US 11,717,769 B2
Centrifugal contactor including central dynamic examination device
Michael L. Restivo, Aiken, SC (US); Michael R. Poirier, Evans, GA (US); Fernando F. Fondeur, North Augusta, SC (US); and Samuel D. Fink, Aiken, SC (US)
Assigned to Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC, Aiken, SC (US)
Filed by BATTELLE SAVANNAH RIVER ALLIANCE, LLC, Aiken, SC (US)
Filed on Aug. 5, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/985,894.
Prior Publication US 2022/0040596 A1, Feb. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. B01D 11/04 (2006.01); B04B 1/02 (2006.01); G01H 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC B01D 11/048 (2013.01) [B01D 11/0434 (2013.01); B01D 11/0461 (2013.01); B01D 11/0484 (2013.01); B04B 1/02 (2013.01); G01H 9/004 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A centrifugal contactor comprising:
a housing;
a shaft within the housing, the shaft comprising a cylindrical wall surrounding a hollow core with a longitudinal central axis and an access port within the cylindrical wall;
a plurality of rotor blades configured to revolve about the longitudinal central axis, the plurality of rotor blades defining a zone within the housing;
a communications fiber comprising a first end and a second end, the first end being locatable within the hollow core in communications with the access port; and
a signal generator or signal receiver in communication with the second end of the communications fiber.