Co-current cyclone separator and its applications
US5186836A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 1991 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB04C2003/003
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A co-current separator is provided which makes it possible to separate a light phase contained in a mixture from a dense phase. Disposed downstream in the direction of circulation of the dense phase is an internal output opening of an interior enclosure. Fins are provided on the interior enclosure for limiting the progression of the light phase to the outside of the interior enclosure. The mixture is introduced tangentially into an inlet, and the dense phase is recovered at one outlet with the light phase recovered at another outlet. This makes it possible to rapidly separate the dense phase from the light phase, providing an apparatus useful for separating, for example, a solid from a gas.
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