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Cyclone separator

US4629555A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 24, 1985
Grant dateDec 16, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 24, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB04C5/13
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A cyclone separator for the separation of lighter material (i.e. discontinuous or dispersed phase) can cope with fluctuating proportions of lighter material in the feed stream. A retractable plug 15 at the place where the cyclone overflow outlet meets the cyclone body has a bore 16 forming the effective overflow outlet. The plug is retracted while the cyclone separator is in operation, in response to sensors, to offer a larger outlet 12 as the need arises.

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