Abstract: A cleaner includes: a suction motor that generates suction force; a dust separation unit disposed under the suction motor and separates dust from air; a handle disposed behind the suction motor; and a battery disposed under the handle and behind the dust separation unit to supply power to the suction motor.

Abstract: An offloading vacuum system. The system has a tank to capture debris from an excavation site. The debris is pulled into the tank due to a blower pulling air into an attached hose. An internal conveyor within the tank conveys material to an offloading hub. The offloading hub has a ground-facing door which opens to deposit debris into an external conveyor. The external conveyor, when deployed, can move debris from below the tank to a dump container with a wall greater than a height of the tank.

Abstract: A uniflow cyclone that has multiple inlets, normally achieved via a vane, a barrel length, then a solids collection channel of larger diameter but concentric with the barrel and a tangential solids outlet to either a plenum or a dust hopper. The gas flows past the enlarged channel and continues through additional barrel length to an outlet zone. The cyclone would normally have a concentric center pipe the extends from the vane to the gas outlet of the cyclone.

Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus has a cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber exterior to the cyclone chamber. The cyclone chamber has a sidewall extending from a first end to an axially opposed second end. A dirt outlet communicating with the dirt collection chamber is provided in the sidewall at a location intermediate the first and second ends of the cyclone chamber.

Abstract: A cleaning appliance comprises a first housing having a hollow cylinder shape; a second housing fixed to a circumferential surface of the first housing; a third housing provided on a circumferential surface of the first housing and having an exhaust hole; a first communication hole between the first and second housings; a fan for moving air from the second communication hole to the exhaust hole; a particle separator for separating particles from the air by centrifugal force; a battery housing protruded from a rear surface of the first housing, wherein the center of gravity of the fan is located between the center of gravity of the particle separator and the center of gravity of the battery, and a rotary shaft for the fan is parallel with a straight line passing through the center of gravity of the particle separator along a longitudinal direction of the first housing.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner including a cleaner body; and a dust collector provided in the cleaner body, wherein the dust collector includes an outer case forming a side appearance of the dust collector; a first cyclone provided within an outer case to filter dust and foreign matter from air introduced into the dust collector; a second cyclone accommodated within the first cyclone to separate fine dust from the air introduced into the first cyclone; and an upper cover mounted on a top of the outer case to cover the first and second cyclones and having an intake guide configured to introduce air into the outer case and an exhaust guide configured to discharge air from which fine dust is separated by the second cyclone.

Abstract: A separator for separating solid particles from a processing gas stream that has been fed repeatedly through a work machine, wherein the separator includes a processing gas inlet through which particle-laden processing gas emitted from the work machine is fed into the separator, and a filterless separator element to reduce the particle content of the processing gas and a processing gas outlet to discharge the processing gas with its reduced particle content to the work machine, the separator including a secondary stream filter, which filters a smaller portion of the processing gas, and a secondary outlet, connected thereto, which ejects the filtered secondary stream of processing gas.

Abstract: A gas-liquid separator includes an inlet pipe and an inner pipe. The inlet pipe includes a swirling flow generating member therewithin, and a first drain port through which the liquid exits. The inner pipe includes an opening at an end which is inserted into an end of the inlet pipe. The swirling flow generating member includes a vane supporting portion extending along an axis line of the inlet pipe, and stator vanes provided on an outer circumferential surface of the vane supporting portion. The vane supporting portion has a conical shape whose diameter gradually increases from a fluid entering side to a fluid exiting side of the gas-liquid two-phase fluid. The stator vanes surround the outer circumference with inclining relative to the axis line of the inlet pipe.

Abstract: A gas-liquid separator includes an inlet pipe through which a gas-liquid two-phase fluid flows and a swirling flow generating ribbon disposed within the inlet pipe to swirl the gas-liquid two-phase fluid along an inner surface of the inlet pipe, wherein the inner surface of the inlet pipe includes a first step surface at a location downstream of a flow direction of the gas-liquid two-phase fluid from the swirling flow generating ribbon, the first step surface increasing an inner diameter of the inlet pipe downward thereof.

Abstract: A cleaning appliance includes a dirt separator for separating dirt from an airflow, and a main body, the dirt separator including a bin for collecting dirt separated from the airflow, and the main body including a runner portion extending alongside a side wall of the bin, wherein the bin is slidable along the runner portion between an operational position and an extended position, and a release catch releasably engages with a formation on the runner portion to prevent the bin from being separated from the cleaning appliance, and wherein the release catch is positioned on the side wall of the bin such that it is hidden by the runner portion of the main body unless the bin is in the extended position.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a novel demister, comprising at least one demisting unit; wherein the demisting unit comprises a glow guide cylinder, a cyclone blade group mounted at a gas inlet of the glow guide cylinder and a liquid collection cylinder arranged outside the flow guide cylinder, wherein the liquid collection cylinder is provided with at least one glow guide cylinder, a water permeable structure is arranged on a side wall of the flow guide cylinder, and a gap is defined between an outer wall face of the flow guide cylinder and an inner wall face of the liquid collection cylinder and an interlayer chamber is formed.

Abstract: A gas-liquid separator includes an inlet pipe and an inner pipe. The inlet pipe receives a swirling flow generating ribbon, and includes an exhaust port through which a separated gas flows out and a drain port through which a separated liquid flows out. The outer diameter of the inner pipe is smaller than the inner diameter of the inlet pipe. An end of the inner pipe is inserted into the exhaust port and is open at a location downstream of the swirling flow generating ribbon. A terminal end of the swirling flow generating ribbon includes a first terminal edge and a second terminal edge. The first and second terminal edges connect a first terminal end point, a second terminal end point, and a middle terminal end point.

Abstract: The present invention provides a blade group for demisting and dedusting, comprising a plurality of blades that are annularly arranged and a support mechanism for fixing the blades; wherein the blade comprises a section of curved plate, a cross section of the curved plate being a gradually-varied arc curve whose curvature increases progressively along an airflow direction. When gas carrying fine mist droplets or fine dust particles are passing through the blade group for demisting and dedusting, since the gas is different from the mist droplets or dust particles in terms of mass, separation of the gas from the liquid or dust under the effect of inertia is promoted. Especially, the gradually-varied blade curve enables the droplets or dusts to be captured and removed efficiently under the effect of a constantly-varied inertia and a drag force, which remarkably improves the working efficiency in combination with a washing device.

Abstract: A dust collector includes a cylindrical housing forming an outer appearance of the dust collector; a cyclone formed inside the housing to cause a swirling flow to separate dust from air introduced into the housing; axial inlet type swirl tubes to receive air and fine dust that have passed through the cyclone, and causing a swirling flow to separate the fine dust from the air; and a mesh configured to surround an outside of the axial inlet type swirl tubes to form a boundary between the cyclone and the axial inlet type swirl tubes, wherein the axial inlet type swirl tubes are configured with four groups and stacked in multiple stages on virtual quadrants, the axial inlet type swirl tubes arranged in the same quadrant are arranged to face the same direction, and the axial inlet type swirl tubes arranged in different quadrants are arranged to face different directions.

Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus has a cyclone chamber provided in an air flow path. The cyclone chamber has a screen assembly with an outlet section, a longitudinally spaced apart distal section and a longitudinally extending porous section. The outlet section includes a non-porous member extending longitudinally inwardly an outlet section length from an outlet end of the outlet section to a longitudinally inwardly positioned inlet end of the outlet section. The outlet end of the outlet section overlies a cyclone air outlet. The porous section extends longitudinally inwardly from an outlet end of the porous section that is located at the inlet end of the outlet section. The distal section has a distal section length in the longitudinal direction that is greater than the cyclone outlet port length.

Abstract: A compact dust removal system that can be mounted on a substantially rigid receptacle, such as a pail, found at construction sites. The compact dust removal system includes an array of cyclonic separators of different sizes disposed within a mesh filter. The system can be mountable to a pail such that an initial dust removal stage occurs by inertial separation along the interior surface of the pail. The system further includes a cyclone inlet manifold configured to distribute dust-laden air among the cyclonic separators at least partially based on the size of dust particles within the dust-laden air.

Abstract: A compact dual stage cyclone separation assembly, an efficient dual stage cyclone separator, and a method for utilizing the same, comprising a lower pressure drop across the dual stage separators due to fewer particle-contaminated gas flow directional changes in the particle contaminated gas stream, and method for using same. The dual stage cyclone separator comprises a primary stage cyclone barrel and a second stage cyclone barrel, wherein the second stage cyclone barrel is coaxial with and concentric within the first cyclone separator, a solids extraction port, wherein said sidewall of said main body defines a solids extraction port opening located between said upper end and said lower end for discharging large particles from said cyclone body, and a small particle discharge opening, wherein the small particle discharge opening is located inside the lower end of the main body.

Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus has a cyclone chamber provided in an air flow path. The cyclone chamber has a screen assembly with an outlet section, a longitudinally spaced apart distal section and a longitudinally extending porous section. The outlet section includes a non-porous member extending longitudinally inwardly an outlet section length from an outlet end of the outlet section to a longitudinally inwardly positioned inlet end of the outlet section. The outlet end of the outlet section overlies a cyclone air outlet. The porous section extends longitudinally inwardly from an outlet end of the porous section that is located at the inlet end of the outlet section. The inlet end of the outlet section has a width in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction that is greater than a width of the outlet end of the porous section in the transverse direction.

Abstract: A multi-stage axial flow cyclone separator comprising a primary swirl creating section, a swirl acceleration section, and a fluid separation section is disclosed. A fluid transfer tube is mounted axially in the middle of the inside of an outer structure of the fluid separation section for separating the light phase fluid and transferring it through an open end. Additionally, the swirl acceleration section and the fluid separation section can be annexed to a multi-stage axial flow cyclone separator according to the present invention to increase the velocity of the swirl and to increase the residence time to improve separation efficiency as desired.

Abstract: A dust collector includes a cylindrical housing forming an outer appearance of the dust collector; a primary cyclone formed inside the housing to cause a swirling flow to separate dust from air introduced into the housing; a secondary cyclone formed with axial inlet type cyclones to receive air and fine dust that have passed through the cyclone, and cause a swirling flow to separate the fine dust from the air; and a mesh provided at an outside surface the secondary cyclone to form a boundary between the primary and the secondary cyclones, wherein the axial inlet type cyclones includes a first group stacked in multiple stages, an inlet of which is arranged toward the mesh; and a second group provided on one side and the other side of the first group, respectively, an inlet and an outlet of which face a height direction of the dust collector.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner including a cleaner body; and a dust collector provided in the cleaner body, wherein the dust collector includes an outer case forming a side appearance of the dust collector; a first cyclone provided within an outer case to filter dust and foreign matter from air introduced into the dust collector; a second cyclone accommodated within the first cyclone to separate fine dust from the air introduced into the first cyclone; and an upper cover mounted on a top of the outer case to cover the first and second cyclones and having an intake guide configured to introduce air into the outer case and an exhaust guide configured to discharge air from which fine dust is separated by the second cyclone.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner, including a cleaner body; and a dust collector provided in the cleaner body, wherein the dust collector includes a first cyclone provided within an outer case to filter foreign matter and dust from air introduced into the dust collector; a second cyclone accommodated within the first cyclone to separate fine dust from the air introduced into the first cyclone; and a rotatable shell provided at a lower side of the first cyclone so as to define a first storage section configured to collect foreign matter and dust filtered by the first cyclone between the rotatable shell and the outer case, and wherein the rotatable shell includes a skirt that extends downward and outward from an upper portion of the rotatable shell.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner, including a cleaner body; and a dust collector provided in the cleaner body, wherein the dust collector includes a first cyclone provided within an outer case to filter foreign matter and dust from air introduced into the dust collector; a second cyclone accommodated within the first cyclone to separate fine dust from the air introduced into the first cyclone; a screw provided at a lower side of and surrounding the first cyclone, and having at least one vane spirally extended along a flow direction of the air introduced into the outer case to induce the inflow of foreign matter and dust filtered by the first cyclone into a first storage section.

Abstract: The dust collector, that may be used in vacuum cleaner, includes: a primary cyclone unit separating dust from air introduced from outside the dust collector; and a secondary cyclone unit defining axial cyclone bodies separating fine dust from air introduced in an axial direction. The secondary cyclone unit includes casings having outer walls around hollow portions; and a fine dust separating member disposed on the casings to form the axial cyclones. The fine dust separating member includes vortex finders disposed in the casings; band portions enclosing an outer circumferential surface of the vortex finders at a position spaced from the vortex finders, and having a shape corresponding to the casings so as to form the axial cyclones together with the casings; and guide vanes disposed between the vortex finders and the band portions and extending in a spiral direction to induce a rotational flow of air.

Abstract: A dust separator/collector assembly for a vacuum cleaner, comprising a housing, a first cyclone having an inlet and outlet for suction airflow, and an outlet for separated dust, a plurality of second cyclones, having respective inlets arranged to receive air from the outlet of the first cyclone, and further having respective air outlets and outlets for separated further dust, wherein the first cyclone is disposed in a lower region of the housing and the second cyclones are disposed in an upper region of the housing and wherein the first cyclone comprises a generally cylindrical cyclone body having a tangential inlet duct for suction airflow at a lower part of the cyclone body, and an upwardly extending outlet for suction airflow leading to the inlets of the second cyclone.

Abstract: A dust collector includes a primary cyclone unit to separate dust from air introduced from outside dust collector and a secondary cyclone unit includes axial cyclones which separate fine dust from air introduced in an axial direction. The secondary cyclone unit includes a first group of axial cyclones disposed along a circumference of a first circle so as to contact an inner circumferential surface of an inner case, and formed to be partially spaced apart from the inner circumferential surface of the inner case to form first passages therebetween; and a second group of axial cyclones disposed to contact each other along a circumference of a second circle concentric with the first circle and smaller than the first circle, and formed to contact some of the first group of axial cyclones and to be spaced apart from others of the first group axial cyclones to form second passages therebetween.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner, including a cleaner body; and a dust collector provided in the cleaner body, wherein the dust collector includes a first cyclone provided within an outer case to filter foreign matter and dust from air introduced into the dust collector; a second cyclone accommodated within the first cyclone to separate fine dust from the air introduced into the first cyclone; and a rotatable shell provided at a lower side of the first cyclone so as to define a first storage section configured to collect foreign matter and dust filtered by the first cyclone between the rotatable shell and the outer case, and wherein the rotatable shell includes a roller facing a lower cover that covers a lower opening of the outer case, the other configured to contact the foreign matter and dust collected in the first storage section during the rotation of the rotatable shell.

Abstract: A dust collecting apparatus may include a first dust separator configured to separate dust from suctioned air; a first dust storage chamber configured to store the dust separated in the first dust separator; a support tube and a pressing plate coupled to the support tube; a second dust separator configured to separate dust from the air which has passed through the first dust separator; and a second dust storage chamber configured to store the dust separated in the second dust separator, and located inside of the support tube.

Abstract: A dust collecting apparatus includes a dust separation unit to separate dust from suctioned air; a dust storage unit to store the dust separated in the dust separation unit; a pressing member to compress the dust stored in the dust storage unit, and having a pressing plate support part, and a pressing plate supported by the pressing plate support part; a fixing member disposed between an inner circumferential surface of the dust storage unit and the pressing plate support part; and a path formed by a part of the fixing member, located between the pressing plate support part and the inner circumferential surface of the dust storage unit, and through which the air between the pressing plate and the fixing member passes, wherein one or more holes through which the air between the pressing plate and the fixing member passes are formed at the pressing plate.

Abstract: A gas system includes a container, a fitting, a gas tube, adsorbent, and a filter. The container stores gas under pressure. The fitting covers an opening of the container and maintains a seal with the opening of the container. The gas tube is inserted through a bore in the fitting such that a length of a portion of the gas tube inside of the container is at least one half of a length of the container. The portion of the gas tube in the container includes holes. The adsorbent is in a particulate form and adsorbs gas in the container. The filter covers the holes in the portion of the gas tube in the container. The filter permits passage of gas into and out of the gas tube and prevents passage of the adsorbent into the gas tube.

Abstract: A dust collector for a vacuum cleaner disclosed herein includes a first cyclone that is configured to separate dust from air introduced from a lower portion thereof with containing foreign materials and discharge the separated dust into a first dust storing unit, a second cyclone that is configured to separate fine dust from the air, from which the dust has been separated by the first cyclone, and discharge the separated fine dust into a second dust storing unit defined in a second case, and a lower cover that is coupled to the first case by a hinge so as to define a bottom surface of the first dust storing unit, the second dust storing unit and the first cyclone upon being closed, and discharge therethrough the foreign materials collected in the first dust storing unit, the second dust storing unit and the first cyclone upon being open.

Abstract: A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a main body housing a suction motor, and a cyclone bin assembly removably mounted to the main body. The cyclone bin assembly may be partially or wholly nested in the body when the cyclone bin assembly is mounted to the body. The cyclone bin assembly may be removably mounted to a lower surface of the main body. The cyclone bin assembly may be removably mounted as a sealed unit.

Abstract: A cyclonic separating device includes: a first cyclonic separator defining a first longitudinal axis; a plurality of second cyclonic separators located downstream of the first cyclonic separator, arranged circumferentially around the first longitudinal axis in parallel, and integrally received in the first cyclonic separator; an inlet passage at least partially received in the first cyclonic separator; a guiding passage communicated with the inlet passage and the first cyclonic separator respectively, in which a fluid introduced through the inlet passage is tangentially guided into the first cyclonic separator by the guiding passage. In addition, a surface cleaning apparatus, a cleaner and a method for separating dust from a dust containing air using the cyclonic separating device are further provided.

Abstract: A surface treating appliance includes cyclonic separating apparatus having a plurality of cyclones arranged in parallel and a dust collector arranged to receive dust from each of the plurality of cyclones. Each cyclone has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The plurality of cyclones is divided into at least a first set of cyclones and a second set of cyclones. The fluid inlets of the first set of cyclones are located in a first plane and the fluid inlets of the second set of cyclones are located in a second plane spaced from the first plane. This enables the separating apparatus to have a compact appearance.

Abstract: A cyclonic separator assembly for use with a vacuum cleaner includes a body having an inlet, an outlet, and an inner surface. The cyclonic separator assembly also includes a cyclone unit positioned within the body between the inlet and the outlet. The cyclone unit has an outer perimeter that is spaced apart from the inner surface of the body to define an inlet space therebetween. The cyclone unit includes a plurality of first cyclones in communication with the inlet space and arranged along an outer circle adjacent the outer perimeter. The cyclone unit also includes a plurality of second cyclones in communication with the inlet space and arranged along an inner circle that is spaced apart from the outer circle such that each second cyclone is nested between two adjacent first cyclones. The plurality of first cyclones and the plurality of second cyclones are arranged in parallel.

Abstract: A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a main body housing a suction motor, and a cyclone bin assembly removably mounted to the main body. The cyclone bin assembly may be partially or wholly nested in the body when the cyclone bin assembly is mounted to the body. The cyclone bin assembly may be removably mounted to a lower surface of the main body. The cyclone bin assembly may be removably mounted as a sealed unit.

Abstract: A cyclone separator has a cyclone arrangement with individual cyclones each provided with a cell tube and guide device. The guide device causes a gas stream passing through the cell tube to rotate. At least one particle discharge is positioned perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the cyclone separator and discharges separated particles that have been separated from the gas stream in the cyclone arrangement. The cell tubes, for a targeted discharge of the separated particles, each have at least one particle outlet opening that is facing the particle discharge. The particle outlet openings of at least some of the individual cyclones, neighboring each other in the direction of a first perpendicular line that is perpendicular relative to the longitudinal axis of the cyclone separator, are displaced relative to each other in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the cyclone separator.

Abstract: A cyclonic separator having a first cyclone stage; and a second cyclone stage comprising a plurality of cyclone bodies arranged in parallel, each cyclone body comprising an inlet and an outlet, the plurality of cyclone bodies being divided into at least a first layer and a second layer; wherein the second cyclone stage further comprises a first plenum common to the cyclone bodies, the first plenum extending from the outlet of the first cyclone stage to the inlets of each of the cyclone bodies of the second cyclone stage.

Abstract: A cyclonic separation apparatus for a vacuum cleaner, the cyclonic separation apparatus comprising: a first cyclonic separating unit comprising a hollow cylindrical dirt container with a central axis and an air inlet port arranged tangentially through a side of the dirt container; a second cyclonic separating unit comprising at least one cyclone with an axial inlet port, an axial outlet port and a discharge nozzle and a substantially cylindrical intermediate wall surrounding the inlet port of the at least one cyclone, wherein the cyclonic separation apparatus comprises at least one protruding lip arranged to impede return of separated material from said longitudinal end of the dirt container and wherein the at least one lip protrudes radially inwardly from an inner surface of the dirt container or protrudes radially outwardly from the intermediate wall.

Abstract: Disclosed is multi-flow filter cartridge assembly that includes an elongated housing that has axially opposed proximal and distal ends and defines an interior cavity and first, second and third flow paths which extend from the proximal end of the housing to the distal end. The cartridge assembly also includes first, second and third filter elements. The first filter element is disposed within the interior cavity of the housing and conditions fluid that traverses the first flow path from a first inlet port to a first outlet port. The second filter element is disposed within the interior cavity of the housing and conditions fluid that traverses the second flow path from a second inlet port to a second outlet port. Lastly, the third filter element is also disposed within the interior cavity of the housing and conditions fluid that traverses the third flow path from a third inlet port to a third outlet port.

Abstract: A purifying device provided with a device for collecting particles, such as dust includes a chamber having an inner wall that is generally cylindrical around a central axis (X), the inner wall extending parallel to the central axis between first and second substantially parallel faces, wherein the chamber has an inlet opening and an outlet opening. The collecting device also includes a rotor which is rotatable around the central axis, and which includes at least three blades, each of which extend radially from a rotary shaft to the inner wall while defining, within the chamber, compartments which are sized such that the inlet and outlet openings are in constant communication with separate compartments. The inlet opening is provided in the first base and the outlet opening is provided in the second base.

Abstract: A gas-separation membrane module assembly and a gas-separation process using the assembly. The assembly includes sets of manifolds, between which are mounted arrays of membrane modules, the manifolds and membrane modules forming a stack within a pressure vessel or housing. The stacked, manifolded arrangement enables many membrane elements to be fed in parallel with the gas to be treated.

Abstract: This invention relates to an in-situ cleaning fixture for mist removal separator vane assemblies. The cleaning fixture includes an injection chamber with an inlet and a perforated plate which extends horizontally, substantially over the length of the mist removal separator vane assembly. A cleaning fluid source is connected to the injection chamber during a cleaning process. The injection chamber is designed to receive the cleaning fluid, pass the cleaning fluid through the holes formed in the plate, downwardly along a plurality of vanes in the mist removal separator vane assembly and into the drain trough. The in-situ cleaning fixture facilitates removal of scale build-up from the mist removal separator vane assembly and thereby restores the efficacy of the vanes.

Abstract: A cyclonic separating apparatus comprising a first cyclonic separating unit and, downstream from the first cyclonic separating unit, a second cyclonic separating unit comprising a plurality of cyclones arranged fluidly in parallel about a first axis and a dust collector arranged to receive dust from each of the plurality of cyclones. Each of the plurality of cyclones in the second cyclonic separation unit comprise a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, the plurality of cyclones being divided into at least a first set of cyclones and a second set of cyclones, the fluid inlets of the first set of cyclones arranged in a first group and the fluid inlets of the second set of cyclones arranged in a second group spaced along said axis from the first group. Each outlet of the plurality of cyclones in the second cyclonic separation unit is provided by a common plate-like vortex finder member.

Abstract: A cyclonic separator assembly for use with a vacuum cleaner includes a body having an inlet, an outlet, and an inner surface. The cyclonic separator assembly also includes a cyclone unit positioned within the body between the inlet and the outlet. The cyclone unit has an outer perimeter that is spaced apart from the inner surface of the body to define an inlet space therebetween. The cyclone unit includes a plurality of first cyclones in communication with the inlet space and arranged along an outer circle adjacent the outer perimeter. The cyclone unit also includes a plurality of second cyclones in communication with the inlet space and arranged along an inner circle that is spaced apart from the outer circle such that each second cyclone is nested between two adjacent first cyclones. The plurality of first cyclones and the plurality of second cyclones are arranged in parallel.

Abstract: A moisture separator where a corrugated plate 43 is provided with a collecting plate 49 formed to cover a flat portion 74 and an upstream end of a slope portion disposed on a downstream side of the flat portion 74. The collecting plate 74 has an opening which opens to an upstream side in the direction of the wet steam flow S1. The collecting plate 49 is fixed to the slope portion at a base end. Between the collecting plate 49 and a body portion of the corrugated plate, a pocket section 47 and a drain duct section 48 are formed. The moisture contained in the wet steam S1 turns into droplets and enters the pocket section 47 and the drain duct section 48 from the opening of the collecting plate 49 and falls down the pocket section 47 and the drain duct section 48 respectively by gravity.

Abstract: An upright vacuum cleaner includes a housing having a suction airstream inlet and a suction airstream outlet. A dirt container is selectively mounted to the housing for receiving and retaining dirt and dust separated from the suction airstream and includes a first cyclonic air-flow chamber and a second cyclonic airflow chamber. The chambers are spaced apart and are each approximately vertically oriented and arranged in a parallel relationship. An air manifold is disposed at a top portion of the dirt container. The air manifold includes an inlet section through which dirty air passes and an outlet section. The inlet section directs a flow of dirty air into two separate inlet conduits leading to a respective one of the first and second airflow chambers. The outlet section collects a flow of cleaned air from both of the chambers and merges the flow of cleaned air into a single outlet conduit.

Abstract: One exemplary embodiment can be a process for separating particulate solids from a gas stream. The process can include regenerating a catalyst in a regenerator, separating particulate solids in first and second cyclone stages, passing the gas stream from the second cyclone stage to an external third stage separator, and passing the gas stream from the external third stage separator to a cyclone recirculator to obtain a clean gas stream.

Abstract: A filtration device for filtering air for use with a fuel vapor recovery system, the filtration device including a housing having a cover and a base. The cover defines an outlet and a plurality of inlets allowing air to enter the housing. The housing includes a plurality of internal walls defining a plurality of chambers. The plurality of internal walls define a plurality of inlets configured to direct air entering the device to flow along the inner circumference of a cylinder, thereby generating an air stream having a sufficient flow velocity such that centrifugal force forces contaminants to separate from the air.

Abstract: Disclosed is multi-flow filter cartridge assembly that includes an elongated housing that has axially opposed proximal and distal ends and defines an interior cavity and first, second and third flow paths which extend from the proximal end of the housing to the distal end. The cartridge assembly also includes first, second and third filter elements. The first filter element is disposed within the interior cavity of the housing and conditions fluid that traverses the first flow path from a first inlet port to a first outlet port. The second filter element is disposed within the interior cavity of the housing and conditions fluid that traverses the second flow path from a second inlet port to a second outlet port. Lastly, the third filter element is also disposed within the interior cavity of the housing and conditions fluid that traverses the third flow path from a third inlet port to a third outlet port.