Inventors:
Walter J. Schrenk - Midland MI
Ranganath K. Shastri - Midland MI
Ralph E. Ayres - Midland MI
Daniel J. Gosen - Saginaw MI
Assignee:
The Dow Chemical Company - Midland MI
International Classification:
B29C 4706
Abstract:
Method and apparatus for generating interfacial surfaces in a fluid mass which: (a) divide a first stream of the fluid mass into a plurality of branch streams, redirect or reposition the branch streams, expand and contract the branch streams in a symmetrical fashion, and recombine the branch streams to form a second stream of the fluid mass; or (b) divide a first stream of the fluid mass into a plurality of branch streams, redirect or reposition the branch streams, recombine the branch streams to form a second stream of the fluid mass, and expand and contract the second stream in a symmetrical fashion.