Patent ID: 8800784
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: B01D,B03B,B03D,C10G,E21C

Abstract:
1. A concentrator vessel for separating a bitumen froth stream containing bitumen froth, water and fine solids into a final bitumen enriched froth stream and a water and fine solids stream, the concentrator vessel comprising: an inlet region to receive the bitumen froth stream; a separation region in communication with the inlet region comprising a diverging channel adapted to slow the flow of the bitumen froth stream to promote separation of the bitumen froth from the water and fine solids, the bitumen froth accumulating as a froth layer atop a water layer with the fine solids settling within the water layer; and a froth recovery region in communication with the separation region having an overflow outlet to collect the bitumen froth layer as the final bitumen enriched froth stream, wherein the overflow outlet: an underflow outlet configured to collect the water and fine solids as the water and fine solids stream.