Sorting method and sorting device
CA 2048173 A1 · Owner: Anani, Riad M. · Inventors: Anani, Riad M.
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The present invention provides a sorting method and a sorting device for sorting particles according to their settling velocities in a fluid medium. According to one aspect the sorting method comprises admitting particles into a longitudinally vertically positioned container containing a fluid and allowing the particles to settle for a specified period of time under the influence of gravitational forces resulting in separation of the particles according to their settling velocities, followed by rotating the container by 90 degrees in order for the container to take a longitudinally horizontal position and thus allowing the separated particles to settle down and be collected in a sorted …
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- Filed July 30, 1991. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 30, 2011.
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