Multiple cyclone assembly

Claim 1

A MULTIPLE CYCLONE ASSEMBLY FOR SEPARATING MATERIAL SUSPENDED IN A FLUID SUSPENSION, SAID ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CYCLONES HAVING A DISCHARGE OPENING AT EACH END AND DISPOSED IN SEVERAL LAYERS IN STACKED ARRANGEMENT, ONE DISCHARGE END OF EACH OF THE CYCLONES IN EACH OF SAID LAYERS FACING THE CENTER AXIS OF THE STACK, SEVERAL NESTED TUBULAR MEMBERS OF CIRCULAR CROSS SECTION DISPOSED IN RADIALLY SPACED COAXIAL RELATIONSHIP, UPPER AND LOWER END WALLS CLOSING SAID TUBULAR MEMBERS AT EACH END, SAID MEMBERS AND SAID END WALLS DEFINING SEVERAL CLOSED ANNULAR CHAMBERS, SAID CYCLONES BEING SUPPORTED AND LOCATED BY SAID TUBULAR MEMBERS, EACH OF SAID CYCLONES HAVING AN INLET OPENING COMMUNICATING WITH ONE OF SAID CHAMBERS FOR SUPPLYING A FLOW OF SUSPENSION TO THE CYCLONES, THE OTHER DISCHARGE END OF EACH OF SAID CYCLONES EXTENDING THROUGH THE OUTERMOST ONE OF SAID TUBULAR MEMBERS, AND AN AXIALLY DISPLACEABLE CASING OF CIRCULAR CROSS SECTION ENCOMPASSING THE OUTERMOST ONE OF SAID TUBULAR MEMBERS SPACED APART THEREFROM AND FORMING TOGETHER WITH PORTIONS OF SAID END WALLS A FURTHER CLOSED ANNULAR CHAMBER, SAID OTHER DISCHARGE END OF THE CYCLONES DISCHARGING INTO SAID FURTHER CHAMBER, SAID CASING BEING MOUNTED DETACHED FROM SAID TUBULAR MEMBERS AND SAID END WALL PORTIONS WHEREBY SAID CASING IS AXIALLY DISPLACEABLE WITH RESPECT THERETO, DISPLACEMENT OF SAID CASING IN REFERENCE TO SAID TUBULAR MEMBERS AND END WALLS RENDERING THE CYCLONES SUPPORTED BY SAID MEMBERS ACCESSIBLE FOR ASSEMBLY, DISASSEMBLY AND SERVICING.