Sorting method and sorting device
OwnerRiad M. Ananiinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a sorting method and a sorting device for sorting particles according to their settling velocities in a fluid medium. According to one aspect, the sorting method comprises admitting particles into a longitudinally vertically positioned container containing a fluid and allowing the particles to settle for a specified period of time under the influence of gravitational forces resulting in separation of the particles according to their settling velocities, followed by rotating the container by 90 degrees in order for the container to take a longitudinally horizontal position and thus allowing the separated particles to settle down and be collected in a sorted fashion. The sorting device comprises a container and means for achieving sorting of particles using this sorting method.
Claims14
A method for sorting particles according to their settling velocities, comprising:
- admitting particles into a container containing a fluid and allowing the particles to start to settle according to their settling velocities under the influence of gravitational forces;
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- after the particles travel through the fluid inside said container for a specified period of time and the corresponding separation of the particles according to their settling velocities takes place, rotating said container about an axis in order to change the direction of the settling movements of the settling particles in relation to longitudinal lines in the walls of said container, so that gravitational forces pull down the separated particles causing them to be collected in sorted fashion according to their settling velocities.
A device for sorting particles comprising a container, the device having the capability of sorting particles according to their settling velocities in a fluid medium inside said container, the sorting being effected by rotating said container about an axis and, therefore, changing the direction of the settling movements of the settling particles in relation to longitudinal lines in the walls of said container.
A device for sorting particles comprising a container, the device having the capability of sorting particles according to their settling velocities and fluidization characteristics in a fluidized-bed medium inside the container, the sorting being effected by rotating said container about an axis and, therefore, changing the direction of the settling movements of the settling particles in relation to longitudinal lines in the walls of said container.
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