Patent · US Expired

Cyclone separator having a tubular member with slit-like openings surrounding a central outlet pipe

US6270544A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 23, 1999
Grant dateAug 7, 2001
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Expiry dateNov 23, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB04C5/23
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A cyclone separator for separating a solid particulate from the gas or liquid medium is described. The separator is provided with a housing (H), an outlet (4) for discharging the solid particulate separated from the medium, a pipe (13) for evacuating the clean fluid from the housing (H) and a swirling means capable of imparting vortical motion to the medium. The swirling means is formed with a plurality of slit-like openings (16) arranged on the periphery thereof.

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