Milling and drying apparatus incorporating a cyclone

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8578628
APP PUB NO 20100065669A1
SERIAL NO

12606509

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A cyclone comprising: an upper cylindrical portion which opens into the wider end of a lower frusto-conical portion, with the longitudinal axes of said upper and lower portions aligned and substantially vertical; a primary air inlet into the cyclone arranged such that the inlet air is substantially tangential to the circumference of the cyclone; an exhaust outlet at or adjacent the top of the cylindrical portion; a control valve associated with said exhaust outlet and capable of partially or completely shutting off said exhaust outlet; a secondary air inlet associated with the narrow end of the frusto-conical portion and provided with an airflow stabilizing device which is adapted to admit a stream of air substantially along or spirally around the longitudinal axis of the cyclone; means for removing processed product from the cyclone; means for moving said airflow stabilizing device into and out of the narrow end of the frusto-conical portion during product processing and/or between product processing.

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RICH TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LIMITEDC/O ARAWATA CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 2000 OMIHI ROAD GRETA VALLEY NORTH CANTERBURY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Coles, Graeme Douglas Christchurch, NZ 7 25
Rafferty, Andrew James Christchurch, NZ 4 18

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