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Cyclone separator having a variable transverse profile

US6168716A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 19, 1998
Grant dateJan 2, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S55/03
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A cyclone separator having an improved efficiency to remove a broader spectrum of contained particles is disclosed. The transverse section of the inner wall of the cyclone separator is configured to impart changes in the rate of acceleration of a fluid as it rotates within the cyclone cavity.

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