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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2020
Bengt Eriksson, Nashua, NH (US);
Roger Becker, Nashua, NH (US);
Bengt Eriksson, Nashua, NH (US);
Roger Becker, Nashua, NH (US);
VALMET TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
A reject chamber for use with a hydrocyclone for separating a fiber suspension into a heavy fraction substantially containing heavy contaminants and a light fiber fraction substantially containing fibers, the reject chamber having an internal cavity, a reject inlet into the internal cavity, and a reject outlet out of the internal cavity, the longitudinal axis of the reject outlet being angled relative to the longitudinal axis of the reject inlet. The reject chamber has a stem that extends into the internal cavity at the elbow of the reject chamber, and at least two bumps, each of which extend into the chamber on opposite sides of the stem, the reject chamber taken along a cross section through the stem and between the bumps having symmetrical sides.