Cyclone separator
US4764287A · kind A · utility
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21Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 1986 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB04C5/081
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention relates generally to cyclone separators. The separator of the present invention may find application in removing a lighter phase from a large volume of a denser phase, such as oil from water, with minimum contamination of the more voluminous phase. Generally, cyclone separators are designed for the opposite purpose, that is, removing a denser phase from a large volume of a lighter phase, with minimum contamination of the less voluminous phase. In one form of the present invention, a typical starting liquid-liquid dispersion would contain under 1% by volume of the lighter (less dense) phase, but it could be more.
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