Laminar mixing is achieved by repeated division, transposition and recombination of liquid flowing around a static mixer. The components to be mixed are spread into a large number of fine layers. A static mixer consists of several identical mixing elements. The more mixing elements, the finer the layers. The finer the layers, the better the homogeneity of the mixture.

Laminar mixing effects in a Sulzer SMX mixer, as observed with LIF (Laser induced Fluorescence).

	4 SMX mixing elements
	6 SMX mixing elements
	10 SMX mixing elements