公开(公告)号：US11878443B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-23

申请号：US17420373

申请日：2021-06-10

Applicant: NILO LIMITED

Inventor： Ronald James Gilbert

IPC: B02C18/00 ,  B29B17/04 ,  B02C18/14 ,  B02C23/36

CPC classification number: B29B17/0404 ,  B02C18/0092 ,  B02C18/145 ,  B02C23/36 ,  B29B2017/0492

Abstract: A macerator includes a housing that defines a chamber, an inlet and an outlet, the inlet to receive a flow of slurry; two or more elongate concentric bodies located within the chamber defining a gap between the surface of the outer body and the inner surface of the housing, at least one of the bodies rotatable about an axis, and each body comprising a plurality of apertures defining a flow path through each body; a baffle(s) that extend substantially the width of the gap to define a first portion containing the inlet, and a second portion containing the outlet, baffle(s) substantially inhibiting passage of slurry between the two portions via the gap such that the slurry is directed through the body apertures; a motor to drive the rotating body(ies); one or more injectors that inject liquid into the gap, at least one injector located in the first portion.