WO2005115641A1 - Particle classifier - Google Patents
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- WO2005115641A1 WO2005115641A1 PCT/NO2005/000161 NO2005000161W WO2005115641A1 WO 2005115641 A1 WO2005115641 A1 WO 2005115641A1 NO 2005000161 W NO2005000161 W NO 2005000161W WO 2005115641 A1 WO2005115641 A1 WO 2005115641A1
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- rotor
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
- B07B—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS BY SIEVING, SCREENING, SIFTING OR BY USING GAS CURRENTS; SEPARATING BY OTHER DRY METHODS APPLICABLE TO BULK MATERIAL, e.g. LOOSE ARTICLES FIT TO BE HANDLED LIKE BULK MATERIAL
- B07B9/00—Combinations of apparatus for screening or sifting or for separating solids from solids using gas currents; General arrangement of plant, e.g. flow sheets
- B07B9/02—Combinations of similar or different apparatus for separating solids from solids using gas currents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01D—SEPARATION
- B01D45/00—Separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours by gravity, inertia, or centrifugal forces
- B01D45/12—Separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours by gravity, inertia, or centrifugal forces by centrifugal forces
- B01D45/14—Separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours by gravity, inertia, or centrifugal forces by centrifugal forces generated by rotating vanes, discs, drums or brushes
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
- B07B—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS BY SIEVING, SCREENING, SIFTING OR BY USING GAS CURRENTS; SEPARATING BY OTHER DRY METHODS APPLICABLE TO BULK MATERIAL, e.g. LOOSE ARTICLES FIT TO BE HANDLED LIKE BULK MATERIAL
- B07B7/00—Selective separation of solid materials carried by, or dispersed in, gas currents
- B07B7/08—Selective separation of solid materials carried by, or dispersed in, gas currents using centrifugal force
- B07B7/083—Selective separation of solid materials carried by, or dispersed in, gas currents using centrifugal force generated by rotating vanes, discs, drums, or brushes
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- the present invention concerns a particle separator or classifier. More particularly the present invention concerns a particle classifier for separating solid particles in a mixture of gas and particles into two fractions by means of air resistance force, gravitation force and applied centripetal force. Background
- centrifugal force centripetal force
- Apparatuses that are suited for the purpose are so-called "forced vortex classifiers" which comprise a rotor with blades between which the particles must pass to escape with the fine fraction. All the larger particles are here effectively separated out.
- the free rotor type has a rotor that far from fills the diameter of the house in which it is mounted which renders it possible for a flow of particles to be charged pneumatically and well dispersed in a flow of air to the outside of the rotor periphery.
- This is desirable e.g. because it is effective with respect to the volume of air/ particles that are able to pass through in a certain period of time and because it leads to comparatively low rotor wear etc. from the larger particles that never come in contact with the rotor.
- a stationary vane classifier there is only a small gap between the rotor and a rim of stationary blades or vanes that are arranged like a circumferential rolling door around the rotor and through which air is fed to the classifier.
- the particles (material) that are to be classified are charged to the classifier without air or with only a little air to disperse the particles.
- the particles belonging to the coarse fraction are generally moving in a direction downwards within the classifier in the general direction of the outlet for this fraction, and are along their way several times "knocked" back and forth between the stationary vanes and the outer part of the rotor blades, while t the same time being exposed to a severe turbulence. Due to these impacts the fine particles that stick to the larger particles are released and thereby allowed to follow the fine fraction up between the rotor blades.
- the advantage with the stationary vane classifier is that the fine fraction is more effectively separated from the coarse fraction.
- the stationary vane classifier is superior with respect to separate fine particles from the coarse fraction but has a comparatively lower capacity with respect to volume/ time unit that may be charges thereto, due to its less effective dispersion ability.
- the particle classifier according to the present invention comprises a combined separation chamber that comprises a first, upper separation zone that has the principle function of a "free rotor" zone. Air and particles are charged to this zone, preferably mainly tangential, providing a very good dispersion of air and particles in the whirling flow that is thus obtained in this first zone.
- the rotor has a height allowing it to extend down into the second, lower zone of the separation chamber which is designed as a stationaiy vane chamber. In this zone stationary vanes as described above are arranged close around the rotor blades.
- this second, lower separation zone ensures that any fine particles sticking to the larger particles and thereby unwanted have passed through the classifier's first, upper separation zone become exposed to the severe mechanical strain that is typical for a stationary vane classifier. In practice almost all the fine particles are thereby released from the larger particles and allowed to pass upwards and out with the fine fraction.
- Figure 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a particle classifier according to the present invention
- Figure 2 displays horizontal sections at four different vertical levels of the classifier of Figure 1
- Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of an alterative embodiment of the invention, comprising two classifiers in parallel.
- the mixture 1 of air and particles are charged to the classifier 2 in an inlet zone 3 through a suitable conduit 4.
- the inlet zone 3 is shown as a horizontal section B-B in Figure 2b.
- the inlet zone 3 has an annual horizontal section in which the mixture 1 is set in rotation.
- the gas is forced to circulate downwards as evident from the wall design shown in Figure 1. By this downwards circulation the mixture of air and particles enters the first separation zone 5 constituting the free rotor zone of the classifier.
- a rotor 6 is centrally arranged with a fair distance between the periphery of the rotor 6 and the outer wall 7 of the classifier.
- the strong centripetal acceleration forced onto the mixture of air and particles facilitate an upward movement of the finest particles between the blades of the rotor 6, in the direction towards and subsequently through an outlet 9 from the classifier located at the classifier upper portion 10.
- the top portion 10 and the outlet 9 are also shown in Figure 2a.
- a tapered partition wall 8 extends inwards and downwards from the outer wall 7 thus forming an inverted cone section.
- This partition wall 8 leads the remaining larger particles along with any fine particles stuck to the larger ones as well as a minor amount of air down into a much smaller annular chamber 11 which constitutes the classifier's second separation zone or the so-called stationary vane chamber.
- Outwards the annular chamber 11 is delimited by stationary vanes arranged concentrically around the rotor 6.
- the annular chamber 11 between the rotor 6 and vanes 12 is so narrow that particles circulating around the rotor with a small downwards angle of inclination, several times will come into physical contact with both rotor blades and the surrounding vanes before having moved vertically below the rotor 6. While the comparatively large particles that are influenced the most by gravitation and the applied centripetal acceleration, will move downwards past the rotor 6 and down into lower annual chambers 13 and 14 of the classifier ant further on through an outlet 15 for the coarse fraction, the finer particles that are knocked off and released from the larger particles in the annular chamber 11 will follow the larger flow of air close to the centre of the rotor up to the outlet 9 at the classifier top.
- the annular chamber 11 may also be charged with so-called secondary air through a secondary inlet 16 in order to "balance" the effect of the rotor 6 so that a best possible interaction between the rotor 6 and the surrounding rim of stationary vanes is obtained.
- additional secondary air may optionally be charged at a level even lower in the classifier through a conduit 17. It is therefore fair to say that the prior art classifiers are two step classifiers while the classifier according to the present invention is a three step classifier.
- first and second separation zone rather than first and second classifier chamber. This relates to the fact that the different zones preferably are formed principally within one common chamber, i.e. without a clear division between the zones.
- the division between the second classifier zone 5 and the annular chamber 11 constituting the third separation zone may be obtained in other ways than the one shown in the enclosed drawings.
- the rotor 6 may have blades with varying diameter in upper and lower region so that the effective rotor diameter is diminished smoothly or abruptly in its upwards direction.
- the stationary vanes may be designed with an inclined inner edge with an inward inclination towards the rotor 6 downwards from above, thus eliminating the need for a partition wall 8.
- the classifier comprises at least two zones at vertically different levels, of which at least one zone has the form of a free rotor zone while there is at least one zone below said free rotor zone that has the form of a stationary vane zone.
- the rotor 6 may be replaced by two rotors 6 and 6' that are arranged concentrically with one another, allowing rotor 6 in the separation zone 5 to spin with a different rotational speed than rotor 6' in separation zone 11.
- the two rotors may also have different diameter.
- a particularly convenient optional feature of the classifier is to provide the classifier top with an inspection cover 18, preferably transparent, that may easily be removed and through which replacement of the rotor may be done without a further disassembly of the classifier.
- Figure 3 shows a particular embodiment of the invention that may be preferred in some situations or for some applications, depending upon the capacity of the classifier in relation to requirements.
- the inner elements of the classifier according to Figure 3 are fully consistent with the classifier described in relation to Figure 2.
- the only new feature is that there is a common assembly of two classifiers working in parallel so that the overall capacity is doubled.
- such a configuration allows a reduced rotor dimension which provides for even better separation characteristics.
- the classifier according to the present invention provides a very effective separation between coarse and fine fraction, i.e. with a very low amount of fine particles following the coarse fraction discharged at the classifier bottom.
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AU2005247826A AU2005247826B2 (en) | 2004-05-18 | 2005-05-13 | Particle classifier |
US11/596,919 US7900779B2 (en) | 2004-05-18 | 2005-05-13 | Particle classifier |
EP05747208A EP1750861B1 (en) | 2004-05-18 | 2005-05-13 | Particle classifier |
DE602005023854T DE602005023854D1 (en) | 2004-05-18 | 2005-05-13 | A particle |
AT05747208T ATE482771T1 (en) | 2004-05-18 | 2005-05-13 | PARTICLE CLASSIFIER |
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DE (1) | DE602005023854D1 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2353802T3 (en) |
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