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Recovery hopper trough for vibratory separator and method

US10363580B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

M-I L.L.C. · US

Inventors

Richard Bingham · Katy, US
Colin Stewart · Houston, US
Zakhar Chizhov · Katy, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 20, 2015
Grant date	Jul 30, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 20, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB07B2230/01
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An apparatus includes a vibratory separator with a top deck, a middle deck, and a bottom deck, and a collection trough coupled to at least one of the top deck, the middle deck, and the bottom deck. The collection trough includes a collection container having an inlet configured to receive a material retained on the at least one of the top deck, the middle deck, and the bottom deck, and a sloped surface configured to guide the material from the inlet to an outlet of the collection container, and a pressure differential generator disposed proximate the outlet of the collection container.

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