Vortex tube blender and conditioner
US10626524B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 4, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD10B2201/02
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vortex tube system for conditioning and blending fibrous material utilizing a helical inlet to the base of a central vortex tube, to condition and blend fibers in a fluidly conveyed stream, and to separate the fibers from debris, by abruptly changing direction of the conveying air flow. The vortex tube system for conditioning and blending combines the helical input with helical shaping of the air flow through the central vortex tube to induce greater dynamics which is continued at the top of the vortex tube through a separate drying chamber.
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