Separating system
AssigneeCell Therapy Catapult Limited
InventorsNick GADDUM, Jahid HASAN, Mohsen SHAERI
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Abstract
A separating system, for example for separating material from a suspension such as a biological suspension, is disclosed herein. The system comprises a separation vessel arranged to enable the formation of a cyclone therewithin. For example, the separation vessel may be at least partially conical in shape for enabling the formation of a cyclone therewithin. The separation vessel comprises a fluid inlet, an underflow outlet, a first overflow outlet for removing fluid from a first region inside the separation vessel, and a second overflow outlet for removing fluid from a second region inside the separation vessel.
Claims24
A biological suspension separating system for separating material from a biological suspension, the system comprising:
- a separation vessel arranged to enable the formation of a cyclone therewithin, the separation vessel comprising:
- a fluid inlet for delivering fluid to the vessel;
- an underflow outlet for removing fluid from the vessel;
- a first overflow outlet configured to remove fluid from a first region inside the separation vessel;
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- a second overflow outlet configured to remove fluid from a second region inside the separation vessel.
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A method for separating material from a biological suspension, the method comprising:
- feeding a biological fluid suspension containing material into a separation vessel via a fluid inlet to establish a cyclone in the separation vessel about a longitudinal axis of the separation vessel;
- wherein the vessel comprises:
- an underflow outlet;
- a first overflow outlet;
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- a second overflow outlet;
- wherein the fluid is fed into the separation vessel transverse to the longitudinal axis of the separation vessel;
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- drawing fluid through the underflow outlet and the first overflow outlet and controlling a flow of fluid through the second overflow outlet to control a separation of material from the biological suspension.
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