Title:
APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SEPARATING PARTICLES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003101602
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An apparatus (Fig. 3) for classifying a mixture of fine and coarse particles comprising a housing (110), a boundary layer momentum transfer device (130) that includes a stack of annular, rotatable disks (132) supported between a solid bottom plate (134), and an inlet flow control mechanism (122a).
Inventors:
SVORONOS SPYROS A (US)
CROUCH H STEVEN (US)
EL-SHALL HASSAN EL-SAYED (US)
POWERS KEVIN W (US)
SCHEIFFELE GARY WAYNE (US)
WORTHEN RACHEL ANNA (US)
WRIGHT STEVEN ROBIN (US)
CROUCH H STEVEN (US)
EL-SHALL HASSAN EL-SAYED (US)
POWERS KEVIN W (US)
SCHEIFFELE GARY WAYNE (US)
WORTHEN RACHEL ANNA (US)
WRIGHT STEVEN ROBIN (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/009697
Publication Date:
June 17, 2004
Filing Date:
March 28, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNIV FLORIDA (US)
SVORONOS SPYROS A (US)
CROUCH H STEVEN (US)
EL-SHALL HASSAN EL-SAYED (US)
POWERS KEVIN W (US)
SCHEIFFELE GARY WAYNE (US)
WORTHEN RACHEL ANNA (US)
WRIGHT STEVEN ROBIN (US)
SVORONOS SPYROS A (US)
CROUCH H STEVEN (US)
EL-SHALL HASSAN EL-SAYED (US)
POWERS KEVIN W (US)
SCHEIFFELE GARY WAYNE (US)
WORTHEN RACHEL ANNA (US)
WRIGHT STEVEN ROBIN (US)
International Classes:
B01D46/14; B04C5/13; B04C9/00; B07B7/083; (IPC1-7): B03B5/32; B04B5/12
Foreign References:
| US5746789A | 1998-05-05 | |||
| US5229014A | 1993-07-20 | |||
| US3174264A | 1965-03-23 | |||
| DE3800843A1 | 1989-06-01 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1534436A4
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