摘要 |
<p>A reverse hydrocyclone cleaner (10) for removing light contaminants from pulp slurry has a housing defining a hydrocyclone separating chamber (20). Pulp slurry is fed into the separating chamber adjacent an upper end (28) thereof to form an outer helically and downwardly moving slurry stream relatively free from light contaminants, an inner pulp stream containing a substantial amount of said light contaminants and an air core within said inner stream. An overflow orifice (44) is located adjacent an upper end of the separating chamber, and an underflow orifice (46) is located adjacent a lower end of the separating chamber to remove the outer pulp stream relatively free from light contaminants. A centrally located blocking finger (38, 40) is located in the underflow orifice. The outer pulp stream passes around the blocking finger, which has a substantially flat upper surface (54) of sufficient diameter to define lower limits of both the air core and the inner pulp stream and cause the inner pulp stream containing a substantial amount of said light contaminants to travel upwardly in the separating chamber in a helical manner around the air core to and through the overflow orifice. </p> |