Separation of components of a fluid mixture
US4747962A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 1985 |
| Grant date | May 31, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D21/2488
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A separator comprises a vessel having an outer wall (2) and an end wall (3). A body (14) adjacent the end wall (3) defines with the end wall (3) an annular opening (15). In use, a mixture of, for example, water and solid material is introduced into the vessel through a first inlet (4). A circulating motion takes place in the vessel and the solid material falls to the end wall (3) and is removed through the opening (15) to an outlet (6) while clean water flows from the top of the vessel through an outlet (8). In order to increase the energy in the lower region of the vessel so as to assist removal of the solid material, water from the outlet (8) is passed through a pump (P) and reintroduced as energizing fluid to the vessel through a recirculating port (44). Energizing fluid may be taken from sources other than the outlet (8). Various alternative forms of separator are disclosed.
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