Abstract: A docking station for a vacuum cleaner has a first stage momentum separator which has a plurality of walls comprising an upper wall, a lower wall, and a first sidewall, wherein the first sidewall comprises a first side screen which comprises an air outlet of the momentum separator. A first air flow chamber is located between a first end wall, which is spaced from and faces the first side screen, and the first side screen. A second stage separator, which comprising at least one cyclone, is provided downstream from the first air flow chamber. In operation, air exits the momentum separator through the first side screen and travels through the first air flow chamber to the at least one cyclone.

Abstract: A secondary filter element for a filter arrangement is provided with a filter medium and a circumferentially extending sealing device that seals the secondary filter element in respect to a filter receptacle of the filter arrangement. The circumferentially extending sealing device has an oval geometry with a long side and a short side. The circumferentially extending sealing device has an outer surface projecting, in a radial direction of the secondary filter element, farther past the filter medium when viewed along the short side compared to when viewed along the long side. A filter arrangement has a filter receptacle. A main filter element is received in the filter receptacle, and a secondary filter element is received in the main filter element. The circumferentially extending sealing device of the secondary filter element projects in a radial direction of the secondary filter element outwardly past an interior of the main filter element.

Abstract: A docking station for a robotic surface cleaning apparatus has a momentum separator. The momentum separator has an upper wall, a lower wall and a first sidewall extending between the upper and lower walls. The first sidewall comprises a side screen and an end wall is spaced from and faces the side screen whereby an up flow chamber is positioned between the end wall and the side screen. The upper wall also comprises an upper screen and an upper end wall is spaced from and faces the upper screen wherein an upper air flow chamber is positioned between the upper end wall and the upper screen.

Abstract: An oil mist separator includes a case. The case includes an inlet, an outlet, a gas passage, and an oil discharge portion. The case includes a first member located in an upper portion of the case, a second member located in a lower portion of the case, and a third member partitioning the first member and the second member. The first member, the second member, and the third member are welded to each other in a stacked state. The gas passage includes an upper passage defined by the first member and the third member, a lower passage defined by the second member and the third member, and a connection passage. The connection passage connects the upper passage to the lower passage at a portion in the case corresponding to an end of the case on one side.

Abstract: A duct is provided and includes a tubular member having an inlet portion, an outlet portion and a central portion interposed between the inlet and outlet portions and a tributary tubular member fluidly coupled to the tubular member at the central portion. The tributary tubular member includes first and second torus sectors defining first and second apertures, respectively, through which an upstream end of the central portion extends. The second torus sector is disposed within the first torus sector to define a sectioned toroidal annulus about the first and second apertures and between an exterior surface of the second torus sector and an interior surface of the first torus sector.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for achieving progressive reduction of flue gas is disclosed. Accordingly, an aspect of the present invention is to provide an apparatus comprising of an orifice chamber having an inlet pipe for receiving the flue gas, a flow region defined downstream of an exit of the inlet pipe and having at least a first section and a second section, and an outlet pipe to disperse a pressure reduced flue gas. The first section defined downstream of the inlet pipe has a flow developer means and at least one auxiliary orifice plate. The second section defined downstream of the first section has a plurality of orifice plates spaced apart along a flow length of the second section.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a gas-liquid separation system and a method for operating a gas-liquid separation system.

Abstract: An air dryer system to keep brakes free from ice and water. The air dryer system includes a canister having a side wall and a bottom defining an upwardly opening chamber. A lid may be removably secured to the canister for an air tight closure of the chamber. A ball valve is coupled to the bottom of the canister. A t-connector is coupled to the canister via the ball valve. The ball valve places the t-connector in fluid communication with the chamber. A quick release coupling may be attached to the ball valve. A plurality of glad hand connectors are disposed at distal ends of the t-connector allowing the air dryer system to be easily assembled to a truck and truck trailer.

Abstract: A form of crossflow filtration particle separator which receives a particle laden moving fluid surrounded by a clear moving fluid at a proximal end, and separates the particles into a collection zone, or collector, in response to vortices created by diagonal slits and baffles located from the center of the particle separator to its distal end. The filter operates horizontally in a small amount of space without use of physical filter media or the need of a high pressure flow, while allowing delicate particles to be separated without damage. Particle collection structures allow the separated particles to be carried away in a separate flow.

Abstract: Apparatus for conditioning of gases, particularly sealing gas, comprising a separator unit (3), particularly for separating liquids and/or particles from the gas flowing through the apparatus, and a collecting container (1) for the trapped substances, said apparatus being characterized in that the separator unit (3) has a cyclone separator (3).

Abstract: This swirl flow generator is used to purify air by removing foreign matters such as liquid droplets and dusts contained in the air. A cylindrical blade portion (34) is arranged in a swirl flow generating chamber (24) through which the air flows in the axial direction, and the air flowed in the axial direction along the blades (35) is radially jetted toward inside of the cylindrical blade portion (34) to form swirl flow. The air supplied into the swirl flow generating chamber (24) in the axial direction is guided by the closing lid portion (38) toward the inflow-side end surface of the cylindrical blade portion (34). The air flow downward from the outside of the cylindrical blade portion (34) is prevented by the annular base portion (33).

Abstract: A tube for the conduction or discharge of wet flue gases subjected to a scrubbing has a helically formed guide element on an inner surface of the tube and having a plurality of turns. A film trap is provided on the inner surface of the tube between adjacent turns of the guide element.

Abstract: An air filter is provided and may include a first housing and a filter media disposed within the first housing. A second housing may include an inlet port receiving air at a first pressure from the first housing and an outlet port returning the air to the first housing at a second pressure, less than the first pressure. The second housing may remove debris from the air prior to returning the air to the first housing.

Abstract: A filter device for cleaning a gas flow has a hollow cylindrical pre-separator on whose outer side guide vanes are arranged. At least a portion of the guide vanes is provided with a rib that protrudes over the guide vane surface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an inertial separator for gas liquid separation, comprising: a tubular body (12) having an inlet (14) extending through a sidewall of the body (12) substantially in tangential direction, an annular duct (16) arranged inside the tubular body (12) and being in fluid communication with the inlet (14), wherein the annular duct (16) extends into an interior chamber (18) of the tubular body (12) via an annular gap (20) extending between an inside facing side wall portion (15) of the body (12) and a first insert (30; 50).

Abstract: This filter is used for purifying air by removing foreign matters such as liquid droplets contained in the air. A separation unit is formed by a primary port, a port block to which a secondary port is formed, and a separation cylinder attached to the port block. Inside a swirl flow generating chamber of the separation unit, a cylinder blade portion formed by arranging a plurality of blades, which are extended in an axial direction along an inner peripheral surface and also inclined in a circumferential direction, in a cylindrical form is provided. The air flowed into the swirl flow generating chamber is caused to be a swirl flow by the cylindrical blade portion and foreign matters such as liquid droplets are discharged toward a collection container in a separation chamber. The purified air is guided from a discharge pipe to the secondary port.

Abstract: Separation device comprising a swirler (1, 20, 30) of a sheet material comprising a plurality of vanes (4) with a flow entrance side edge (6) defining an entrance angle (?) and a flow exit side edge (8) defining an exit angle (?). The flow entrance side edge and flow exit side edge extend from a center section (3) to a peripheral edge (9), which extends between end points of the flow entrance edge and the flow exit edge. The entrance angle is larger than the exit angle. The swirler can me made from a blank (10) by cutting out cutting lines defining the peripheral edges, the flow entrance edges and flow exit edges of a plurality of vanes (4) of a swirler. The vanes are subsequently bent to define the exit and entrance angles. Optionally, the swirler can be stacked with one or more correspondingly cut and bent swirlers to form a single stacked swirler (20, 30).

Abstract: A cyclone separator (1) for separating particles from a gas flow, includes: a first housing component (3) with a guiding apparatus (7) for providing the inflowing gas flow with an angular momentum, a second housing component (4) with an immersion tube (10) through which the cleaned gas flow can be discharged, and a cyclone tube (9) which surrounds the immersion tube (10) and on which at least one opening (11) is formed for discharging the particles that are separated from the gas flow. The cyclone tube (9) is formed on the second housing component (4).

Abstract: The invention relates to a separator of fluid medium components, said separator including, along one axis, a movable assembly that is rotatable around the axis. Said separator moreover includes an output device. The movable assembly includes a cylindrical separation chamber having an inner wall. The output device includes a second outlet and a first outlet that is farther than the second outlet from the axis. The output device includes a third outlet that is farther than the first outlet from the axis and is intended for extracting a third fluid component comprising solid particles. Said third outlet includes an edge that is near an inner wall of the separation chamber.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a vessel for separating solid particles from a gas containing solid particles, said vessel comprising a plate provided with openings across the vessel such that the plate divides the vessel in a first and second space, a number of filter elements extending from the openings into the first space, a vessel opening for receiving the gas containing solid particles, fluidly connected to the first space, an vessel outlet opening for discharge of solids, fluidly connected to the first space and a vessel outlet opening for gas, fluidly connected to the second space. The first space further comprises one or more cyclone separation devices having an inlet fluidly connected to the vessel opening for receiving the gas containing solid particles, a cyclone gas outlet fluidly connected to the first space and a solids cyclone outlet.

Abstract: Cyclones for gas-solid separators are provided, which are especially applicable for use in a downflowing third stage separator (TSS) for the removal of dust particles, such as solid catalyst fines, from the flue gas streams exiting the catalyst regenerator in fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) processes. A cyclone comprises a barrel and a central hub disposed within the barrel to provide an annular section between the outer diameter of the central hub and the inner diameter of the barrel. Swirl vanes extend radially into the annular section. A shield is disposed at least partially within the annular section and at least partially within the swirl vanes. The shield radially divides the annular section into an inner annular portion and an outer annular portion.

Abstract: A compressor compressing a fluid including lubricating oil includes, on the discharge side thereof, a first separation chamber for separating the lubricating oil by generating a swirling flow in the fluid. The first separation chamber includes: a circumferential wall; an inflow port that is formed in the circumferential wall and causes the fluid to flow into the first separation chamber; and a guiding plate extending from the circumferential wall. The guiding plate extends so as to face the inflow port in a direction where the fluid flows from the inflow port into the first separation chamber, and so as to deflect the fluid flow from the inflow port to guide it along an inner circumferential surface of the circumferential wall.

Abstract: An oil separator has a container main body and an flow channel. A partition wall member faces the opening of the flow channel and extends along a wall of the container main body. An upper end member seals the space between the upper end of the partition wall member and the container main body. A side end member seals a space between one side end of the partition wall member and the wall of the container main body. A gap between the partition wall member and the wall of the container main body is narrower than an inner diameter of the flow channel and is largest at an open side end. An outer circumference of the partition wall member is longer than half of the inner diameter of the flow channel and shorter than half of the circumferential length of the inner wall of the container main body.

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 gas-liquid rotating separator has first and second sets of magnetically permeable members magnetically interacting with each other to effect rotation of a separator element. A nonauthorized replacement separator element missing the second set of magnetically permeable members will not effect designated operation, thus ensuring, at maintenance servicing, installation of an authorized replacement separator element.

Abstract: A method for assembling turbomachinery having combined particle separation device and flow regulating device is provided. The turbomachinery includes a casing; a compressor attached to an inside of the casing, the compressor having a shaft supported by bearings; and a cooling system mounted inside the casing and configured to cool the bearings of the compressor with a cooling fluid. The cooling system includes a particle separation device configured to separate particles from the cooling fluid, and a flow regulation device that fluidly communicates with the particle separation device without contacting the particle separation device. The flow regulation device is disposed adjacent to the particle separation device within a wall of the casing.

Abstract: A cyclone type oil separation device is provided to suppress rescattering of oil that has been once captured from blow-by gas while achieving reduction in cost for an oil adsorption layer. The device is provided with a main body, a gas introduction part mounted on a side wall of the main body for introducing oil-mixed gas into an interior of the main body, a gas discharge part mounted on an upper wall of the main body for discharging gas of the oil-mixed gas from which oil is separated to the outside of the main body, an oil catcher provided in an inner surface of the main body, and a space defined between the oil catcher and the inner surface, through which the captured oil flows down.

Abstract: A particle separator and air filter system are provided and may include a housing having an inlet and an outlet. The housing may remove debris from air entering the housing at the inlet prior to expelling cleansed air at the outlet. A baffle may be disposed within the housing and may define a first path for directing cleansed air to the outlet and may cooperate with an inner surface of the housing to define a second path that causes the air to circulate within the second housing. The baffle may include an opening permitting communication between the first path and the second path.

Abstract: A filter for precipitating solid materials from a pressure medium or a gas includes an inlet and an outlet channel implemented in a filter housing. A filter element is disposed in the filter housing. Pressure medium flows through an outer surface of the filter element by means of the inlet channel into an interior area, and from the area to the outlet channel. The outer surface of the filter element, together with an inner surface of the filter housing, delimits an inlet chamber in which the pressure medium encompasses the filter element. The inlet channel and/or the inlet chamber are thereby embodied such that a centrifugal force acting approximately radially to the filter housing acts on the medium flowing into the inlet chamber, whereby the particles can be filtered out of the pressure medium in addition to the filter element.

Abstract: A fat or grease filter for a ventilator or exhaust hood is provided, and includes a cartridge assembly that is removably attached to a tube assembly. The cartridge assembly includes at least one helix assembly that is received in an associated tube of the tube assembly. The at least one helix assembly located inside the associated tube defines a first helical air path between an inlet located at an upper front side of the tube assembly and a bottom equalizer manifold connected to the associated tube, and a second helical air path between the equalizer manifold and an outlet located at an upper back side of the tube assembly. The equalizer manifold directs the air flow from the first to the second helical air path. Centrifugal force created within the first and second helical air paths causes fatty particles to separate from the airstream and stick inside the tube.

Abstract: An air pre-cleaner for centrifugally ejecting heavier than air particulates from an air stream for use in an apparatus having an air intake includes an impeller assembly mounted for rotation with a wave washer. A two-part housing including first and second parts that are manually releasably securable together permits removal of housing part for cleaning of the pre-cleaner without the use of tools.

Abstract: A cyclone comprises a cyclone chamber having a first end having a first end wall, a second end having a second end wall, a sidewall, an air inlet at the first end, an air outlet and a first central insert member extending away from a center of the second end wall into the cyclone chamber wherein the first central insert member comprises a central member wall extending away from the second end wall and the central member wall and the second end wall meet at a first juncture that extends at an angle to both the central member wall and the second end wall

Abstract: Disclosed in a filter for filtering a working fluid comprising a canister having an inlet and an outlet; a first partially perforated generally conical member positioned in said canister; a second generally conical member positioned inside said first partially perforated generally conical member, whereby the working fluid upon entering the inlet is caused to spin inside the canister, to pass through the perforated portion of the first generally conical member, to enter an inlet to the second generally conical member, to spin within the second conical member and to pass through the outlet.

Abstract: A separation device for removing at least part of a liquid from a mixture which comprises a gas and the liquid in the form of droplets, comprises: a) a housing comprising first, second and third separation sections for separating liquid from the mixture, wherein the second section is arranged below the first section and above the third section, the respective sections are in communication with each other, and the second section comprises a rotating coalescer element; b) tangentially arranged means to introduce the mixture into the first section; c) means to remove liquid from the first section; d) means to remove liquid from the third section; and e) means to remove a gaseous stream, lean in liquid, from the third section. A separation process for removing at least part of a liquid from a mixture comprising the liquid in the form of droplets using the separation device.

Abstract: A device for separating and collecting liquid in gas from a reservoir, which is attached to processing equipment (14, 15) for gas, said gas being delivered to the processing equipment from the device via an inlet pipe (24) to the processing equipment and the collected liquid is removed periodically from the device via liquid outlet pipe (7). The device is formed of a liquid separator (1) and a liquid collector (2) which are two separate chambers, and which are connected to each other via a valve (3), and that for draining of the collected liquid, the liquid collector (2) is connected to an outlet pipe (19) from the processing equipment via an intermediate valve (6), draining taking place with the aid of compressed gas which via the intermediate valve (6) is supplied from the processing equipment, or alternatively from onshore or a platform, from a gas pipe or a well stream gas pipe on the seabed or the like.

Abstract: A system and process for extending turndown in a gas-liquid separator is presented. The system includes a first mist extractor with a first operating range and a second mist extractor with a second operating range. The mist extractors are generally of the same type, with the second operating range being different than the first operating range. A gas stream containing entrained liquid droplets flows through the first mist extractor and then through the second mist extractor. Each mist extractor coalesces and captures the liquid droplets within its own operating range, expanding the overall operating range of the separator. Additional mist extractors may be added to cover any gap between the first and second operating ranges.

Abstract: A fluid separator includes a casing and a tubular main body disposed in the casing and having a central axis, inlet and outlet ends spaced along the axis, inner and outer circumferential surfaces; and drain passage(s) extending radially between the inner and outer surfaces. A collection chamber is defined between the outer surface and the casing and the inner surface defines a central flow passage, such that liquid contacting the inner surface flows through the drain passage(s) and into the collection chamber. A deflector disposed within the flow passage includes a hub located on the central axis with a bore and a plurality of vanes extending radially between the hub and the main body inner surface. Each vane has a first channeling surface facing toward the body inlet and a second channeling surface facing away from the inlet. Recirculation members fluidly connect the collection chamber with the hub bore.

Abstract: Embodiments of a gas-solids separation unit and embodiments of a method for manufacturing a separation unit are provided. In one embodiment, the separation unit includes a cyclonic separator and a vessel having a flue gas chamber, a clean gas chamber, and an entrained solids chamber between the flue gas chamber and the clean gas chamber. The cyclonic separator includes, in turn, a cyclone barrel extending from the flue gas chamber toward the clean gas chamber, a swirl vane positioned across the cyclone barrel, a gas outlet tube fluidly coupling the cyclone barrel to the clean gas chamber, and a first check valve opening formed through the barrel sidewall upstream of the gas outlet tube. The check valve opening fluidly couples the cyclone barrel to the entrained solids chamber to permit the centrifugal separation of the particulate matter from the gas stream during operation of the gas-solids separation unit.

Abstract: In a multi-stage steam-water separation device and a steam-water separator, a first swirl vane (6) which causes a gas-liquid two-phase flow to rise while swirling is provided in a first riser (5) of a first steam-water separator (2), and a second swirl vane (12) which causes the gas-liquid two-phase flow which has passed through the first swirl vane (6) to rise while swirling at a speed higher than that provided by the first swirl vane (6), is provided in a second riser (11).

Abstract: The inlet device has a horn-shaped passage piece at a peripheral wall of a column that feeds a fluid tangentially into the column so that the fluid enters into a vortex flow that rotates around an axis adjacent to a central axis of the column. A middle zone and discharge zone of the passage piece are made in the manner of a diffuser and abut the peripheral wall to extends over less than one half of the wall. A discharge zone of the passage piece through which flow takes place presets a middle flow direction of the fluid which extends along the peripheral wall and is inclined against the main direction.

Abstract: A vortex finder support is provided for fixing a vortex finder in an inlet region of a cyclone that includes a waste gas conduit leading out of the inlet region. A sleeve-shaped support element is configured to be disposed in the waste gas conduit and associated to the vortex finder, the support element including at least one lateral mounting hole having an approximately rectangular cross-section. A ring is configured to surround the support element and at least one of surround and be integrated in the waste gas conduit, the ring including a lateral opening. At least one holt having an approximately rectangular cross-section is configured to extend through the lateral opening of the ring and the mounting hole of the support element so as to connect the ring with the support element.

Abstract: An engine crankcase breather for oil segregation, from blow-by gases, in an engine. The engine crankcase breather includes a housing with an inlet located in a downstream direction of the blow-by gases and an outlet. The breather also includes a baffle within the housing which poses a tortuous path for the blow-by gases, in order to segregate oil particles from the blow-by gases. The baffle includes a hook-shaped portion, in which the oil segregation takes place. The engine crankcase breather further includes a trough extending within the housing. The trough is aligned with the hook-shaped portion of the baffle, to collect the segregated oil from the blow-by gases.

Abstract: A cyclonic separator comprising a first cyclone stage, a second cyclone stage, an inlet duct, and an outlet duct. The first cyclone stage comprises a first dirt collection chamber. The second cyclone stage is located downstream of the first cyclone stage and comprises a second dirt collection chamber. The inlet duct carries fluid to the first cyclone stage, and the outlet duct carries fluid from the second cyclone stage. The first dirt collection chamber then surrounds at least partly the inlet duct and the outlet duct.

Abstract: A separator comprises a separation chamber (1) with at least one inlet (11a) in its upper part, a solids outlet (12) in its lower part and two outlet pipes (2 and 3) for fractions of gas. Also described is a method which the separator uses, with the fractions of gas being sucked out in two separation zones generated inside the chamber, one with reverse flow and the other with unidirectional flow.

Abstract: High molecular weight (HMW) gases are separated from an exhaust gas of a combustion source using a blower and an interior vent within the exhaust stack. The interior vent includes a vent wall having a top portion attached to the interior surface of the exhaust stack along the entire inner perimeter of the exhaust stack and a lower portion that extends downward into the exhaust stack to form an annular space or gap between the vent wall and the interior surface of the exhaust stack, and at least one opening in the interior surface of the exhaust stack between the top and bottom portions of the vent wall. The blower creates a tangential flow of the exhaust gas with sufficient centrifugal force to concentrate substantially all of the HMW gases along the inner surface of the exhaust stack. A transfer pipe removes the HMW gases from the interior vent.

Abstract: Assembly to separate a multiphase flow, comprising at least one compact separation unit chosen among an in-line deliquidiser and an in-line phase splitter, said compact separation unit is arranged to receive the multiphase flow for separation thereof to a gas flow and a mainly liquid containing flow, an outlet for gas, arranged to receive the gas flow from the compact separation unit and possible additional gas flows, one or more conduit separators, arranged to receive the mainly liquid containing flow from the compact separation unit and any additional liquid containing flows, having an outlet for liquid from the at least one conduit separator in a low-lying part thereof.

Abstract: A cyclonic separation apparatus for a vacuum cleaner, the cyclonic separation apparatus comprising: a cyclone with a hollow cylindrical body, a hollow frustro-conical body tapering away from the cylindrical body and a longitudinal central axis through the cylindrical body and the frustro-conical body; a discharge nozzle through the frustro-conical body at a longitudinal end; an air inlet port arranged tangentially through a side of the cylindrical body; and an air outlet port through the cylindrical body at an opposite longitudinal end; a dirt container in communication with the cyclone; and a deflector fin arranged within the cyclone to deflect, in use, air flow from the air inlet port in a helical path around the cyclone and towards the discharge nozzle. A vacuum cleaner comprising a motor coupled to a fan and the cyclonic separation apparatus.

Abstract: A cam shaft has a tubular part extending longitudinally along an axis and a helical body fixed in the tubular part and having a first helical passage extending between an inlet end where a first pressure is present and an outlet end where a second pressure is present. This helical body forms an oil separator between the inlet and outlet ends. A flow-blocking element at the inlet end moves as a function of a pressure differential between the first and second pressures to open and close the first helical passage.

Abstract: The invention relates to a separation system comprising a flow inlet (16). The separation system comprises a swirl valve (100), arranged to receive and control the flux of a fluid flow via the flow inlet (16) and to generate a swirling flow, swirling about a central axis (11). The separation system further comprises a separation chamber (40) positioned downstream with respect of the swirl valve (100) to receive the swirling flow from the swirl valve (100), wherein the separation chamber (40) comprises a first and second flow outlet (41, 42). The first flow outlet (41) is positioned to receive an inner portion of the swirling flow and the second outlet (42) is positioned to receive an outer portion of the swirling flow.

Abstract: A cyclone separator (100; 100?) including a first cyclone component (10; 10?) having at least one substantially cylindrical cell pipe (12) including a guide device (14), a particle outlet (30) for separated particles, and a second cyclone component (20; 20?) including at least one immersion pipe (22). The immersion pipe (22) is received in the cell pipe (12), at the outflow side end and is connected at least partially to the outflow side end of the cell pipe (12) and includes a central outlet (24) for the purified gas stream.