Separation system
AssigneesBruce Keith Sands, SandyLakes Limited
InventorsBruce Keith Sands, Robert Mark Jeralds
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Abstract
A separator system (1) and method for separating a mixture including said one or more liquids or semi-liquids and a loose, solid material substantially into liquid and solid phases. The system includes the components of: a compression separator (100) for separating the liquid from the solid material by compression; a vacuum supply (200) for generating suction to draw mixture into the separator via a feed line. The liquids are captured in a collection tank (301) and the solids in a hopper (320).
Claims22
A separator system for separating a mixture of one or more liquids and a loose, solid material, substantially into liquid and solid phases, the separator system comprising:
- a housing having a housing wall defining a sealed housing interior;
- a compression separator for separating liquid from the solid material by compression, the separator having a compression mechanism including a mixture compression chamber located within the housing interior, the compression chamber having a compression chamber wall including at least one filtration portion for retaining solid material within the compression chamber under compression while allowing fluid expelled from the solid material to pass through the filtration portion to be collected within a fluid collection cavity disposed between the compression chamber and the housing walls;
- an inlet connected to the compression chamber for introducing mixture into the separator through the housing wall;
- a solids outlet allowing processed solid material to be ejected from the compression chamber and housing;
- at least one discharge port for discharging fluid from the housing;
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- a vacuum supply system including a blower said vacuum supply system fluidly connected to the collection cavity to generate a vacuum within the cavity thereby drawing air through said at least one filtration portion and from the inlet via the compression chamber so as to draw unprocessed mixture through the inlet and into the compression chamber.
A method of extracting a liquid from a mixture of one or more liquids and a loose, solid material, by squeezing and/or pressing the mixture in a separator system, the separator system comprising:
- a housing having a housing wall defining a sealed housing interior;
- a compression separator for separating liquid from the solid material by compression, the separator having a compression mechanism including a mixture compression chamber located within the housing interior, the compression chamber having a compression chamber wall including at least one filtration portion for retaining solid material within the compression chamber under compression while allowing fluid expelled from the solid material to pass through the filtration portion to be collected within a fluid collection cavity disposed between the compression chamber and the housing walls;
- an inlet connected to the compression chamber for introducing mixture into the separator through the housing wall;
- a solids outlet allowing processed solid material to be ejected from the compression chamber and housing;
- at least one discharge port for discharging fluid from the housing;
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- a vacuum supply system including a blower said vacuum supply system fluidly connected to the collection cavity to generate a vacuum within the cavity thereby drawing air through said at least one filtration portion and from the inlet via the compression chamber so as to draw unprocessed mixture through the inlet and into the compression chamber;
- wherein the method comprises:
- drawing the mixture into the separator by vacuum differential pressure;
- applying pressure to the mixture in the compression chamber to expel the fluid form the solid material;
- collecting the liquid in a collection tank;
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- ejecting the solid material from the compression chamber.
A separator system for separating a mixture of one or more liquids and a loose, solid material, substantially into liquid and solid phases, the separator system comprising:
- a housing having a housing wall defining a sealed housing interior;
- a compression separator for separating liquid from the solid material by compression, the separator having a compression mechanism including a mixture compression chamber located within the housing interior, the compression chamber having a compression chamber wall including at least one filtration portion for retaining solid material within the compression chamber under compression while allowing fluid expelled from the solid material to pass through the filtration portion to be collected within a fluid collection cavity disposed between the compression chamber and the housing walls;
- an inlet connected to the compression chamber for introducing mixture into the separator through the housing wall;
- a solids outlet allowing processed solid material to be ejected from the compression chamber and housing;
- a collection tank for collection of the fluid and wherein the collection tank is connected to or part of the housing;
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- a vacuum supply system including a blower said vacuum supply system fluidly connected to the collection cavity to generate a vacuum within the cavity thereby drawing air through said at least one filtration portion and from the inlet via the compression chamber so as to draw unprocessed mixture through the inlet and into the compression chamber;
- wherein the vacuum system is fluidly connected to the collection tank by means of a vacuum port disposed at an upper portion of said collection tank for the drawing air through the collection tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.