DEVICE FOR THE PRECIPITATION AND SEPARATION OF SOLID PARTICLES DISSOLVED IN A LIQUID, COMPRISING A MEANS FOR CREATING AND MAINTAINING A VORTEX, USE OF SAME FOR THE DESALINATION OF SEAWATER OR BRACKISH WATER

摘要

The device of the invention consists of a combination of the following means: a means for creating and maintaining a vortex by putting into motion the liquid containing solid particles or the mixture of liquids of different densities, the shape and/or the ratio between the dimensions of the means following the golden ratio φ, and the length of the vortex created allowing a sufficiently low pressure to be obtained so as to precipitate the solid particles; a buffer tank in which the vortex is created, the shape and/or the ratio between the dimensions of the tank following the golden ratio φ, thereby allowing the vortex to be maintained and, if necessary, created; and a collector centred on the axis of the tank, for collecting the solid particles concentrated at the bottom of the vortex.