Method and apparatus for reclaiming used working fluid
US5772900A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC02F1/444
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A working fluid containing dispersed abrasive grains is used in abrasive machining, and a used working fluid contaminated with cutting chips or swarf produced during the abrasive machining is processed by first filter device, so that the abrasive grains in the used working fluid is recovered in the form of a suspension to provide a reclaimed working fluid in which the amount of the cutting chips is reduced. The used working fluid is reclaimed by the device, and the useful abrasive grains included in the used working fluid can be efficiently utilized without being discarded, whereby the abrasive grains in the working fluid is effectively utilized and the working cost is reduced. The device employs a so-called cross flow filtration system, wherein filtration films have mesh openings which are sufficiently smaller than an average grain size of the abrasive grains. Accordingly, when the used working fluid flows through a circulating path in the device, only the cutting chips are passed through the mesh openings together with a portion of a medium liquid while the abrasive grains are circulated in the circulating path with the rest of the liquid without deposition on the films.
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