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Apparatus and method for mixing a film of fluid

  • US 6,186,659 B1
  • Filed: 08/21/1998
  • Issued: 02/13/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/21/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for mixing a film of fluid, comprising:

  • a first substrate and a substantially parallel second substrate having inner surfaces that define a closed chamber therebetween, said chamber adapted to retain a film of fluid so that the fluid is in contact with both inner surfaces; and

    means for nucleating bubbles in the fluid comprising discrete heat sources for creating individual bubbles at selected locations within the apparatus, whereby, as each bubble is nucleated and dispelled, the fluid is displaced resulting in mixing.

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