Mixing Definition
Definition of mix (mixing)
| Industrial fluid mixing is the motion and/or contacting of a single or multiphase process with a liquid
continuous phase to achieve a desired process result. |
Dr. Thomas Post |
| to combine or blend into one mass |
Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary |
| to bring into close association |
| to intermingle |
Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 4th Edition, edited
by J. Grant (1972), McGraw Hill, New York |
| a physical mixture of substances, applied to rubber, etc. |
| Syn. blend, mingle, confuse, unite, join, compound,
combine, commix, intermix, immix, commingle, intermingle, shuffle,
confound, incorporate, associate, medicate, amalgamate, adulterate,
infiltrate, alloy. |
A Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms, by J.
Devlin (1961), Fawcett Popular Library, New York |
| Ant. purify, separate, sift, eliminate,
exclude, simplify, adjust, regulate, systematize, arrange, decompose,
decompound, dissolve, disintegrate, disperse, unravel, resolve into
elements, analyze, untangle, untwine, sort, sort out, remove, segregate,
sunder, sever, part, disjoin, divide, detach, disconnect, disengage,
disunite, discriminate, dissociate, assort, classify. |
| to put different things together so that the substances etc.
are no longer distinct, to make or prepare (a thing) by doing this. |
Oxford American Dictionary, by E. Ehrlich, S.B.
Flexner, G. Carruth, and J.M. Hawkins (1980), Avon Books, New York |
| to be capable of being blended, oil will not mix with water. |
| to blend, fuse, merge, coalesce, brew, unite, combine,
cross, interbreed, amalgamate, incorporate, alloy, mingle, compound,
intermingle, weave, interweave, throw together, adulterate, infiltrate,
twine, knead, stir, suffuse, instill, transfuse, synthesize, stir around,
infuse, saturate, dye, season |
Webster's New World Thesaurus, by C. Laird (1995), Pocket
Star Books, New York |
| Mixing is one of the operations applied most frequently in
the chemical industry, both as an independent operation with the object of
obtaining homogeneity of a mixture, and as a means of increasing the
contact surface in other operations (such as absorption, extraction or
drying). |
Mixing in the Chemical Industry, by Z. Sterbacek and P.
Tausk (1965), Pergamon Press, Oxford |
| Mixing is a widely practiced operation; it occurs whenever
fluids are moved in the conduits and vessels of laboratory and
industrial-processing equipment. |
Mixing: Theory and Practice, Volume 1,
edited by Vincent W. Uhl and Joseph B. Gray (1966), Academic Press, New
York |
| Mixing is of interest not only when it results in the
dispersion of one compound in another, but also when it is an agency for
the promotion of heat transfer, mass transfer, solid suspension, and
reaction. |
| ... mixing is usually only a means to accomplish another
operation such as blending, dispersion, extraction, heat transfer, or a
chemical reaction ... |
Liquid Mixing and Processing in Stirred Tanks,
by F.A. Holland and F.S. Chapman (1966), Reinhold Publishing Corp., New
York |
| ...mixing is an integral part of all chemical
processing. |
Definition of mixture
| Substances that are mixed, but not chemically
combined. Mixtures are nonhomogeneous, and may be separated
mechanically. |
Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 4th Edition, edited by J. Grant
(1972), McGraw Hill, New York |
| A kind or sample of matter containing two or more substances
that are not chemically united, and can therefore be separated by taking
advantage of differences in their physical properties, such as solubility
in a solvent, difference in boiling point or freezing point, etc. |
The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 5th Edition, A. Rose and
E. Rose (1956) Reinhold Publishing Co., New York |
| Substance whose ingredients can be separated by physical
means. |
Concise Chemical and Technical Dictionary, edited by H.
Bennett (1962), Chemical Publishing Co., New York |
| Mixtures consist of two or more substances intermingled with
no constant percentage composition, and with each component retaining its
essential original properties. |
CRC Hanbook of Chemistry and Physics, 57th Edition, edited
by R.C. Weast (1976) Chemical Rubber Publishing Co., Cleveland |
Definition of mixer
| an instrument used to mix materials, blender, food
processor, juicer, egg beater, cake mixer, food mixer, cocktail shaker,
converter, carburetor, cement mixer, paint mixer |
Webster's New World Thesaurus, by C. Laird (1995), Pocket
Star Books, New York |
| A fluid mixer is a device usually consisting of a drive
mechanism, a shaft and one or more impellers mounted on the shaft. |
A Guide To Fluid Mixing, 3. edition, by J.Y. Oldshue, N.R.
Herbst, and T.A. Post (1995), Lightnin, Rochester, NY |
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