Self-anchoring mast for deploying a high-speed submersible mixer in a tank

Patent · Tue Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 2004

OSTI ID:935570

Shearer, Paul M ^[1]; Rodwell, Philip O ^[2]

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1. Aiken, SC
2. Evans, GA

A self-anchoring mast for deploying a high-speed submersible mixer in a tank includes operably connected first and second mast members (20, 22) and a foot member 46 operably connected to the second mast member for supporting the mast in a tank. The second mast member includes a track (36, 38) for slidably receiving a bearing of the mixer to change the orientation of the mixer in the tank.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-96SR18500
• Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): 6,802,643
• Application Number: 10/045,108
• OSTI ID: 935570
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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