Mono hydrocyclone separator

Claim 1

A mono hydrocyclone for separating a mixture and comprising a body containing a separation chamber, said body having first and second ends provided with first and second cylindrical external parts, respectively, said body also having a tangential inlet to said chamber, a third part screwed into said first end and forming an axial outlet from the chamber for discharging a light separated component of said mixture, said second end forming a second axial outlet from the chamber, each of said cylindrical external parts having a ring groove extending around the part, a sealing ring in each of said grooves, said body having a collar adjacent the side of said second cylindrical part which is nearer the first cylindrical part, the diameter of said collar increasing toward said first cylindrical part, said second end of the body having an external thread adjacent the side of said second cylindrical part which is remote from the first cylindrical part, and a nut screwed onto said thread, a pair of concentric standpipes spaced from each other and having respective holes which are aligned with each other to receive said body, said first cylindrical part being located in one of said holes which is of substantially larger diameter than the other hole, said second cylindrical part being located in said other hole with the corresponding standpipe clamped between said collar and nut, said holes being defined by annular walls engaging said sealing rings, respectively.