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US 2016/0236206 A1Published application
Edge air nozzles for belt-type separator devices
AssigneeSeparation Technologies, Inc.
InventorsTed W. Bush, Kyle P. Flynn, Harry Vincent Leaf, Bulent Sert
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Abstract
An improved belt separator system and an improved method to separate particle mixtures based on triboelectric separation of particles is disclosed. One or more gas nozzles, for example, a plurality of gas nozzles are provided as part of the system or installed into a system, such as an existing system, to improve dispersal of particles during operation.
Claims79
A belt separator system comprising:
- a first electrode and a second electrode arranged on opposite sides of a longitudinal centerline and configured to provide an electric field between the first and second electrodes;
- a first roller disposed at a first end of the system;
- a second roller disposed at a second end of the system;
- a continuous belt disposed between the first and second electrodes and supported by the first roller and the second roller;
- a separation zone defined by and between the continuous belt;
- and
- a plurality of gas nozzles positioned at periodic locations along a wall of the system to deliver gas to the separation zone.
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A method of fluidizing a particle mixture within a belt separator system comprising:
- introducing the particle mixture to a feed port of the belt separator system, the system comprising:
- a first electrode and a second electrode arranged on opposite sides of a longitudinal centerline and configured to provide an electric field between the first and second electrodes;
- a first roller disposed at a first end of the system;
- a second roller disposed at a second end of the system;
- a continuous belt disposed between the first and second electrodes and supported by the first roller and the second roller;
- and
- a separation zone defined by and between the continuous belt;
- and
- delivering a gas through a gas nozzle positioned along a wall of the system to deliver gas to the separation zone.
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A method for facilitating an operating life of a belt separation system comprising:
- installing a plurality of gas nozzles positioned along a wall of the belt separation system, the system comprising:
- a first electrode and a second electrode arranged on opposite sides of a longitudinal centerline and configured to provide an electric field between the first and second electrodes;
- a first roller disposed at a first end of the system;
- a second roller disposed at a second end of the system;
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- a continuous belt disposed between the first and second electrodes and supported by the first roller and the second roller.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.