Open-bottomed cyclone with solids separation tube and method
Patent 5279727 Issued on January 18, 1994. Estimated Expiration Date: 
December 27, 2011. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
December 27, 2011. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 2687780 3448563 Centrifugal separator Method and apparatus for separating fluidized solid particles suspended in gasiform material Process for solids-fluid separation employing swirl flow Method and apparatus for separation of solids from a gaseous stream Catalytic cracking unit with combined catalyst separator and stripper Patent #: 5112576 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 815286 filed on 12/27/1991US Classes:208/161, Separation of entrained fines from effluents208/113, Catalytic208/153, Suspension system422/147And means mechanically separating and removing particulate bed material from fluid effluentExaminersPrimary: Bell, Mark L.Assistant: Griffin, Walter D. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesC10G 011/00F27B 015/09 AbstractOpen-ended cyclone separators are disclosed which employ catalyst separation tubes to prevent separated solids discharged through an open cyclone end from being entrained in a countercurrently moving flow of process gas entering the separator through the open end. In several preferred embodiments, generally conical tubes are axially located within the cyclone open bottom. Methods for practicing the invention also are disclosed. | |
