Separator
AssigneeSwinburne University of Technology
InventorDonald Ian Phillips
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Abstract
A separator for separating material from a fluid which includes an inlet, a separating chamber in fluid communication with the inlet, a holding chamber, a deflector for deflecting material entrained in or moving with fluid entering the separating chamber from the inlet towards the holding chamber, and an outlet for permitting flow of fluid from which the material has been removed from the separating chamber.
Claims20
A separator for separating material from a fluid, said separator comprising:
- a molded body having an inlet, a separating chamber in fluid communication with the inlet, and a holding chamber at least part of which is laterally adjacent to the separating chamber;
- deflecting means for deflecting material entrained in or moving with fluid entering the separating chamber from said inlet towards said holding chamber;
- and
- an outlet for permitting flow of fluid from which said material has been removed from the separating chamber,
- wherein the deflecting means includes a boom which is mounted in the separating chamber for pivotal movement about an axis which is located between the boom and said inlet.
A separator for separating material from a fluid, said separator comprising:
- an inlet;
- a separating chamber in fluid communication with the inlet;
- a holding chamber;
- deflecting means for deflecting material entrained in or moving with fluid entering the separating chamber from said inlet towards said holding chamber;
- and
- an outlet for permitting flow of fluid from which said material has been removed from the separating chamber,
- wherein the deflecting means comprises a boom which is mounted in said separating chamber for pivotal movement about an axis which is transverse relative to the direction of fluid movement in said inlet, the boom includes a curved frontal face which is directed towards said inlet, and the curvature of the frontal face varies along the length of the boom.
A separator for separating material from a fluid, said separator comprising:
- an inlet;
- a separating chamber in fluid communication with the inlet;
- a holding chamber;
- deflecting means for deflecting material entrained in or moving with fluid entering the separating chamber from said inlet towards said holding chamber, the deflecting means comprising a boom which is mounted in said separating chamber for pivotal movement about an axis;
- an outlet for permitting flow of fluid from which said material has been removed from the separating chamber;
- and
- a screen to prevent floating bodies in the holding chamber from re-entering the separating chamber,
- wherein the screen forms part of a curtain wall, and the boom is mounted by means of arms at least one of which is pivotally connected to the curtain wall upstream of said boom.
A separator for separating material from a fluid, said separator comprising:
- an inlet;
- a separating chamber in fluid communication with the inlet;
- a holding chamber;
- deflecting means for deflecting material entrained in or moving with fluid entering the separating chamber from said inlet towards said holding chamber, the deflecting means comprising a boom which is mounted in said separating chamber for pivotal movement about an axis;
- an outlet for permitting flow of fluid from which said material has been removed from the separating chamber;
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- a baffle extending transversely across the holding chamber, the baffle having a lower edge which is lower than the level of said outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.