The method separates a composite fluid, such as blood, into the components thereof in a centrifugal separation device. The fluid is delivered to a fluid receiving area in a rotor from which area the fluid travels through a radial inlet channel having an inlet channel height to a proximal end of a circumferential...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US7094196?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7094196 - Fluid separation methods using a fluid pressure driven and/or balanced approach