A cyclone filter includes a body including a cylindrical surface extending between a first end and a second end, and defining a cavity of the cyclone filter. An air inlet is formed through the cylindrical surface and is configured to receive airflow from a laundry cabinet and to direct the airflow along the cylindrical surface within the cavity. A vortex diverter extends within the cavity from the second end and is configured to interrupt airflow as it passes within the cavity between the diverter and the cylindrical surface to separate particulates from the airflow. A particulate outlet formed through the cylindrical surface and axially spaced from the air inlet is configured to direct particulates separated from the airflow toward a particulate receptacle.

An inertial separator for removing particles from a fluid stream includes a body defining a through passage, with at least one separator inlet and at least one separator outlet, a turn provided in the body between the at least one separator inlet and the at least one separator outlet, and a flow splitter having at least one particle outlet fluidly coupled to the outside of the through passage.

An inertial separator for removing particles from a fluid stream includes a body defining a through passage, with at least one separator inlet and at least one separator outlet, a turn provided in the body between the at least one separator inlet and the at least one separator outlet, and a flow splitter having at least one particle outlet fluidly coupled to the outside of the through passage.

A cyclone type dust collecting apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the claimed disclosure includes a collection container having a tubular shape extending in a front-rear direction, the collection container including a front end surface and a rear end surface, an inflow portion into which air flows, the inflow portion being connected to a peripheral surface of the collection container, and an inner cylinder that penetrates the rear end surface, a portion of the inner cylinder being disposed inside the collection container. In the cyclone type dust collecting apparatus, the inner cylinder includes, at a peripheral surface in a portion positioned inside the collection container, an outlet through which the air flows out, the rear end surface has a width that is larger than that of the front end surface, and the inflow portion is disposed unevenly on a front side.

A method to focus forward momentum of a material increase the velocity of a specific material or a number of specific materials, said method comprising the steps of: introducing a slurry of material into a high velocity accelerator, where said high velocity accelerator is adapted to impart an increase in the velocity of the materials introduced therein; expanding the volume of the slurry introduced into the high velocity accelerator without diminishing the velocity of the material; entraining said expanded slurry through injection of a liquid at high velocity towards an outlet port located in the high velocity accelerator; and focusing the entrained slurry onto a pre-determined point located proximate the outlet port of the high velocity accelerator.

A separator includes a rotor, a plurality of flow channels each of which has an inlet and an outlet for gas and are in a vicinity of a rotation axis of the rotor, an air current producer configured to cause gas to flow through the plurality of flow channels, a driving device configured to rotate the rotor to rotate the plurality of flow channels around the rotation axis, and a discharger for allowing discharge of solid materials suspended in airstream produced in each of the plurality of flow channels, in a direction away from the rotation axis.

A separator includes a rotor, a plurality of flow channels each of which has an inlet and an outlet for gas and are in a vicinity of a rotation axis of the rotor, an air current producer configured to cause gas to flow through the plurality of flow channels, a driving device configured to rotate the rotor to rotate the plurality of flow channels around the rotation axis, and a discharger for allowing discharge of solid materials suspended in airstream produced in each of the plurality of flow channels, in a direction away from the rotation axis.

A high velocity accelerator comprising: an internal chamber; a material inlet port; a material outlet port; a back wall surrounding the inlet port; an internal wall having a first end connected to the back wall and a second opposite end tapering to the outlet port, the first end being located proximate the inlet port and the second end being located proximate the outlet port; a plurality of injection ports positioned along the periphery of the internal wall proximate the first end; wherein said inlet port having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the internal chamber, and the injection ports are adapted to inject at a high rate of displacement a fluid which, in operation, will create a vortex inside the chamber thereby entraining a material towards the outlet port. Uses and methods using such are also disclosed.

A high velocity accelerator comprising: an internal chamber; a material inlet port; a material outlet port; a back wall surrounding the inlet port; an internal wall having a first end connected to the back wall and a second opposite end tapering to the outlet port, the first end being located proximate the inlet port and the second end being located proximate the outlet port; a plurality of injection ports positioned along the periphery of the internal wall proximate the first end; wherein said inlet port having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the internal chamber, and the injection ports are adapted to inject at a high rate of displacement a fluid which, in operation, will create a vortex inside the chamber thereby entraining a material towards the outlet port. Uses and methods using such are also disclosed.

A method of pulverizing solid material for the purpose of extracting metals which may otherwise not be recoverable and/or cost prohibitive using conventional means and processes, said method comprising the steps of: using a gas to create a fluidized flow of previously crushed solid material; transporting the fluidized flow of solid material to an apparatus which induces a high velocity flow stream in a constricted low-pressure stream; causing a rapid acceleration on a rotational angle of the crushed solid material resulting in increased interparticle collisions and collection of solid particles; and ejecting the material at a high rate of speed from the apparatus to a focal point where the material is pulverized.