CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: separation of materials. SUBSTANCE: separator consist of working chamber 1, hollow shaft 2 fixed on base 3. The working chamber is mounted for permitting rotation about the shaft due to bearing unit 4. On the bottom of working chamber is rotor 6. The space of the rotor is connected with the space of shaft 2 through sucking branch pipe 7 and with the working chamber through port 8. Below threshold 9 is a facility for removing concentrate that consists of ring 10 made of flexible material whose density is greater than that of barren rock and less than that of bearing rock. The top edge of the ring is secured to the working surface. Under the ring are openings 11 for discharging concentrate. Around the working chamber are facilities 12 and 13 for collecting concentrate and exhaust pulp. The hollow shaft is connected with branch pipes 14 and 16 for supplying pulp and removing concentrate. The centrifuge is provided with drive 18 and belt drive 20. One pulley is mounted on the shaft of the drive. The other pulley is set in bearing unit of the working chamber. EFFECT: enhanced efficiency. 1 dwg