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US 11,661,571 B2Granted
Separator having a gas supply line for introducing gas into liquid in the seperator drum and method for the operation thereof
AssigneeGEA Mechanical Equipment GmbH
InventorsDaniel Bussmann, Thomas Bathelt, Wolf-Dietrich Herberg, Tim Hundertmark, Björn Ströfer
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Abstract
A separator having a vertical rotation axis includes a rotatably mounted drum having a drum interior for centrifugal processing of a liquid. The separator also includes a gas supply line for introducing gas into the liquid, which opens into the drum interior.
Claims14
A separator, comprising:
- a rotatably mounted drum having a drum interior configured for centrifugal processing of a liquid, wherein the drum interior includes a distributor space;
- a liquid supply line tube that opens into the distributor space;
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- a gas supply line configured to introduce gas into the liquid, wherein the gas supply line extends along a same direction as the liquid supply line tube, opens into the distributor space, and protrudes beyond the liquid supply line tube into the distributor space,
- wherein the separator has a vertical rotation axis,
- wherein the separator has a sealed configuration in which a separating space of the rotatably mounted drum is sealed or isolated from surroundings by fluid-mechanical seals.
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A method for operating a separator, the method comprising:
- rotating a rotatably mounted drum having a drum interior configured for centrifugal processing of a liquid, wherein the rotatably mounted drum rotates about a vertical rotation axis and the drum interior includes a distributor space;
- introducing liquid into the distributor space via a liquid supply line tube;
- introducing, via a gas supply line, gas into the liquid, wherein the gas supply line extends along a same direction as the liquid supply line tube, opens into the distributor space, and protrudes beyond the liquid supply line tube, wherein the gas is introduced after the liquid is introduced,
- wherein the separator has a sealed configuration in which a separating space of the rotatably mounted drum is sealed or isolated from surroundings by fluid-mechanical seals.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.