Apparatus for separating and classifying diverse, liquid-suspended solids

摘要

Apparatus for utilizing the flotation separation process employs first and second chambers, the first chamber being positioned above the second chamber so that the tailings from the first chamber may be gravity fed into the second chamber. Both chambers include a plurality of spaced, air bubble infusers, each of which are fed by air and water pipes extending across the corresponding chamber. A plug and throat arrangement in a bulkhead between the first and second chambers allows control over the flow of tailings from the first chamber into the second chamber. Each infuser is designed so as to provide an even spread of the air bubbles emitted therefrom.