Garnet extraction system and method for using the same

A method for using an extractor system to extract particulate material from a liquid tank, comprising:

• inserting a first conduit into a liquid tank, the first conduit coupled to a pump via a three-way valve;
• inserting an outflow line into the liquid tank, the outflow line comprising one or more nozzles having a distal end;
• inserting an inflow line into the liquid tank, the inflow line comprising a collector having a distal end, the collector and the one or more nozzles being proximate each other;
• and
• operating the pump to pump liquid from an extractor tank through an outflow line out of the one or more nozzles to unsettle the particulate material, the particulate material drawn through the collector and the inflow line into the extractor tank without passing through the pump, wherein the inflow line, the outflow line, and the extractor tank define a closed system.

A system for extracting a particulate material from a water jet tank that holds particulate material from a water jet cutting operation, comprising:

• a tank;
• a pump operatively coupled to the tank;
• an outflow line coupled to the pump and having an outflow opening that can be placed in fluid communication with the water jet tank;
• and
• an inflow line coupled to the tank and having an inflow opening, at least a portion of the inflow line being proximate to the outflow line so that the inflow opening and outflow opening are proximate each other, the inflow line, the outflow line, and the tank defining a closed loop,
• wherein the pump is configured to pump liquid from the tank to the water jet tank via the outflow line to unsettle the particulate material in the water jet tank, the pump configured to draw a generally equal amount of water and particulate material into the tank via the inflow line, without the particulate material passing through the pump.