THE SEPARATION OF FOOD MIXTURES WITH FINELY DIVIDED FRACTIONS

Abstract

The proposed method of separation is as follows. First, there is a vibrational movement of the bulk mixture down between two vertically horizontally oscillating plates during interactions with each plate in each oscillation period to break the bonds between the particles of the mixture. After leaving the space between the oscillating plates, the particles of the mixture interact for the last time with that oscillating plate, which is longer than the other 165 below, and fly from it. In flight, particles are distributed in accordance with the range of their flight. After that, each particle of the mixture falls into the collector for particles of its fraction by dropping. This method is carried out due to the difference in the adhesive properties ofparticles of different fractions and due to the difference in overcoming by these particles of the air resistance force.