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Abstract

A spiral separator includes an upright column supported with its axis substantially vertical and adapted to receive at an upper end thereof a pulp of water and particles to be separated. The spiral separator also includes a plurality of helical turns mounted to said upright column wherein at least in a top portion of the separator there is provided a channel located on an outer part of the separator. The channel is initially narrow and deep and becomes progressively wider to enable the particles to obtain or maintain an initial velocity so as to maintain the flow of pulp without the coarser and/or less dense particles becoming stationary or stranding and wherein the coarser and/or less dense particles may be retained in an outer section of the channel and the finer and/or denser particles may move toward an inner section of the channel and be retained in said inner section.

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