Patents by Inventor Claes-Goran Carlsson
Claes-Goran Carlsson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9233325Abstract: In a centrifugal separator and method for cleaning of gas containing solid and liquid impurities. A stationary casing encloses a separation space through which gas flows. An inlet channel extends to the separation space and forms an inlet for the gas to be cleaned. A rotating member is provided in the separation space downstream the inlet and rotates about an axis of rotation. The rotating member comprises a number of separation discs and brings the gas to rotate for separating by means of centrifugal forces a main part of the impurities from the gas. A gas outlet channel is provided downstream the rotating member for discharging the cleaned gas. A first outlet is provided for discharging the impurities. A supply member is configured to permit the supply of a separation aid humidifying the particles, which aid is in the form of an aerosol, to the gas to be cleaned.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2008Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: ALFA LAVAL TUMBA ABInventors: Claes-Goran Carlsson, Jan Skoog, Tommy Myrvang, Jan Berntsson
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Patent number: 8425670Abstract: The invention refers to a plant and a method for separating oil in form of particles and/or mist from a fossil gas mixture for obtaining a separated gas. The plant comprises a centrifugal separator with a stationary casing defining a separation space. The casing permits a pressure of at least 10 bars in the separation space. The centrifugal separator comprises an inlet for the gas mixture, a gas outlet for the separated gas and an oil outlet for discharging separated oil. A separating member for separating the gas mixture comprises a plurality of separating discs and is provided in the separation space. A drive motor is connected to the separating member via a spindle and rotate the separating member about an axis (x) of rotation.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2010Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Alfa Laval Corporate ABInventors: Claes-Göran Carlsson, Göran Ström
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Patent number: 8241507Abstract: A method and a device for separation of a fluid in the liquid state comprising two liquids that are not mutually miscible, with different densities, wherein a first liquid is to be cleansed from a second liquid, whereby the fluid in the liquid state is conducted through a rotor where centrifugal separation of the second liquid from the first liquid takes place, and is then conducted into a tank, with the proportion of the second liquid being reduced to less than 5%, and by conducting the fluid, after centrifugal separation, through a restriction, whereby the pressure of the fluid in the liquid state is reduced, which causes portions of the fluid in the liquid state to evaporate so that further portions of the second liquid escape in the form of a gas which is conducted away, thereby further reducing the proportion of the second liquid in the outgoing fluid in the liquid state.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2007Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Alfa-Laval Corporate ABInventors: Claes-Göran Carlsson, Leonard Borgström, Carl Häggmark, Hans Moberg, Jan Skoog
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Publication number: 20110056374Abstract: In a centrifugal separator and method for cleaning of gas containing solid and liquid impurities. A stationary casing encloses a separation space through which gas flows. An inlet channel extends to the separation space and forms an inlet for the gas to be cleaned. A rotating member is provided in the separation space downstream the inlet and rotates about an axis of rotation. The rotating member comprises a number of separation discs and brings the gas to rotate for separating by means of centrifugal forces a main part of the impurities from the gas. A gas outlet channel is provided downstream the rotating member for discharging the cleaned gas. A first outlet is provided for discharging the impurities. A supply member is configured to permit the supply of a separation aid humidifying the particles, which aid is in the form of an aerosol, to the gas to be cleaned.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2008Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: ALFA LAVAL TUMBA ABInventors: Claes-Goran Carlsson, Jan Skoog, Tommy Myrvang, Jan Berntsson
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Patent number: 7824459Abstract: In a centrifugal separator for cleaning a gas containing liquid impurities, a stationary casing encloses a separation space having an inner wall surface. An inlet is provided. A rotating member is provided in the separation space downstream the inlet rotates in a direction of rotation around an axis of rotation. The rotating member brings the gas to rotation in the direction of rotation for separation of liquid impurities from the gas. A gas outlet is provided downstream the rotating member for discharge of the cleaned gas. A first liquid outlet is provided upstream the gas outlet and downstream the rotating member for discharge of separated liquid impurities and comprises an outlet hole. A surrounding ring groove extends outwardly from the inner wall surface in the stationary casing and has a surrounding bottom surface, wherein the outlet hole extends outwardly from the bottom surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2007Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: Alfa Laval Corporate ABInventors: Leonard Borgström, Claes-Göran Carlsson, Jan Skoog, Rolf Ridderstråle
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Patent number: 7824458Abstract: The invention refers to a centrifugal separator for cleaning of a gas containing liquid impurities. The centrifugal separator comprises a stationary casing, which encloses a separation space and has an inner wall surface. A rotating member is provided in the separation space and arranged to rotate in a direction of rotation around an axis (x) of rotation. The rotating member brings the gas to rotation for separation of the liquid impurities from the gas. A gas outlet is provided for discharge of the cleaned gas. A first liquid outlet is provided downstream the rotating member for discharge of separated liquid impurities. The separation space comprises an annular surface which extends between the rotating member and the inner wall surface. The annular surface is configured to transport liquid impurities radially outwardly to the first liquid outlet.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2007Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: Alfa Laval Corporate ABInventors: Leonard Borgström, Claes-Göran Carlsson, Jan Skoog, Rolf Ridderstråle
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Patent number: 7811347Abstract: In a centrifugal separator for cleaning a gas comprising liquid impurities, a stationary casing encloses a separation space having an inner wall surface. The separator comprises an inlet for the gas. A rotating member rotates around and brings the gas to rotation for separation of at least a main part of the liquid impurities from the gas. A gas outlet is provided downstream the rotating member for discharge of the cleaned gas. A first liquid outlet discharges the liquid impurities and comprises an outlet hole. An annular surface extends inwardly from the wall surface and is located downstream the outlet hole. The first liquid outlet comprises an annular shield element extending from the annular surface at a distance and radially inside the outlet hole. The shield element and the annular surface form an annular groove radially inside the outlet hole.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2007Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Alfa Laval Corporate ABInventors: Claes-Göran Carlsson, Jan Skoog, Tommy Myrvang, Rolf Ridderstråle
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Patent number: 7789076Abstract: This document describes a device for cleaning of crankcase gases from a combustion engine, and a combustion engine having such a device. An inlet conduit is connected to a crankcase of the combustion engine. A centrifugal separator receives a flow of crankcase gases from the crankcase via the inlet conduit and comprises a routable centrifuge rotor for centrifuging the crankcase gases. A drive device drives the centrifuge rotor. An outlet conduit discharges cleaned crankcase gases from the centrifugal separator. The rotary speed of the drive device, and thus the rotary speed of the centrifuge rotor, is controllable depending on the gas pressure in the crankcase. An export conduit may be connected to the inlet conduit and adapted to enable discharge of a flow of crankcase gases from the crankcase by-passing the centrifugal separator depending on the gas pressure in the crankcase.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2005Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Alfa Laval Corporate ABInventors: Leonard Borgström, Claes-Göran Carlsson, Hans Moberg, Jan Skoog, Carl Häggmark
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Publication number: 20100084314Abstract: A method and a device for separation of a fluid in the liquid state comprising two liquids that are not mutually miscible, with different densities, wherein a first liquid is to be cleansed from a second liquid, whereby the fluid in the liquid state is conducted through a rotor where centrifugal separation of the second liquid from the first liquid takes place, and is then conducted into a tank, with the proportion of the second liquid being reduced to less than 5%, and by conducting the fluid, after centrifugal separation, through a restriction, whereby the pressure of the fluid in the liquid state is reduced, which causes portions of the fluid in the liquid state to evaporate so that further portions of the second liquid escape in the form of a gas which is conducted away, thereby further reducing the proportion of the second liquid in the outgoing fluid in the liquid state.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2007Publication date: April 8, 2010Applicant: ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE ABInventors: Claes-Goran Carlsson, Leonard Borgstrom, Carl Haggmark, Hans Moberg, Jan Skoog
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Publication number: 20090223496Abstract: This document describes a device for cleaning of crankcase gases from a combustion engine, and a combustion engine having such a device. An inlet conduit is connected to a crankcase of the combustion engine. A centrifugal separator receives a flow of crankcase gases from the crankcase via the inlet conduit and comprises a routable centrifuge rotor for centrifuging the crankcase gases. A drive device drives the centrifuge rotor. An outlet conduit discharges cleaned crankcase gases from the centrifugal separator. The rotary speed of the drive device, and thus the rotary speed of the centrifuge rotor, is controllable depending on the gas pressure in the crankcase. An export conduit may be connected to the inlet conduit and adapted to enable discharge of a flow of crankcase gases from the crankcase by-passing the centrifugal separator depending on the gas pressure in the crankcase.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2005Publication date: September 10, 2009Applicant: Alfa Laval Corporate ABInventors: Leonard Borgstrom, Claes-Goran Carlsson, Hans Moberg, Jan Skoog, Carl Haggmark
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Publication number: 20090025563Abstract: In a centrifugal separator for cleaning a gas containing liquid impurities, a stationary casing encloses a separation space having an inner wall surface. An inlet is provided. A rotating member is provided in the separation space downstream the inlet rotates in a direction of rotation around an axis of rotation. The rotating member brings the gas to rotation in the direction of rotation for separation of liquid impurities from the gas. A gas outlet is provided downstream the rotating member for discharge of the cleaned gas. A first liquid outlet is provided upstream the gas outlet and downstream the rotating member for discharge of separated liquid impurities and comprises an outlet hole. A surrounding ring groove extends outwardly from the inner wall surface in the stationary casing and has a surrounding bottom surface, wherein the outlet hole extends outwardly from the bottom surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2007Publication date: January 29, 2009Applicant: ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE ABInventors: Leonard Borgstrom, Claes-Goran Carlsson, Jan Skoog, Rolf Ridderstrale
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Publication number: 20090013658Abstract: The invention refers to a centrifugal separator for cleaning of a gas containing liquid impurities. The centrifugal separator comprises a stationary casing, which encloses a separation space and has an inner wall surface. A rotating member is provided in the separation space and arranged to rotate in a direction of rotation around an axis (x) of rotation. The rotating member brings the gas to rotation for separation of the liquid impurities from the gas. A gas outlet is provided for discharge of the cleaned gas. A first liquid outlet is provided downstream the rotating member for discharge of separated liquid impurities. The separation space comprises an annular surface which extends between the rotating member and the inner wall surface. The annular surface is configured to transport liquid impurities radially outwardly to the first liquid outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2007Publication date: January 15, 2009Applicant: ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE ABInventors: Leonard Borgstrom, Claes-Goran Carlsson, Jan Skoog, Rolf Ridderstrale
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Publication number: 20090000258Abstract: In a centrifugal separator for cleaning a gas comprising liquid impurities, a stationary casing encloses a separation space having an inner wall surface. The separator comprises an inlet for the gas. A rotating member rotates around and brings the gas to rotation for separation of at least a main part of the liquid impurities from the gas. A gas outlet is provided downstream the rotating member for discharge of the cleaned gas. A first liquid outlet discharges the liquid impurities and comprises an outlet hole. An annular surface extends inwardly from the wall surface and is located downstream the outlet hole. The first liquid outlet comprises an annular shield element extending from the annular surface at a distance and radially inside the outlet hole. The shield element and the annular surface form an annular groove radially inside the outlet hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2007Publication date: January 1, 2009Applicant: ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE ABInventors: Claes-Goran Carlsson, Jan Skoog, Tommy Myrvang, Rolf Ridderstrale
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Patent number: 7152589Abstract: Upon cleaning of crankcase gas generated during operation of an internal combustion engine in its crankcase, a centrifugal separator is used, which includes a rotor arranged for rotation by means of a driving motor and arranged by its rotation suck crankcase gas from the crankcase through a conduit to the centrifugal separator. During operation of the combustion engine a parameter, e.g. a measurement of the load on the combustion engine is sensed, the magnitude of said parameter being related to the amount of crankcase gas generated per unit of time in the crankcase. Depending upon a sensed change of the sensed parameter the rotational speed of the rotor of the centrifugal separator is changed in a way such that the gas pressure in the crankcase is maintained at a predetermined value, or within a predetermined pressure interval, during the operation of the combustion engine.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2003Date of Patent: December 26, 2006Assignee: Alfa Laval Corporate ABInventors: Mats Ekeroth, Claes-Goran Carlsson, Rolf Ridderstrale, Jan Skoog, Goran Strom, Claes Wase
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Patent number: 7118521Abstract: A centrifugal separator has a centrifugal rotor that is rotatable about a vertical axis and has both a rotor body for separation of two liquids, having different densities, and a pumping member that is designed to pump via the outside of a conical body a mixture of said two liquids into the rotor body from a surface layer of a liquid body situated below the rotor body.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2003Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: Alfa Laval Corporate ABInventors: Leonard Borgstrom, Claes-Goran Carlsson, Peter Franzen, Claes Inge, Torgny Lagerstedt, Hans Moberg, Stefan Szepessy
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Patent number: 7056363Abstract: A centrifugal separator for cleaning of a gas from solid and/or liquid particles suspended therein, includes a stationary housing and a rotor arranged therein. The rotor at its one axial end has a central inlet for gas to be cleaned and delimits a central space communicating with the inlet. Around the central space a stack of conical separation discs is arranged in the rotor. These discs form between themselves several through flow passages which at their one ends communicate with the central space in the rotor and at their other ends communicate directly with a receiving chamber surrounding the rotor in the stationary housing. The rotor supports several turbine blades, which are arranged in a ring around the central inlet of the rotor, and at least one nozzle is adapted to direct a gaseous driving fluid towards the turbine blades for the rotor rotation.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2004Date of Patent: June 6, 2006Assignee: Alfa Laval Corporate ABInventors: Claes-Göran Carlsson, Thomas Eliasson, Peter Franzén, Ingvar Hällgren, Torgny Lagerstedt
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Patent number: 7033411Abstract: A centrifugal separator for cleaning of a gas from solid and/or liquid particles suspended therein, includes a stationary housing and a rotor arranged therein. The rotor at its one axial end has a central inlet for gas to be cleaned and delimits a central space communicating with the inlet. Around the central space a stack of conical separation discs is arranged in the rotor. These discs form between themselves several through flow passages which at their one ends communicate with the central space in the rotor and at their other ends communicate directly with a receiving chamber surrounding the rotor in the stationary housing. The rotor supports several turbine blades, which are arranged in a ring around the central inlet of the rotor, and at least one nozzle is adapted to direct a gaseous driving fluid towards the turbine blades for the rotor rotation.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2001Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: Alfa Laval Corporate ABInventors: Claes-Göran Carlsson, Thomas Eliasson, Peter Franzén, Ingvar Hällgren, Torgny Lagerstedt
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Patent number: 7022150Abstract: In a centrifugal separator, the rotor of which is adapted to be driven by means of a gaseous driving fluid, the rotor itself supports a ring of turbine blades extending around the rotational axis of the rotor. A stationary nozzle is adapted to direct a flow of the driving fluid towards the ring of turbine members. After the driving fluid has passed between the turbine blades and has influenced them for driving of the centrifugal rotor, it enters a reversing chamber formed by a stationary reversing member. In the reversing chamber the driving fluid is caused to change its direction and is then conducted again towards the ring of turbine members in order to be utilized a second time for driving of the centrifugal rotor.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2001Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: Alfa Laval Corporate ABInventors: Leonard Borgström, Claes-Göran Carlsson, Peter Franzén, Claes Inge, Torgny Lagerstedt, Hans Moberg, Stefan Szepessy
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Publication number: 20060048761Abstract: Upon cleaning of crankcase gas generated during operation of an internal combustion engine in its crankcase, a centrifugal separator is used, which includes a rotor arranged for rotation by means of a driving motor and arranged by its rotation suck crankcase gas from the crankcase through a conduit to the centrifugal separator. During operation of the combustion engine a parameter, e.g. a measurement of the load on the combustion engine is sensed, the magnitude of said parameter being related to the amount of crankcase gas generated per unit of time in the crankcase. Depending upon a sensed change of the sensed parameter the rotational speed of the rotor of the centrifugal separator is changed in a way such that the gas pressure in the crankcase is maintained at a predetermined value, or within a predetermined pressure interval, during the operation of the combustion engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2003Publication date: March 9, 2006Applicant: Alfa Laval Corporate ABInventors: Mats Ekeroth, Claes-Goran Carlsson, Rolf Ridderstrale, Jan Skoog, Goran Strom, Claes Wase
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Publication number: 20050170943Abstract: A centrifugal separator has a centrifugal rotor that is rotatable about a vertical axis and has both a rotor body for separation of two liquids, having different densities, and a pumping member that is designed to pump via the outside of a conical body a mixture of said two liquids into the rotor body from a surface layer of a liquid body situated below the rotor body.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2003Publication date: August 4, 2005Applicant: Alfa Laval Corporate ABInventors: Leonard Borgstrom, Claes-Goran Carlsson, Peter Franzen, Claes Inge, Torgny Lagerstedt, Hans Moberg, Stefan Szepessy