Separating device and use of a separating device
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsFrank A. Meschke, Georg P. Victor, Wolfgang M. Rauch, Dietrich Lange, Krishna B. Uibel, Peter Barth, Samuel F. Joly
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a separating device for removing solid particles from fluids, and to the use of said separating device for removing solid particles from fluids.
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A separating device for removing solid particles from fluids, comprising a stack of at least three annular discs defining a central annular region along a central axis, each annular disc having an upper side and an underside, wherein the upper side of each annular disc each has at least three spacers, and wherein the upper side of each annular disc contacts the underside of the adjacent annular disc defining a separating gap, and wherein the at least three spacers are distributed non-uniformly over the circumference of the annular discs.
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A separating device for removing solid particles from fluids, comprising a stack of at least three annular discs defining a central annular region along a central axis, each annular disc having an upper side and an underside, wherein the upper side and the underside of every second annular disc in the stack each has at least three spacers, and wherein the upper side and the underside of the respectively adjacent annular discs do not comprise any spacers, and wherein the upper side of each annular disc contacts the underside of the adjacent annular disc defining a separating gap, and wherein the at least three spacers of every upper side and of every underside of every second annular disc in the stack are distributed non-uniformly over the circumference of the annular discs.
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