Separation device for separating a fluid
AssigneeThe Big Swing Company Ltd
InventorJonathan Charles Moseley
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Abstract
According to the present invention there is provided a separation device for separating a fluid, said fluid comprising multiple components, into at least two components comprising: a support structure; at least one conduit mounted on or within said support structure for rotation about an axis; at least one inlet for introducing a flow of said fluid into said at least one conduit; and at least one outlet for outputting at least one of said components therefrom; wherein the said at least one conduit is configured such that, in use, when said flow of said fluid is applied thereto, said conduit is thereby caused to rotate on or within said support structure about said axis, thereby separating said fluid into at least two components.
Claims21
A separation device for separating a fluid, said fluid comprising multiple components, into at least two components comprising:
- a support structure;
- at least one conduit mounted on or within said support structure for rotation about an axis, wherein said at least one conduit is a tube, comprising one or more vanes attached to or formed integrally with said conduit, wherein the conduit and one or more vanes rotate as a single unit;
- at least one inlet for introducing a flow of said fluid into said at least one conduit;
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- at least one outlet for outputting at least one of said components therefrom, wherein the at least one outlet comprises a vortex finder;
- wherein the said at least one conduit is configured such that, in use, when said flow of said fluid is applied thereto, said conduit is thereby caused to rotate on or within said support structure about said axis, thereby separating said fluid into at least two components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.