Centrifugal fluid/particulate separator
AssigneeCyclext Separator Technologies, LLC
InventorRichard D. Bovensiep
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Abstract
A centrifugal separator separates a mixture of fluid and particulate matter in a cylindrical tank. The mixture enters the tank tangentially through one passage. The mixture is swirled within the tank through the use of angled blades to guide flow rotation, increasing centrifugal force on the mixture. Separated fluid flows into a discharge pipe and out of the tank. The flow of fluid into the discharge pipe may be provided by an opening along the length of the pipe, the fluid may enter and exit the tank at opposing ends, and the angled blades may be circumferentially offset from adjacent blades.
Claims20
A separator comprising:
- a tank having a first end and a second end, the second end located opposite the first end;
- an inlet port allowing fluid to enter the tank, the inlet port disposed proximate the first end of the tank;
- an outlet port allowing fluid to exit the tank;
- a discharge pipe extending from the outlet port and into the tank;
- a plurality of discharge openings disposed along a length of the discharge pipe, each of the discharge openings allowing fluid to enter the discharge pipe from the tank;
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- sets of blades spaced along an outer surface of the discharge pipe.
A separator comprising:
- a tank having a first end and a second end, the second end located opposite the first end;
- an inlet port allowing fluid to enter the tank, the inlet port disposed proximate the first end of the tank;
- an outlet port allowing fluid to exit the tank, the outlet port disposed proximate the second end of the tank;
- a discharge pipe extending from the outlet port into the tank;
- blades disposed spirally along an outer surface of the discharge pipe;
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- a discharge opening disposed along a length of the discharge pipe, the discharge opening allowing fluid to enter into the discharge pipe.
A separator comprising:
- a tank;
- an inlet port allowing fluid to flow into the tank;
- an outlet port allowing fluid to flow out of the tank;
- a discharge pipe extending from the outlet port and into the tank;
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- sets of blades spaced along an outer surface of the discharge pipe, a border of one blade in one set being circumferentially offset from a border of another blade in an adjacent set of blades.
A separator comprising:
- a tank having a first end and a second end;
- an inlet port allowing fluid to enter the tank;
- an outlet port allowing fluid to exit the tank, the outlet port disposed proximate the first end of the tank;
- a discharge pipe extending from the outlet port and into the tank, the discharge pipe including a sidewall, the discharge pipe including a sealed end cap extending from the sidewall and being spaced apart from the second end of the tank;
- at least one discharge opening residing in the sidewall of the discharge pipe and spaced axially from the sealed end cap of the discharge pipe and spaced axially from the outlet port, the discharge opening allowing fluid to enter the discharge pipe from the tank;
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- sets of blades spaced along an outer surface of the discharge pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.