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A pulp wash system in which recovery of juice and sugar solids is enhanced by the provision of an in-line static mixer disposed in the line between a pump supplying pulp to a finisher and the finisher. A plurality of pulp inlet pumps and finishers may be connected in series. Further, in using a seri

A pulp wash system in which recovery of juice and sugar solids is enhanced by the provision of an in-line static mixer disposed in the line between a pump supplying pulp to a finisher and the finisher. A plurality of pulp inlet pumps and finishers may be connected in series. Further, in using a series of finishers, the liquid introduced into each finisher except for the last finisher comes from the liquid output from a subsequent or further downstream finisher.

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[ What I claim is:] [1.] In a pulp wash system for recovery of sugar solids resident in the pulp having at least one finisher and a pump for supplying thereto; the improvement comprising:a static in-line mixer interposed between said pump and said finisher, andmeans for introducing a liquid to said

[ What I claim is:] [1.] In a pulp wash system for recovery of sugar solids resident in the pulp having at least one finisher and a pump for supplying thereto; the improvement comprising:a static in-line mixer interposed between said pump and said finisher, andmeans for introducing a liquid to said pulp on the inlet side of said pulp,wherein said static in-line mixer comprises:a housing,a plurality of twisted elements alternately stacked within said housing, wherein a first number of said elements are twisted in a direction to cause pulp and liquid to be rotated in a first direction and a second number of elements are twisted in a direction to cause pulp and liquid to be rotated in an opposite direction, anda retention ridge positioned on the interior wall of the housing to hold the elements within the housing.