US 6,569,323 B1Granted

Apparatus for separation media by centrifugal force

OwnerLev Sergeevish Pribytkovinventor

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Abstract

An apparatus for the separation and purification of a mixture of gases, liquids or powders. The apparatus can be used for separating portions of the mixture such as desalting a seawater mixture or obtaining hot and cold without Freon. The apparatus includes a compressor or ventilator for moving the mixture through a spiral pipe or cavity, offshoots and heat exchangers or reservoirs. When the apparatus includes heat exchangers the heat exchangers are for heating and cooling the surrounding environment. The heat exchanger for heating the surrounding environment does so by receiving a relatively hotter portion of the mixture. The heat exchanger for cooling the surrounding environment does so by receiving a relatively cooler portion of the mixture. When the apparatus includes reservoirs the reservoirs are for holding separated portions of the mixture.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A spiral separator for separating a fluid into a heavier component, at least one intermediate component and a lighter component, comprising:

a spiral cavity;
said spiral cavity comprising a spiral passage with a varying thickness wall between coils;
said spiral passage with a varying thickness wall comprising an inlet, an outlet an outer cross-sectional area for collecting said heavier component, at least one intermediate cross-sectional area for collecting said at least one intermediate component and a inner cross-sectional area for collecting said lighter component, said spiral passage being connected at said outlet to a three-or-more way non-movable or movable offshoot means, a first portion of said three-or-more way non-movable or movable offshoot means being connected at said spiral passage's outer cross-sectional area for collecting the heavier component, a subsequent portion or portions of said three-or-more way non-movable or movable offshoot means being connected at said spiral passage's at least one intermediate cross-sectional area for collecting the at least one intermediate component and a last portion of said three-or-more way non-movable or movable offshoot means being connected at said spiral passage's inner cross-sectional area for collecting the lighter component.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 09/566,269Filed 8 May 2000 · continuation in part
Priority: 1 Feb 1993
Granted: 27 May 2003
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

B04B 5/00
Centrifuges: other centrifuges
B01D 17/0217
Separation of non-miscible liquids: by centrifugal force
B01D 19/0057
In rotating vessels, vessels containing movable parts or in which centrifugal movement is caused: the centrifugal movement being caused by a…
B01D 21/265
Separation of sediment aided by centrifugal force or centripetal force: by using a vortex inducer or vortex guide, e.g. coil