FEEDWELL SYSTEM FOR A SEPARATION VESSEL

A feedwell system for delivering a slurry to a separation vessel, the system comprising: a feedwell barrel for containing and controlling the slurry; one or more inlet pipes leading into the feedwell barrel for tangentially introducing the slurry into the feedwell barrel to cause the slurry to swirl...

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Main Authors GERVAIS, OLIVIER, CHIALVO, SEBASTIAN, ABEL, KEITH A, ALBERT, BRIAN D
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 05.10.2018
Subjects
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
SEPARATION
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A feedwell system for delivering a slurry to a separation vessel, the system comprising: a feedwell barrel for containing and controlling the slurry; one or more inlet pipes leading into the feedwell barrel for tangentially introducing the slurry into the feedwell barrel to cause the slurry to swirl around the feedwell barrel; and a series of spaced-apart baffles disposed around an inner perimeter of the feedwell barrel for dissipating inflow energy and limiting an internal circulation field within the feedwell barrel, wherein the series of spaced-apart baffles comprises one or more inlet baffles configured to direct the slurry downwardly in the feedwell barrel and against a direction of introduction of the slurry; the feedwell barrel having a bottom with an outlet therein to allow discharge of the slurry.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA20183011234