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B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
B04C—APPARATUS USING FREE VORTEX FLOW, e.g. CYCLONES
B04C5/00—Apparatus in which the axial direction of the vortex is reversed
B04C5/08—Vortex chamber constructions
B04C5/081—Shapes or dimensions
B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B03—SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATIC TABLES OR JIGS; MAGNETIC OR ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS FROM SOLID MATERIALS OR FLUIDS; SEPARATION BY HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC FIELDS
B03B—SEPARATING SOLID MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS OR USING PNEUMATIC TABLES OR JIGS
B03B5/00—Washing granular, powdered or lumpy materials; Wet separating
B03B5/28—Washing granular, powdered or lumpy materials; Wet separating by sink-float separation
B03B5/30—Washing granular, powdered or lumpy materials; Wet separating by sink-float separation using heavy liquids or suspensions
B03B5/32—Washing granular, powdered or lumpy materials; Wet separating by sink-float separation using heavy liquids or suspensions using centrifugal force
B03B5/34—Applications of hydrocyclones
B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
B04C—APPARATUS USING FREE VORTEX FLOW, e.g. CYCLONES
B04C5/00—Apparatus in which the axial direction of the vortex is reversed
B04C5/08—Vortex chamber constructions
B04C5/107—Cores; Devices for inducing an air-core in hydrocyclones
B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
B04C—APPARATUS USING FREE VORTEX FLOW, e.g. CYCLONES
B04C5/00—Apparatus in which the axial direction of the vortex is reversed
B04C5/12—Construction of the overflow ducting, e.g. diffusing or spiral exits
B04C5/13—Construction of the overflow ducting, e.g. diffusing or spiral exits formed as a vortex finder and extending into the vortex chamber; Discharge from vortex finder otherwise than at the top of the cyclone; Devices for controlling the overflow
B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B04—CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES
B04C—APPARATUS USING FREE VORTEX FLOW, e.g. CYCLONES
B04C5/00—Apparatus in which the axial direction of the vortex is reversed
B04C5/14—Construction of the underflow ducting; Apex constructions; Discharge arrangements ; discharge through sidewall provided with a few slits or perforations