摘要 |
A vacuum clean-out system including a separator chamber and associated co llection chamber for removing liquid material and debris from a vacuum outpu t and providing a vacuum return line free of contaminants. A vacuum exhaust line is coupled to a cyclonic separator chamber that induces a circular rota tion within the incoming vacuum stream, causing the liquid and debris to fal l to the botto while the "clean" vacuum is drawn upwards into a return line. The collection chamber is at the same negative pressure as the separator ch amber so that accumulating liquid and debris easily drains into the collecti on chamber. A sensor associated with the collection chamber determines when the collection chamber is full. At that point, the separator chamber is isol ated from the collection chamber, the collection chamber is vented and the a ccumulated material is discharged and/or analyzed. The separator chamber can continue the vacuum clean-out process uninterrupted.
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