OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000002613

Separator for separating a conveyed medium, preferably air, from a conveyed material, and method for separating conveyed material from a conveyed medium/conveyed material mixture

Published: 2026-09-15T19:14:12.174050Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002613
Categories: Material Handling > Conveying Systems

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ABSTRACT

The invention relates to a separator for separating a conveyed medium,
preferably air, from a conveyed material ( 4 ). Said separator comprises a
container ( 1 ) which has at least one feed line ( 3 ) for the conveyed
medium/conveyed material mixture, at least one outlet for the conveyed
material ( 4 ), and at least one outlet ( 8 ) for the conveyed medium. In
order to avoid abrasion damage at high conveying speeds or to ensure that said
abrasion damage occurs at most only to a small extent, while nevertheless
ensuring that the conveying medium and conveying material are reliably
separated, an impact wall ( 14 ), which adjoins a cover wall ( 15 ) at an
angle thereto, is located in the housing ( 1 ) opposite and at a distance from
the outlet end ( 10 ) of the feed line ( 3 ) in the inflow direction ( 13 ) of
the conveyed medium/conveyed material mixture. Said impact wall covers the
inflow path of the conveyed medium/conveyed material mixture, blocking it from
the outlet ( 8 ) for the conveyed medium. The conveyed material ( 4 ) hits the
impact wall ( 14 ), which causes the kinetic energy of the conveyed medium to
dissipate. The speed of the conveyed medium reduces very quickly after exiting
the feed line ( 13 ), meaning that it cannot entrain any conveyed material.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000002613
Published 2026-09-15T19:14:12.174050Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002613