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Apparatus for the classification or separation of solid materials

US4935123A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 19, 1987
Grant dateJun 19, 1990
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Expiry dateFeb 19, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB07B7/08
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus for the classification of solid materials, preferably that of hard and highly pure materials, comprising a housing provided with an inlet stub, fine fraction outlet stub and a coarse fraction outlet stub as well as vane-crowns. The fluid carrying the material to be separated or classified radially passes through two vane-crowns with the vanes oriented at an angle to the tangent of the vane-crowns. Upon passage through the first vane-crown the separating or classifying chamber is reached whereupon the coarse fraction is separated out and the fluid flows radially through the second vane-crown whereupon the flow becomes axial with the fluid exiting against gravity and the separated material being collected below in a closed storage tank associated with the coarse product outlet stub.

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