Separator
AssigneeRobert G. Green
InventorDonald E. Boatright
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Abstract
This describes a centrifugal separator for fluid and solid mixtures. The rotating centrifuge assembly includes a structure of two rotating circular cones having transfer veins in which the separation takes place in the veins between the two cones. The cross-sectional area of each such vein increases linearly from the bottom to the top. At the top of the transfer veins there is a dense material transfer vein and a light material transfer vein. One discharge vein is an opening which is slanted backwardly from the motion of the rotating centrifuge assembly to the outside circumference of the centrifuge assembly while the second opening is to the inner vortex of the centrifugal assembly. The inner vortex is connected to a vortex pump which removes the least dense material.
Claims16
A centrifugal separator comprising:
- a container;
- a plurality of vortex centrifuge veins rotatably mounted within said container, said centrifuge veins defining truncated inverted right angle cone, each of said centrifuge veins flaring upwardly and outwardly with the cross-sectional area increasing as the cone gets larger;
- outlet means connected to the upper end of said veins;
- inlet means connected to the lower ends of said veins for admitting the fluid to be separated;
- means to rotate said veins;
- means connected to the outlet means of said veins for directing the denser material in one flow path and the less dense material in second flow path.
A centrifugal separator comprising:
- a container;
- a first truncated cone rotatably mounted in said container with the small end of the cone toward the bottom;
- a second truncated cone housing mounted around said first truncated cone with a space therebetween and rotatably mounted in said container;
- ribs on either said first or second truncated cone or fixed to both forming centrifuge veins between said ribs;
- outlet means connected to the upper end of said centrifuge veins;
- inlet means connected to the lower end of said centrifuge veins;
- means to rotate said first truncated cone and said second truncated cone housing in unison;
- means connected to the outlet means of said veins for directing the denser material in one flow path and the less dense material in a second flow path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.