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Pneumatic flotation machine and flotation method

US8678193B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Lilla Grossmann · Erlangen, DE
Wolfgang Krieglstein · Roßtal, DE
Sven Menger · Heroldsberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 1, 2010
Grant date	Mar 25, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 22, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB03D1/242
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A pneumatic flotation machine (100) has a housing (1) with a flotation chamber (3), at least one nozzle arrangement (4) for feeding gas and a suspension into the flotation chamber as well as at least one gassing arrangement (5) for feeding further gas into the flotation chamber (3), which arrangement is disposed within the flotation chamber (3) and below the at least one nozzle arrangement (4), wherein there is furthermore at least one adjusting device (9) for changing a position of the at least one gassing arrangement (5) in the flotation chamber (3).

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