Fluid diffusion apparatus

Claim 1

Apparatus for entraining a light fluid into a denser fluid comprising: a substantially hollow closed vessel adapted to contain therein said denser fluid; a rotatable drive shaft disposed within said vessel; said drive shaft having passageway means extending longitudinally thereof; light fluid inlet means in communication with said passageway means for introducing light fluid into said passageway means; impeller means arranged at the lower end of said drive shaft and adapted to be rotated thereby, said impeller being formed from a cylindrical body and having its outer extremities imperforate and parallel to the longitudinal axis of said drive shaft; said impeller means having passageway means extending longitudinally thereof in communication with the firstmentioned passageway means; aperture means arranged transverse to and in communication with the second-mentioned passageway means for introducing light fluid from the second-mentioned passageway means into the interior of said vessel; said aperture means being spaced radially outwardly from said drive shaft and lying at an angle having its apex at the center of said cylindrical body of from approximately 100* to 120* from the initial point of contact of said cylindrical body with said denser fluid when said cylindrical body is rotated; and fluid tripping wire means disposed along the upper surface of said body between said aperture means and the point of initial contact of said body with said fluid when said impeller means is rotated for creating a turbulence when said impeller means is rotated through said denser fluid.