Centrifuge Collection of Minerals in Flowing Water
OwnerKenneth M Klyneinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for collection of heavier particles such as gold flowing in a river includes a support frame with legs for mounting in the river spaced from the bed with a series of drum mounted on the support frame one behind the other for rotation about an axis transverse to the river flow. The drums have a plurality of blades mounted so that flow of water in the river causes a rotation of the drum, a plurality of water entry openings and a plurality of discharge openings in the drum with the drum shaped such that rotation causes a centrifugal action such that the heavier particles remain within the drum against escape from the drum while lighter particles and water are discharged.
Claims18
Apparatus for collection of heavier particles flowing in a river comprising:
- a support frame for mounting in the river;
- a drum mounted on the support frame for rotation about a longitudinal axis of the drum such that when located in the river on the frame, the axis is located transverse to the river flow;
- a plurality of blades mounted on or connected to the drum so that flow of water in the river engages the blades and causes a rotation of the drum about the axis;
- a plurality of entry openings in the drum allowing entry of the river water carrying particles into the drum;
- a plurality of discharge openings in the drum allowing discharge of the river water from inside the drum back into the river;
- the drum being shaped and arranged such that rotation of the drum causes a centrifugal action on the water and particles within the drum for collection of heavier particles against an outer wall of the drum;
- the entry openings and the discharge openings being arranged such that the heavier particles remain within the drum against escape from the drum while lighter particles and water are discharged.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.