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EP 0340087 B1 19930331 - CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATION APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH A DEVICE FOR THE RETENTION OF THE HEAVY PHASE

Title (en)

CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATION APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH A DEVICE FOR THE RETENTION OF THE HEAVY PHASE

Publication

EP 0340087 B1 19930331 (FR)

Application

EP 89401132 A 19890421

Priority

FR 8805468 A 19880425

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0340087A1] The device comprises, in a fixed enclosure (1), a centrifugation rotor (2). According to the invention, a selective collection barrier (30) and a selective transfer barrier (49) are mounted respectively in one of the walls (28, 29) of a casing channelling at least the separated heavy phase to the periphery. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

B04B 5/12

IPC 8 full level

B04B 5/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B04B 5/12 (2013.01); B04B 2005/125 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0340087 A1 19891102; EP 0340087 B1 19930331; AT E87507 T1 19930415; DE 68905649 D1 19930506; DE 68905649 T2 19930819; FR 2630348 A1 19891027; FR 2630348 B1 19920306

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 89401132 A 19890421; AT 89401132 T 19890421; DE 68905649 T 19890421; FR 8805468 A 19880425