GRAVITY PARTICULATE SEPARATOR

摘要

A gravity separator that uses the upthrust of an upwardly flowing fluid to separate desired particulate from a material composite of a plurality of particulate is provided. The gravity separator may include a vertically oriented flow tube that is fluidly connected to an inlet tube, an outlet tube and a collection container, wherein the outlet tube is oriented upward from the inlet tube, which in turn is upward from the collection container. The inlet tube may receive a material composite including a plurality of non-desired particulate, conforming desired particulate and non-confirming desired particulate, which are subject to upthrust through the segment of the flow tube between the inlet tube and the outlet tube, the teetering chamber, so that only the conforming desired particulate sinks to the collection container.

主权项

1. A gravity particulate separator, comprising:
a vertically oriented flow tube forming at least one fluid inlet; an inlet tube fluidly communicating with the flow tube, wherein the inlet tube interfaces with the flow tube at an inlet angle and upward from the at least one fluid inlet; and an outlet tube fluidly communicating with the flow tube, wherein the outlet tube interfaces with the flow tube at an outlet angle and upward from the inlet tube so as to form a teetering chamber along the flow tube between the inlet tube and the outlet tube.