Phase separator apparatus and its use to separate a mixture of liquids and finely divided suspended particles
US5599463A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 1994 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D21/009
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process and apparatus for the separation of mixtures of liquids and finely divided suspended particles to produce a liquid product stream having a reduced concentration of finely divided suspended particles. The process and apparatus use a generally vertical separator vessel having a feed inlet distributor located in a lower locus of the vessel which directs the feed mixture in an upward direction in order to initially flow through a multiplicity of vertical and intersecting baffles located in the upper locus of the vessel and then to flow through a horizontal baffle having a multiplicity of holes to allow passage of the liquid and located above and adjacent to the vertical baffles.
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