COUNTER FLOW CENTRIFUGE Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: separation of gas mixtures, in particular, separation of gaseous isotopes of uranium. SUBSTANCE: centrifuge has tight body with vertical beveled rotor inside provided with end covers. The rotor has means, located nearby the covers, for collecting the ran off fractions. There is pipe fixed into the upper cover for taking in gases to be treated. The outlet of the pipe is directed towards the means for selecting light fractions. The axial distance from the heavy fraction collecting means to the outlet is calculated by the formula reflecting the distance's dependance from design and working parameters of the centrifuge when it operates as integral part of cascade equipment. EFFECT: higher efficiency. 4 dwg