Patent ID: 7217368
Filing Date: 2007-05-15
Classification: B03C,C02F

Abstract:
1. A method for treating a liquid having solid particulate contaminants suspended therein to remove solid particulate contaminants within a size range including very small sizes, said method comprising the steps of: providing an input stream of said liquid having solid particulate contaminants suspended therein; moving said liquid having solid particulate contaminants suspended therein from said input stream through a treatment zone; creating coagulated particles by subjecting said liquid having solid particulate contaminants suspended therein to a high frequency magnetic flux as said liquid having solid particulate contaminants suspended therein moves through said treatment zone, thereby causing at least a portion of said solid particulate contaminants to agglomerate into said coagulated particles; and moving said liquid with all of said coagulated particles and all of any remaining solid particulate contaminants still being suspended in the liquid directly through a centrifugal separator to remove said coagulated particles and said remaining solid particulate contaminants from said liquid.