Patent ID: 7344636
Filing Date: 2008-03-18
Classification: B01D,E03F

Abstract:
1. A separator for separating solids from a liquid flow, said separator comprising: a cylindrical wall defining a chamber having a central axis; an inlet housing situated within the chamber, the inlet housing having a housing wall defining an inlet compartment; a chamber inlet provided in the housing wall of the inlet housing, the chamber inlet being directed so that liquid flowing from the inlet compartment to the chamber through the chamber inlet creates a circulating flow within the chamber about the central axis; an outlet housing situated within the chamber, the outlet housing having a housing wall defining an outlet compartment; a chamber outlet provided in the housing wall of the outlet housing, the chamber outlet being directed so that liquid entering the outlet compartment from the chamber passes through the chamber outlet in a direction about the central axis opposite that of the circulating flow; and a bypass duct provided within the cylindrical wall of the chamber and extending around the central axis of the chamber, the bypass duct providing communication between the inlet and outlet compartments, bypassing the chamber inlet and the chamber outlet.