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(11) | EP 1 473 087 A8 |
(12) | CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Conveyor for a centrifuge |
(57) A conveyor (40) for a centrifuge for separating a feed material into solid and fluid
parts, which conveyor (40) comprises a tapered portion of gradually tapering external
diameter and at least one impeller (250) thereadjacent, the arrangement being such
that in use, feed material can be passed through an interior of said conveyor (40),
rotational speed being imparted thereto by said at least one impeller (250) prior
to leaving said conveyor from said tapered portion, characterised in that in use,
said feed material impinges on said at least one impeller (250) with an axial velocity
substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said conveyor (40), whereby said
at least one impeller (250) can impart radial speed to said feed material whilst it
moves with axial velocity. |