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Abstract

An agitating device includes substantially cylindrical tank having a depth greater than a diameter. An elongate plate-like baffle is mounted to an inner peripheral wall of the tank, a bottom end of the baffle terminating above the bottom of the tank to recreate a space between the bottom end of the baffle and the bottom of the tank. A shaft extends into the tank into a position adjacent to the baffle. The shaft is offset from the central axis of the tank and is spaced from the peripheral walls by a distance no greater than about the same distance as that separating the center of the tank from the baffle. An agitating vane is mounted to the shaft. The shaft is rotated in a direction such that a blade of the vane causes fluid in the tank to move axially along the baffle.

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