Apparatus and process for concentrating a separable component of a slurry
AssigneeMargalit Mogilevsky
InventorMikhail (Michael) Mogilevsky
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are provided for separating a slurry mixture into its constituent melted liquid form and solid frozen form. This involves forcing the slurry mixture through an inlet into a vessel and through the vessel to an opening, wherein the vessel comprises a plurality of perforations dimensioned to receive a liquid flow from the slurry mixture to dry the slurry mixture; vibrating the vessel and the slurry mixture within the vessel to shake the material in the melted liquid form out through the plurality of perforations to dry the slurry mixture; and, extracting the dried slurry mixture from the opening.
Claims15
An apparatus comprising
- at least one vessel having an opening and an inlet, such that the opening is spaced from the inlet along a length of the at least one vessel;
- a supplier operable to supply a slurry mixture through the inlet and into the at least one vessel, wherein the at least one vessel comprises a plurality of perforations dimensioned to receive a liquid flow from the slurry mixture to dry the slurry mixture;
- a vibrator for imparting vibrations to the at least one vessel, the vibrator being attached to the at least one vessel;
- and
- an extractor operable to extract the dried slurry mixture from the opening.
A method comprising:
- providing a slurry mixture comprising a material in a melted liquid form and in a solid frozen form;
- forcing the slurry mixture through an inlet into a vessel and through the vessel to an opening, wherein the vessel comprises a plurality of perforations dimensioned to receive a liquid flow from the slurry mixture to dry the slurry mixture;
- vibrating the vessel and the slurry mixture within the vessel to shake the material in the melted liquid form out through the plurality of perforations to dry the slurry mixture;
- and,
- extracting the dried slurry mixture from the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.