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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2008
George Troubounis, Munich, DE;
Lucas Menke, Munich, DE;
George Troubounis, Munich, DE;
Lucas Menke, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A flotation apparatus () for the separation of solid particles from a suspension with formation of a fraction lacking in solid particles and a fraction rich in solid particles comprises a tank with an inlet () for the suspension, with an outlet () for the fraction lacking in solid particles, with an outlet () for the fraction rich in solid particles, and with at least one block of slats () composed of multiple overlapping slats (), wherein the at least one block of slats () has a rear side oriented toward the tank wall and a front side arranged on the opposite side of the block of slats (). On the rear side of the at least one block of slats, a plate () is arranged which extends over at least a part of the rear side of the block of slats, wherein the plate has a plurality of openings which facilitate the penetration of liquid through the plate. The sum of the areas of the individual openings () in the upper region, relative to the vertical axis, of the plate, per square centimeter of the plate, is greater than the sum of the areas of the individual openings in the lower region of the plate, per square centimeter of the plate.