Patent ID: 6346069
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: B04B,C02F

Abstract:
A separator comprising:a vessel having a peripheral wall bounding a chamber, the vessel being rotatable about a rotational axis extending through the vessel, the chamber communicating with an inlet and a first outlet; a plurality of fins disposed within the chamber, each of the fins outwardly projecting from the rotational axis in substantially parallel alignment with the rotational axis; an exit tube disposed along at least a portion of the rotational axis of the vessel, at least a portion of the exit tube having a first end disposed within the chamber and an opposing second end in fluid communication with the exterior of vessel; and an extraction tube disposed within the chamber, the extraction tube having a first end in fluid communication with the exit tube and an opposing second end bounding a second outlet, the second outlet being disposed at a distance from the rotational axis, the first outlet being disposed closer to the rotational axis than the second outlet such that during use a fluid boundary line can be formed between the first outlet and the second outlet.