Dispensing nozzle assembly
A dispensing nozzle assembly for dispensing a number of micro-ingredients into a fluid stream. The dispensing nozzle assembly may include a micro-ingredient mixing chamber, a number of micro-ingredient lines in communication with the micro-ingredient mixing chamber such that the micro-ingredients mix therein, and a mixed micro-ingredient exit such the mixed micro-ingredients are dispensed into the fluid stream.
1. A dispensing nozzle assembly for mixing a sweetener stream and a diluent stream, comprising:
a sweetener path;
a diluent path; and
a diversion path between the sweetener path and the diluent path for a partial volume of the diluent stream to mix with the sweetener stream to form a diluted sweetener stream such that the diluent stream and the diluted sweetener stream exit the assembly;
wherein the diversion path is sized such that the partial volume of the diluent stream dilutes the sweetener stream by about five percent (5%) to about twenty percent (20%).
2. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a main body and wherein the main body comprises the sweetener path and the diluent path therethrough.
3. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 2 , wherein the diluent path comprises an annular chamber.
4. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a flow director and wherein the flow director comprises a plurality of diluent stream apertures and a plurality of diluted sweetener stream apertures such that the diluent stream and the diluted sweetener stream exit the assembly therethrough.
5. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 4 , wherein the flow director comprises a target for mixing.
6. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the sweetener stream comprises a high fructose corn syrup stream.
7. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 6 , wherein the high fructose corn syrup stream comprises a concentration above about sixty-five percent (65%).
8. The dispensing nozzle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the diluted sweetener stream comprises a diluted high fructose corn syrup stream and wherein the diluted high fructose corn syrup stream comprises a concentration of less than about sixty-five percent (65%).
9. A dispensing nozzle assembly system, comprising:
a sweetener path with a sweetener stream therein;
wherein the sweetener stream comprises a concentration above about sixty-five percent (65%);
a diluent path with a diluent stream therein; and
a diversion path between the sweetener path and the diluent path for a partial volume of the diluent stream to mix with the sweetener stream to form a diluted sweetener stream such that the diluent stream and the diluted sweetener stream exit the assembly;
wherein the diluted sweetener stream comprises a concentration of less than about sixty-five percent (65%).
10. The dispensing nozzle assembly system of claim 9 , wherein the diversion path is sized such that the partial volume of the diluent stream dilutes the sweetener stream by about five percent (5%) to about twenty percent (20%).