Mixing System

Abstract

A liquid transport system including a bag adapted to hold fluids, the bag being constructed of a flexible fabric. The bag has a top portion, a bottom portion and a sidewall portion forming an interior and exterior. The system includes a discharge port, a fill port and a series of injector ports on the bag providing fluid access to the interior of the bag from the exterior, where each of the ports are sealingly closable. The discharge port and the fill port are adapted to allow product to flow into and out of the bag, and the injector ports are adapted to accommodate an injector probe.

1 . A liquid transport system comprising a bag adapted to hold fluids, said bag constructed of a flexible fabric, said bag having a top portion, a bottom portion and a sidewall portion forming an interior and exterior; said bag having a discharge port, a fill port and a series of injection ports providing fluid access to said interior of the bag from said exterior of said bag, where each of said ports being sealingly closable and said discharge port and said fill port are adapted to allow product to flow into or out of said bag, and each of said injection ports are adapted to accommodate a gas injector probe. 
     
     
         2 . The liquid transport system of  claim 1  further having a transport container for said bag, where said bag is adapted to fit within the interior of said transport container. 
     
     
         3 . The liquid transport system of  claim 1  further having a gas injection system, where said gas injection system includes a series of injector probes, said injector probes adapted to be inserted into and sealingly coupled with said injection port, said injector probes having a tubular portion having a length suitable to discharge gas through said injector probe near said bottom portion of said bag. 
     
     
         4 . The liquid transport system of  claim 3  wherein said gas injection system further comprises a series of air lines, each said air line connected to one of said series of injector probes, and a source of gas, each of said air lines connected to said source of gas. 
     
     
         5 . The liquid transport system of  claim 1  wherein said injector port includes a seal member sealingly attached to said bag, said seal member having an opening aligned with an opening in said bag, said injector port further including a fitting to seal said opening in said seal member. 
     
     
         6 . The liquid transport system of  claim 2  where said transport container is an ISO transport container. 
     
     
         7 . The liquid transport system of  claim 4  further including a heater connected to said gas injection system and adapted to heat the gas transported in said air injection system to a predetermined value. 
     
     
         8 . The liquid transport system of  claim 1  further including a recirculation line, said recirculation line fluidly connected between said discharge port and said fill or one of said injection ports. 
     
     
         9 . The liquid transport system of  claim 3  wherein at least one of said series of injector probes is positioned to inject gas near the vicinity of said discharge port. 
     
     
         10 . The liquid transport system of  claim 3  wherein said source of gas is an inert gas. 
     
     
         11 . The liquid transport system of  claim 4  further including a controller, said controller adapted to control the flow of said gas from said source to said air lines. 
     
     
         12 . The liquid transport system of  claim 1  wherein said series of injection ports are positioned on said top portion of said bag and spaced apart to provide effective mixing of product though injection of gas into product through said injector probes. 
     
     
         13 . The liquid transport system of  claim 12  wherein adjacent injection ports in said series of injection ports are separated from one another by a linear distance in the range of 1-10 feet. 
     
     
         14 . A liquid transport system comprising a bag adapted to hold fluids, said bag constructed of a flexible fabric, said bag having a top portion, a bottom portion and a sidewall portion forming an interior and exterior; said bag having a discharge port, and an injection port providing fluid access to said interior of the bag from said exterior of said bag, where each of said ports being sealingly closable, and said discharge port is adapted to allow product to flow out of said bag, and each of said injection port is adapted to accommodate a gas injector probe.