Device and method for cleaning a centrifugal separator
US7749310B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 23, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB08B9/0813
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to devices and methods for cleaning centrifugal separators for concurrent and countercurrent separation of solid and/or liquid particles suspended in gaseous media. The device comprises a rotor (12) which is provided with a multiplicity of sedimentation members (14) and which is mounted rotatably in a surrounding housing (20). In concurrent separation, a flushing nozzle (36) is arranged upstream of the sedimentation members (14) in order to supply a cleaning liquid for flushing the sedimentation members clean. In countercurrent separation, the flushing nozzle is arranged upstream and/or downstream of the sedimentation members in order to supply cleaning liquid from outside and/or from inside the rotor for flushing the sedimentation members clean.
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