Patent ID: 8960447
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: B01D,B04B,F22B

Abstract:
1. A separator apparatus, comprising: a rotatable drum including an inner wall and an outer wall disposed around the inner wall and radially offset therefrom to define an annular passageway therebetween, the annular passageway extending axially from an inlet at a front surface of the rotatable drum to an outlet at a rear surface of the rotatable drum, the rotatable drum being configured to separate a higher-density component of a fluid from a lower-density component of the fluid such that the higher-density component and the lower-density component of the fluid flow through the outlet of the rotatable drum; a plurality of blades coupled to the rotatable drum, located in the annular passageway, and being configured to rotate with the rotatable drum, each of the plurality of blades including a leading section, a trailing section, a concave surface, and a convex surface, the concave and convex surfaces extending from the leading section to the trailing section, each of the plurality of blades extending from the inner wall to the outer wall and being disposed circumferentially adjacent to at least another one of the plurality of blades so as to define blade flowpaths therebetween; and a housing at least partially surrounding the rotatable drum and defining a fluid collection chamber fluidly communicating with the annular passageway via the outlet of the rotatable drum.