Claims
- 1. A phase separation device to separate a feed into a tailings phase and at least one other phase comprising:
- a feed inlet to allow said feed to enter the vessels;
- a vessel wherein said feed separates into a tailings phase and at least one other phase;
- outlets for each of the separated phases;
- a rake rotatably mounted near the base of vessel to rake the tailings phase in the base of the vessel; and
- a water injector for injecting water with air dissolved therein under pressure, said injector being supported on said rake and rotatable therewith at a location directly below the interface of said tailings phase and said other phase.
- 2. The phase separation device of claim 1 wherein said rake comprises a rotatable central shaft with a plurality of arms mounted thereon, each of said arms having a plurality of blades mounted thereon, at an angle to said arms and wherein said water injection means comprises a rotatable central pipe coaxial with said shaft and having a plurality of headers connected thereto, said headers extending parallel to said arms, each of said headers having a plurality of water distributors mounted thereon, each of said distributors being located adjacent to a respective blade.
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of copending application Ser. No. 047,356, filed on May 6, 1987, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,828,688, issued May 9, 1989.
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Divisions (1)
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