Swirl tube apparatus for separating gas or isotope mixtures

Patent · Tue Sep 29 00:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5808684

Willeitner, E

Swirl tube apparatus is provided for separating isotope or gas mixtures containing heavy and light gas fractions. A plurality of swirl chambers are provided which are disposed in facing aligned relationship with respect to adjacent chambers. The respective adjacent swirl chambers have at least one common extraction port for extracting one or the other of the gas fractions. In certain preferred embodiments, the swirl chambers are contained in static tubes, while other preferred embodiments includes rotatable gas bearing supported swirl tubes.

• Assignee: Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nurnberg Ag (Germany, Federal Republic Of)
• Patent Number(s): US 4292058
• OSTI ID: 5808684
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BEARINGS
DESIGN
DISPERSIONS
EQUIPMENT
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
GAS BEARINGS
GASES
ISOTOPE SEPARATION
ISOTOPES
MIXTURES
MOTION
ROTATION
SEPARATION PROCESSES
TUBES
VORTEX FLOW