| US 7,569,094 B2 | ||
| Method and apparatus for separating particles | ||
| John E. Kane, Houston, Tex. (US); and Robert L. Hance, Austin, Tex. (US) | ||
| Assigned to The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 06, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/481,778. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0009402 A1, Jan. 10, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. B03C 1/00 (2006.01); B03C 3/00 (2006.01); B01D 45/12 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 95—28 [95/63; 95/270; 95/272; 96/1; 96/2; 96/3; 96/61; 55/406] | 17 Claims |
| 1. A method for separating particles from a fluid-particle stream, comprising:
rotating a hollow collector;
directing flow of the stream radially outward to an interior surface of the rotating hollow collector; and
thereafter directing flow of the stream radially inward away from the interior surface of the rotating hollow collector while
impacting the rotating collector with particles, such that impacted particles move rotationally about a central axis of the
rotating collector.
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