Cyclone separator with enlarged underflow section
US5100552A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 20, 1990 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB04C5/14
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A cyclone separator with an inlet and two outlets for separating oil and water from an oil-water mixture wherein the separation chamber has a large diameter inlet end and a smaller diameter underflow outlet end, and is generally comprised of first, second and third chamber portions axially arranged in that order from the larger diameter end to the smaller diameter end, a first inlet portion is followed by a tapered, second portion and then a substantially cylindrical third portion. The overflow is arranged as an axial outlet at the inlet end of the chamber. The underflow outlet end is provided with a cone shaped end portion of increasing diameter in the direction of flow and a choke portion downstream of the cone shaped portion, the choke having a reducing diameter configuration.
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