enlarged portion. The apparatus has also a degassing system for removing gas which collects in front of the impeller and comprising opening means in the impeller and said wall means, said impeller having a hub, a partition and forward and rear blades.