Horizontal Cooling Mixers are primarily used in the processing of rigid and flixible pvc. They are used to rapidly cool hot dry-blend material that is mixed in a High Intensity Mixer. They are a high efficiency, batch type, cooling mixer. A cooling jacket is installed with flow bars for proper channeling of chilled water for quick and uniform cooling of the dry-blend. The end plates of the cooler are also jacketed providing additional cooling surface area. All product contact areas such as the inner shell, the lid, the shaft, and the paddles are of stainless steel.Chill water is circulated around the cylinder, end plates, and lid of the unit. The water is usually mixed with a glycol solution so that the chill water can be circulated at temperatures below 32F. The lower the temperature of the circulated chill water, the faster the heat-transfer rate from the dry-blend material. Once the dry-blend is cooled down to its discharge temperature, it is pneumatically conveyed to storage silos before being processed.
Horizontal Cooling Mixers are usually used in conjuction with High Intenisty Mixers in Automated Blending Systems to properly optimize a plants blending efficiency.
