Patent ID: 6416675
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
An apparatus for separating materials having different specific gravities, comprising:an arcuate baffle defining a chamber bounded at least partially by an inside perimeter of the baffle; an arcuate pipe through which a mixture of materials having different specific gravities is carried into the chamber, the pipe having an outside perimeter corresponding generally to the inside perimeter of the baffle; a plurality of openings disposed about the outside perimeter of the pipe through which mixture is discharged into the chamber; the baffle, pipe and openings configured relative to one another such that mixture discharged from the openings is discharged against the baffle at an oblique angle; an inlet through which mixture is delivered to the pipe; a first outlet through which heavier material is removed from the chamber; and a second outlet through which lighter material is removed from the chamber.