Inventors:
Charles N. Sturdivant - Nashville TN
George Walter Luxbacher - Lexington KY
Mohan Singh Saran - Grand Island NY
Kenneth Raburn Price - Nicholasville KY
Assignee:
Glenn Springs Holdings, Inc. - Lexington KY
International Classification:
B07B 146
US Classification:
209238, 209 7, 209 11, 209270, 209280
Abstract:
Disclosed is a separator for separating a meltable solid from a mixture with other solids. The separator has a tank for holding a fluid; a container at least partially inside the tank, made at least in part of a screen through which the fluid can pass and melted solids can flow, but through which the unmelted solid material will not flow; and a heater for heating the fluid above the melting point of the meltable solids. Also disclosed is a method of separating a meltable solid from a mixture with other solids. The mixture of solids is placed in the container of the separator and the fluid is heated to a temperature above the melting point of the meltable solid, whereby the meltable solid flows through the screen out of the container, while the other solids remain within the container.