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US3430853A
US3430853A US585109A US3430853DA US3430853A US 3430853 A US3430853 A US 3430853A US 585109 A US585109 A US 585109A US 3430853D A US3430853D A US 3430853DA US 3430853 A US3430853 A US 3430853A
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  • TURBINE CENTRIFUGE Filed Oct. '7, 1966 CLAIR/T K/RK Q14. 97/1121) United States Patent 3,430,853 TURBINE CENTRIFUGE Samuel A. Kirk, General Delivery, Pringle, S. Dak. 57773, and Clair F. Kirk, 2511 Linden Way, Cheyenne, Wyo. 82001 Filed Oct. 7, 1966, Ser. No. 585,109 US. Cl. 233-23 Int. Cl. 1304b 9/ 06' 2 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
  • the present invention relates to improvement in centrifuge type devices used in separating compounds contained in a solution.
  • FIGURE 1 is a cutaway view of the device.
  • FIGURE 2 is an end cut-away view of one of the centrifuge tubes, a turbine nozzle, the jet stream striker plates and a section of the salt solution removal trough.
  • drawing 1 is the salt water intake port; on drawing 2 the shaft of the centrifugal pump; drawing 3 the fresh water ejection turbine nozzle or exit; drawing 4 the salt solution ejection nozzle or exit; the nozzles or exits being connected to a tube or pocket communicating with the shaft; drawing 5 the fresh water outlet; drawing 6 the salt water outlet; drawing 7 the device housing; drawing 8 the trough support frame; drawing 9 a water seal; drawing 10 the pump bearings; drawing 11 the pump 'drive; drawing 12 the salt water jet stream striker plates; drawing 13 the salt water removal trough; drawing 14 the fresh 'water removal trough and drawing 15 is an arrow indicating the direction of centrifuge rotation.
  • the device makes use of centrifugal force and the fact that sodium has an atomic weight of 22.997, chlorine has an atomic weight of 35.457, oxygen has an atomic weight of 16 and hydrogen has an atomic weight of 1.0081.
  • This device can be driven as a turbine by hydraulic water pressure injected at point 1.
  • the drive pulley drives a centrifugal pump, 2.
  • Centrifugal force throws the salt to the ends of the centrifuge tubes.
  • Static pressure build up from the centrifugal force ejects a jet stream of salt Water from turbine nozzle 4, and the lighter fresh water is ejected from nozzle 3.
  • the jet stream striking the striker plates 12 transfers the energy back to the rotating pump 2. Salt water is removed at point 6 and fresh water at 'point 5.
  • the centrifuge tubes must be larger than the combined output of the turbine nozzles to allow centrifugal force to separate the salt from the fresh water.
  • Percentage of salt solution to fresh water separation is determined by the ratio of the size of the turbine nozzles and their positions on the centrifuge tubes.
  • the amount of energy needed to drive this device is determined by the friction loss of the pump bearings and the turbine efficiency.
  • a centrifuge comprising a tubular shaft mounted for rotation about the axis thereof, at least one pocket extending generally radially from the shaft for rotation therewith, at least two exits extending from the pocket at different radial distances from the axis, at least one of the exits being angled rearwardly from the pocket oppositely from the direction of rotation to form a reaction drive, individual troughs situated to receive the separated discharges, the shaft having means to supply the shaft with a substance under pressure to be separated, the shaft and the pocket providing a substantially closed path from the means to the exits.

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March 4, 1969 s. A. KIRK ET AL 3,430,853
TURBINE CENTRIFUGE Filed Oct. '7, 1966 CLAIR/T K/RK Q14. 97/1121) United States Patent 3,430,853 TURBINE CENTRIFUGE Samuel A. Kirk, General Delivery, Pringle, S. Dak. 57773, and Clair F. Kirk, 2511 Linden Way, Cheyenne, Wyo. 82001 Filed Oct. 7, 1966, Ser. No. 585,109 US. Cl. 233-23 Int. Cl. 1304b 9/ 06' 2 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The present invention relates to improvement in centrifuge type devices used in separating compounds contained in a solution.
It is an objective of the present invention to provide a device capable of economically removing the salt from sea water, but by no means is this invention limited to this application.
FIGURE 1 is a cutaway view of the device.
FIGURE 2 is an end cut-away view of one of the centrifuge tubes, a turbine nozzle, the jet stream striker plates and a section of the salt solution removal trough.
On drawing 1 is the salt water intake port; on drawing 2 the shaft of the centrifugal pump; drawing 3 the fresh water ejection turbine nozzle or exit; drawing 4 the salt solution ejection nozzle or exit; the nozzles or exits being connected to a tube or pocket communicating with the shaft; drawing 5 the fresh water outlet; drawing 6 the salt water outlet; drawing 7 the device housing; drawing 8 the trough support frame; drawing 9 a water seal; drawing 10 the pump bearings; drawing 11 the pump 'drive; drawing 12 the salt water jet stream striker plates; drawing 13 the salt water removal trough; drawing 14 the fresh 'water removal trough and drawing 15 is an arrow indicating the direction of centrifuge rotation.
The device makes use of centrifugal force and the fact that sodium has an atomic weight of 22.997, chlorine has an atomic weight of 35.457, oxygen has an atomic weight of 16 and hydrogen has an atomic weight of 1.0081.
This device can be driven as a turbine by hydraulic water pressure injected at point 1.
As represented, 11, the drive pulley drives a centrifugal pump, 2. Centrifugal force throws the salt to the ends of the centrifuge tubes. Static pressure build up from the centrifugal force ejects a jet stream of salt Water from turbine nozzle 4, and the lighter fresh water is ejected from nozzle 3. The jet stream striking the striker plates 12 transfers the energy back to the rotating pump 2. Salt water is removed at point 6 and fresh water at 'point 5.
The centrifuge tubes must be larger than the combined output of the turbine nozzles to allow centrifugal force to separate the salt from the fresh water.
Percentage of salt solution to fresh water separation is determined by the ratio of the size of the turbine nozzles and their positions on the centrifuge tubes.
The amount of energy needed to drive this device is determined by the friction loss of the pump bearings and the turbine efficiency.
We claim as our invention:
1. A centrifuge comprising a tubular shaft mounted for rotation about the axis thereof, at least one pocket extending generally radially from the shaft for rotation therewith, at least two exits extending from the pocket at different radial distances from the axis, at least one of the exits being angled rearwardly from the pocket oppositely from the direction of rotation to form a reaction drive, individual troughs situated to receive the separated discharges, the shaft having means to supply the shaft with a substance under pressure to be separated, the shaft and the pocket providing a substantially closed path from the means to the exits.
2. The centrifuge of claim 1 with striker plates provided in the trough for the one exit to augment the reaction.
References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,714,658 5/1929 Carter 233-24 2,082,690 6/1937 Dorer 23324 2,650,022 8/ 1953 Fulton et a]. 23324 2,747,793 5/1956 Caddell 23324 'XR 3,309,016 3/1967 OBrien 23320 HEN-RY T. KLINKSI-EK, Primary Examiner.
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US3880347A (en) * 1973-08-07 1975-04-29 Samuel A Kirk Inertia centrifuge
US4170328A (en) * 1978-02-02 1979-10-09 Kirk Clair F Desalination by the inverse function of the known (salting-out) effect within an improved centrifuge
FR2532198A1 (en) * 1982-08-27 1984-03-02 Bertin & Cie CENTRIFUGE WITH ENERGY RECOVERY
EP0812609A2 (en) * 1996-06-10 1997-12-17 Fram Europe Limited Centrifugal filter
US6017300A (en) * 1998-08-19 2000-01-25 Fleetguard, Inc. High performance soot removing centrifuge with impulse turbine
US6210311B1 (en) * 1998-09-25 2001-04-03 Analytical Engineering, Inc. Turbine driven centrifugal filter
US6261455B1 (en) 1998-10-21 2001-07-17 Baldwin Filters, Inc. Centrifuge cartridge for removing soot from oil in vehicle engine applications
US6364822B1 (en) 2000-12-07 2002-04-02 Fleetguard, Inc. Hero-turbine centrifuge with drainage enhancing baffle devices
US6428700B1 (en) 2000-09-06 2002-08-06 Baldwin Filters, Inc. Disposable centrifuge cartridge backed up by reusable cartridge casing in a centrifugal filter for removing soot from engine oil
US6517475B1 (en) 1998-09-25 2003-02-11 Baldwin Filters, Inc. Centrifugal filter for removing soot from engine oil
US6520902B1 (en) 1998-10-21 2003-02-18 Baldwin Filters, Inc. Centrifuge cartridge for removing soot from engine oil
US6579218B1 (en) 1998-09-25 2003-06-17 Analytical Engineering, Inc. Centrifugal filter utilizing a partial vacuum condition to effect reduced air drag on the centrifuge rotor
US20040072667A1 (en) * 2002-10-15 2004-04-15 Baker Hughes Incorporated Centrifuge discharge port with power recovery
US20040157719A1 (en) * 2003-02-07 2004-08-12 Amirkhanian Hendrik N. Centrifuge with separate hero turbine
US6893389B1 (en) 2002-09-26 2005-05-17 Fleetguard, Inc. Disposable centrifuge with molded gear drive and impulse turbine

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US2650022A (en) * 1950-01-06 1953-08-25 Glacier Co Ltd Centrifuge for cleaning liquids
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US3880347A (en) * 1973-08-07 1975-04-29 Samuel A Kirk Inertia centrifuge
US4170328A (en) * 1978-02-02 1979-10-09 Kirk Clair F Desalination by the inverse function of the known (salting-out) effect within an improved centrifuge
FR2532198A1 (en) * 1982-08-27 1984-03-02 Bertin & Cie CENTRIFUGE WITH ENERGY RECOVERY
EP0104966A2 (en) * 1982-08-27 1984-04-04 Bertin & Cie Centrifuge with energy recuperation
US4508530A (en) * 1982-08-27 1985-04-02 Bertin & Cie Energy recuperation centrifuge
EP0104966A3 (en) * 1982-08-27 1985-09-11 Bertin & Cie Centrifuge with energy recuperation
EP0812609A2 (en) * 1996-06-10 1997-12-17 Fram Europe Limited Centrifugal filter
EP0812609A3 (en) * 1996-06-10 1998-12-02 Fram Europe Limited Centrifugal filter
US6017300A (en) * 1998-08-19 2000-01-25 Fleetguard, Inc. High performance soot removing centrifuge with impulse turbine
US6517475B1 (en) 1998-09-25 2003-02-11 Baldwin Filters, Inc. Centrifugal filter for removing soot from engine oil
US6210311B1 (en) * 1998-09-25 2001-04-03 Analytical Engineering, Inc. Turbine driven centrifugal filter
US6579218B1 (en) 1998-09-25 2003-06-17 Analytical Engineering, Inc. Centrifugal filter utilizing a partial vacuum condition to effect reduced air drag on the centrifuge rotor
US6261455B1 (en) 1998-10-21 2001-07-17 Baldwin Filters, Inc. Centrifuge cartridge for removing soot from oil in vehicle engine applications
US6520902B1 (en) 1998-10-21 2003-02-18 Baldwin Filters, Inc. Centrifuge cartridge for removing soot from engine oil
US6296765B1 (en) 1998-10-21 2001-10-02 Baldwin Filters, Inc. Centrifuge housing for receiving centrifuge cartridge and method for removing soot from engine oil
US6428700B1 (en) 2000-09-06 2002-08-06 Baldwin Filters, Inc. Disposable centrifuge cartridge backed up by reusable cartridge casing in a centrifugal filter for removing soot from engine oil
US6364822B1 (en) 2000-12-07 2002-04-02 Fleetguard, Inc. Hero-turbine centrifuge with drainage enhancing baffle devices
US6893389B1 (en) 2002-09-26 2005-05-17 Fleetguard, Inc. Disposable centrifuge with molded gear drive and impulse turbine
US20040072667A1 (en) * 2002-10-15 2004-04-15 Baker Hughes Incorporated Centrifuge discharge port with power recovery
US7022061B2 (en) * 2002-10-15 2006-04-04 Andritz Ag Centrifuge discharge port with power recovery
US20040157719A1 (en) * 2003-02-07 2004-08-12 Amirkhanian Hendrik N. Centrifuge with separate hero turbine
US6929596B2 (en) * 2003-02-07 2005-08-16 Fleetguard, Inc. Centrifuge with separate hero turbine

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