Cyclone separator with multiple outlets and recycling line means
US5108608A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 8, 1989 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB04C5/081
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A hydrocyclone separator for separating oil and water components of a fluid mixture to provide a more dense water component that is substantially free of oil, having three outlets at the end of the hydrocyclone opposite the inlet end. One of the outlets receives the more dense water component of the mixture. A second of these outlets receives an axial stream of the less dense oil components from the separating chamber. A third outlet is concentrically arranged around the first outlet for the removal of a stream of the oil/water mixture in which one of the components has a presence of the other component which is greater than desired. The stream from this third outlet is then recycled to the inlet end of the separating chamber.
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