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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2011
Christopher Hintz, Savannah, GA (US);
Amber Wilkinson, Savannah, GA (US);
Christopher Hintz, Savannah, GA (US);
Amber Wilkinson, Savannah, GA (US);
Savannah State University, Savannah, GA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus may include a separator and/or a discharger. A separator may include a separator channel, an influent portion configured to allow the passage of a first fluid into a separator channel, an effluent portion disposed above an influent portion and/or a fluid-lift portion between an influent portion and an effluent portion. A discharger may be disposed below a fluid-lift portion and/or may include a portion external to a separator channel, which may include a downward angle relative to an effluent portion and/or may be configured to minimize the passage of a second fluid into a discharger as the second fluid buoyantly travels in a separator channel from an influent portion to an effluent portion. A second fluid may have a density that is less than the density of a first and/or may be configured to lift a first fluid to a fluid-lift portion.