Separator assemblies and methods

A mesofluidic method for separating components of a mixture, the method comprising:

• providing a mixture of components, wherein at least two of the components have different physical characteristics;
• conveying the mixture mesofluidically through at least one section of conduit, the at least one section of conduit defining a tortured path and an expressway;
• and
• the conveying separating at least some of the at least two components.

A mesofluidic system for separating components of a mixture, the system comprising:

• a mesofluidic conduit system comprising at least one section;
• the at least one section comprising, in at least one cross section:
• a tortured path;
• wherein the at least one section is configured to receive a mixture of components, the tortured path configured to direct at least one portion of the mixture of components in one direction while allowing at least another portion of the mixture of components to proceed without change in direction, wherein the path of the one portion is different than the other portion;
• and
• at least one other section defining at least two conduit pathways, one of the conduit pathways being configured to receive the at least one portion of the mixture of components proceeding in the one direction and the other of the conduit pathways being configured to receive the other portion of the mixture of components.

A mesofluidic system for separating components of a mixture, the system comprising:

• a mesofluidic conduit system comprising at least one section;
• the at least one section comprising, in at least one cross section, a tortured path and an expressway, the section being aligned along a plane wherein the tortured path is aligned perpendicularly above the expressway in the at least one cross section;
• the at least one section being configured to receive a mixture of fluid phase components;
• and
• the tortured path configured to direct at least one portion of the mixture of components in one direction while allowing at least another portion of the mixture of components to proceed without change in direction, wherein the path of the one portion is different than the other portion;
• and
• at least one other section defining at least two conduit pathways, one of the conduit pathways being configured to receive the at least one portion of the mixture of components proceeding in the one direction and the other of the conduit pathways being configured to receive the other portion of the mixture of components.

A mesofluidic method for separating components of a mixture, the method comprising:

• providing a mixture of components, wherein at least two of the components have different physical characteristics;
• conveying the mixture mesofluidically along a plane through at least one section of conduit, the at least one section of conduit defining a tortured path and an expressway, wherein the tortured path is aligned perpendicularly above the expressway;
• and
• the conveying separating at least some of the at least two components.