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US 7,449,040 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for separating particles from a cyclonic fluid flow
AssigneeG.B.D. Corp.
InventorsWayne Ernest Conrad, Dave Petersen
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Abstract
A particle separation member is provided for use with a cyclone separator. The particle separation member divides the separator into a cyclone chamber and a particle receiving chamber. The cyclone chamber and the particle receiving chamber communicating via a plurality of apertures in the particle separation member.
Claims20
A separator for separating entrained particles from a fluid flow, the separator comprising:
- (a) a cyclone chamber an outer wall and a cyclonic flow region, the cyclonic flow region having a radial width, an outer peripheral portion, a medial portion disposed interior of the peripheral portion and an inner portion disposed interior of the medial portion;
- (b) a fluid inlet for introducing a cyclonic fluid flow to the cyclonic flow region;
- (c) a fluid outlet for removing the fluid flow from the cyclone chamber;
- (d) a particle separating member positioned in the cyclone chamber beneath at least a portion of the cyclonic flow region, the particle separating member having a plurality of apertures;
- and,
- (e) a particle receiving chamber disposed beneath the particle separating member for receiving particles passing into the particle receiving chamber through the apertures
- wherein the apertures are disposed on the particle separating member such that the medial portion of the cyclonic flow region is substantially free from said apertures.
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