Method for separating particulate matter from a fluid stream
US7314441B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC02F9/00
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for separating particulate matter from a fluid includes feeding a fluid containing a particulate matter into a chamber of a vessel through an inlet, the chamber being at least partially bounded by a peripheral wall and the chamber also communicating with a first outlet and a second outlet. The vessel is rotated such that at least a portion of the particulate matter settles out of the fluid against at least a portion of the peripheral wall. At least a portion of the particulate matter settled against the peripheral is subsequently disturbed so that at least a portion of the particulate matter is resuspend within the fluid. The method further includes removing at least a portion of the fluid having the resuspended particulate matter therein through the first outlet and removing through the second outlet the fluid from which the particulate material has settled out.
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