Continuous Confined Flow Path Patents (Class 55/461)
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Patent number: 11719201Abstract: An air intake device for a vehicle. The device includes an inlet for air, a first outlet arranged for providing air to an engine of the vehicle and a second outlet arranged for discharging liquid separated from the air provided to the first outlet, and an intermediate portion forming an air channel extending from the inlet to the first outlet and the second outlet. A bottom surface on the inside of the intermediate portion is inclined relative to a horizontal plane for directing liquid in the air channel towards the second outlet.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: NINGBO GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CO.Inventor: Anders Karlsson
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Publication number: 20150135660Abstract: The present invention describes a jet engine with a device for spraying oil into an air-oil volume flow guided inside a flow cross-section limited by a wall area. The air-oil volume flow is guidable through an oil separator in order to separate the oil. In accordance with the invention, the oil can be sprayed into the air-oil volume flow in the area of the device via an outlet area designed movable relative to the wall area.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2014Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventors: Juergen BEIER, Gideon VENTER
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Publication number: 20150135663Abstract: The present invention describes a jet engine with a device for spraying oil into an air-oil volume flow guided inside a flow cross-section limited by a wall area. The air-oil volume flow is guidable through an oil separator in order to separate the oil. In accordance with the invention, the oil can be sprayed into the air-oil volume flow in the area of the device via an outlet area rigidly connected to the wall area.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2014Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventors: Juergen BEIER, Gideon VENTER
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Publication number: 20150089907Abstract: A centrifugal spark arrestor having a main body portion with a first end and a second end spaced from one another. The main body has an interior wall defining a flow path for the flow of air through the main body and a longitudinal axis. An inlet is positioned at the first end and extends generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The inlet is in operative communication with the flow path. An outlet is positioned at the second end; the outlet is in operative communication with the flow path. At least one baffle is positioned within the main body portion between the first and second ends, partially extending into the flow path. Air is pulled into the inlet and forced initially in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and against the interior wall. The air is forced through the main body portion to the outlet in a centrifugal flow path. The baffle is engaged by the air flowing through the main body portion with any particles entrained within the air impinging upon the baffle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: John Reid, Jerry Douglas, Mike Hattingh
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Patent number: 8992648Abstract: 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).Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Koganei CorporationInventor: Hiraku Sakai
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Patent number: 8986431Abstract: A purification arrangement for a gas pipeline system includes a pressure vessel and at least a modular separator assembly and a modular filter assembly in the interior of the pressure vessel. A gas flow may be established through the pressure vessel, and the gas may pass through the modular separator and filter assemblies to remove liquid and/or solid particulates from the gas.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Pall CorporationInventors: Jean-Pierre Cabourdin, Olivier Trifilieff, Pierre Blanc, Joseph Samaha
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Publication number: 20140373307Abstract: The present invention relates to a cyclone separation device for separating particles from air and a cyclone vacuum cleaner (80). It has the objective to reduce noise without impairing the dirt separation performance. This is achieved an arrangement comprising a cyclone chamber (10), a dirt collecting chamber (50) arranged adjacent to the cyclone chamber (10) for collecting dirt particles separated from air, a dirt-duct (40) between the cyclone chamber (10) and the dirt collecting chamber (50) for allowing dirt particles to pass from the cyclone chamber (10) towards the dirt collecting chamber (50), and an air- guide (60) arranged adjacent to the dirt-duct (40) for reducing the momentum of the air in the dirt-duct (40).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2012Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: Johannes Tseard Van Der Kooi, Michael Van den Bosch, Peter Dam
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Publication number: 20140237956Abstract: A cyclone comprises a cyclone chamber having an air inlet, an air outlet, a first end wall, a second end wall and a sidewall, the air inlet has an inlet end having a shape and a cross sectional area in a plane transverse to a direction of airflow through the air inlet, and the air inlet is provided at a first juncture of the sidewall and the first end wall, wherein the first juncture downstream of the inlet is configured to at least approximate a portion of the shape of the air inlet that is adjacent the first juncture.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: G.B.D. CORP.Inventor: Wayne Ernest Conrad
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Publication number: 20140237955Abstract: A cyclone comprises a cyclone chamber having an air inlet, an air outlet, a first end wall, a second end wall and a sidewall, the air inlet has an inlet end having a shape and a cross sectional area in a plane transverse to a direction of airflow through the air inlet, and the air inlet is provided at a first juncture of the sidewall and the first end wall, the first end wall has a vortex finder having a wall that meets the first end wall at a second juncture, wherein the inlet is spaced from the vortex finderType: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: G.B.D. Corp.Inventor: Wayne Ernest Conrad
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Patent number: 8764869Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator and more specifically, but not exclusively, to a centrifugal separator for the cleaning of a gaseous fluid. A centrifugal separator is provided as comprising a housing defining an inner space, and a rotor assembly for imparting a rotary motion onto a mixture of substances to be separated. The rotor assembly is located in said inner space and is rotatable about an axis relative to the housing. The rotor assembly comprises an inlet for receiving said mixture of substances, an outlet from which said substances are ejected from the rotor assembly during use, and a flow path for providing fluid communication between the inlet and outlet, wherein the outlet is positioned more radially outward from said axis than the inlet.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2012Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Alfa Laval Corporate ABInventor: Thomas Eliasson
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Publication number: 20140130672Abstract: A purification arrangement for a gas pipeline system includes a pressure vessel and at least first and second purification assemblies in the interior of the pressure vessel. A gas flow may be established through the pressure vessel, and the gas may pass through the first purification assembly and the second purification assembly to remove liquid and/or solid particulates from the gas. At least one of the first and second purification assemblies includes a separator assembly having one or more separators which removes particulates and a shell mounted to one or more of the separators to collect and contain the removed particulates.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2012Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: PALL CORPORATIONInventors: Jean-Pierre Cabourdin, Olivier Trifilieff, Pierre Blanc, Joseph Samaha
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Patent number: 8696799Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2011Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Stoneridge, Inc.Inventor: Robert J. Steinman
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Patent number: 8679214Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator and more specifically, but not exclusively, to a centrifugal separator for the cleaning of a gaseous fluid. A centrifugal separator is provided as comprising a housing defining an inner space, and a rotor assembly for imparting a rotary motion onto a mixture of substances to be separated. The rotor assembly is located in said inner space and is rotatable about an axis relative to the housing. The rotor assembly comprises an inlet for receiving said mixture of substances, an outlet from which said substances are ejected from the rotor assembly during use, and a flow path for providing fluid communication between the inlet and outlet, wherein the outlet is positioned more radially outward from said axis than the inlet.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2012Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Alfa Laval Corporate ABInventor: Mats-Orjan Pogén
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Publication number: 20140075898Abstract: 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).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2011Publication date: March 20, 2014Inventor: Hiraku Sakai
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Publication number: 20130312490Abstract: The invention relates to a device (7) for collecting particles and microorganisms present in ambient air, the device comprising a cyclone enclosure (8) for centrifuging air, the enclosure being of conical or frustoconical shape, external air inlet means (16) for admitting air into the enclosure (8), and air outlet means connected by coupling means (19, 20, 21) to air inlet filter means (4) of an individual motorized respiratory protection appliance (A).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2011Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: BERTIN TECHNOLOGIESInventors: Amandine Verdier, Daniel Trouchet, Julien Charpentier, Bruno Vallayer
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Publication number: 20130298510Abstract: The invention relates to a cyclone based on inlet particle regulation. In particular, the invention provides a cyclone based on inlet particle regulation, comprising an inlet particle regulator and a cyclone, wherein the outlet of the inlet particle regulator is connected to the inlet of the cyclone, and the inlet particle regulator is used to achieve distribution of particles in the inlet cross-section of the cyclone from large to small or from small to large.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2011Publication date: November 14, 2013Inventors: Qiang Yang, Hualin Wang, Zhiming Li, Jiangang Wang, Wenjie Lv, Liang Ma
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Publication number: 20130269527Abstract: Systems and methods for gasifying a feedstock are provided. A gasifier can include a transfer line having a first leg and a second leg. A first end of the first leg can be adapted to be coupled to a cyclone and a second end of the first leg can be coupled to a first end of the second leg. The second end of the second leg can be adapted to be coupled to a standpipe. A centerline through the first leg can be oriented at an angle with a centerline through the second leg of from about 40° to about 140°.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2012Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: Kellogg Brown & Root LLCInventors: Iwan H. Chan, Yongchao Li
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Publication number: 20130255486Abstract: A separation system including a source of a gaseous mixture, the gaseous mixture comprising at least a first constituent and a second constituent, and a separation unit in communication with the source to receive the gaseous mixture and at least partially separate the first constituent from the second constituent, wherein the separation unit comprises at least one of a vortex separator and a pressure vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2013Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventors: John C. Hall, D. Anthony Galasso, Jon A. Magnuson
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Publication number: 20130232927Abstract: The invention relates to a separating device for separating a multiphase medium, comprising a cyclone separating device (1) that provokes an at least partial distribution of at least two phases of said medium with the formation of a vortex flow for the medium. The invention is characterized in that each phase, which has a lower density compared to the respective other phase, is separated from said other phase and can be guided out of the separating device by means of a collecting device (35, 37).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2011Publication date: September 12, 2013Inventors: Bernhard Schlichter, Ralf Wnuk, Thomas Böttcher, Christoph Winter, Klaus Kimmerle
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Patent number: 8475577Abstract: An aerosol sampling intake configured to exclude particles generally greater than 20 microns AD and capture particles of less than about 10 microns AD with high efficiency, independent of weather conditions, through which air is sampled by suction. The intake combines an omnidirectional horizontal segment with diffuser and elbow, the elbow transitioning flow to a vertical segment, the vertical segment with overhanging lip, the centrifugal impactor for self-cleaning operation, thus relieving the dual problems of re-entrainment of particles bouncing from the impactor surface and fouling by particles sticking to the impactor surface. The device is adapted for use on moving vehicles, for sampling at increased windspeeds, or for sampling in rain.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2011Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: ENERTECHNIX, IncInventors: Igor V Novosselov, Peter C Ariessohn
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Patent number: 8439670Abstract: The device according to the invention for separating a solid material and a gas substantially comprises an ascending conduit for conducting a gas-solid material suspension having a solid material supply port for feeding in a solid material and a gas supply port for feeding in a gas, a descending helical and/or spiral conduit, in which the gas-solid material suspension is separated into a solid material flow and a gas flow by centrifugal forces, a diverter head that connects the ascending conduit with the helical and/or spiral conduit, wherein in the region of the diverter head at least one bend is provided in the conduit configuration, connected to the end of the helical and/or spiral conduit a solid material conduit for discharging the flow of solid material and also connected to the end of the helical and/or spiral conduit a gas conduit for discharging the flow of gas.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2008Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Polysius AGInventors: Verena Georg, Detlev Kupper, Luis Lagar Garcia, Andreas Hoppe, Heinz-Werner Thiemeyer, Daniel Klegraf, Thomas Deck, Stefanie Richter
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Patent number: 8414692Abstract: Apparatus and method for separating a fluid. The apparatus includes an inlet duct having an inlet flow entrance and an inlet flow exit, the inlet duct defining an inlet width that decreases between the inlet flow entrance and the inlet flow exit, and an inlet radius that increases between the inlet flow entrance and the inlet flow exit. The apparatus also includes a separating turn fluidly connected to the inlet flow exit of the inlet duct and including an outer surface defining an opening. The apparatus further includes a liquid outlet fluidly connected to the opening of the separating turn to allow a higher-density component of the flow to exit the separating turn, and an outlet duct having an outlet flow entrance connected to the separating turn, to allow a lower-density component of the flow to exit the separating turn.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Dresser-Rand CompanyInventors: William C. Maier, Gocha Chochua
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Patent number: 8382882Abstract: An air pollution control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a stack that discharges flue gas discharged from a boiler outside; a blower that is provided downstream of the stack and draws in the flue gas; and a CO2 recovering apparatus that recovers CO2 in the flue gas drawn in by the blower. The stack includes a controlling unit that suppresses release of the flue gas outside from the stack and suppresses inflow of atmosphere to the stack, and the controlling unit is a channel forming unit that forms a serpentine channel through which the flue gas and the atmosphere in the stack flow.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2012Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Masaki Iijima
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Publication number: 20120297742Abstract: A cyclonic fluid separator has a tubular housing (10) in which the fluid is accelerated and swirl imparting means (2) for inducing the fluid to swirl through an annular space between the housing and a central body (1) mounted within the housing (10), wherein a low pressure fluid (80) is injected through a central opening (82) in the central body (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2012Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: TWISTER B.V.Inventors: Marco BETTING, Max ROBERT ANTHONY TER HAAR, Frederik ALBERT LAMMERS, Cornelis ANTONIE TJEENK WILLINK
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Patent number: 8313547Abstract: Multiple designs and methods for aerodynamic separation nozzles and systems for integrating multiple aerodynamic separation nozzles into a single system are disclosed herein. These aerodynamic separation nozzles utilize a combination of aerodynamic forces and separation nozzle structure to induce large centrifugal forces on the gases that in combination with the structure of the nozzle are used to separate heavier constituents of the process gas from lighter constituents. In some embodiments a number of separation nozzles are combined into a single system suitable for dynamic processing of a process gas. In other embodiments the separation nozzles are temperature controlled to condition the incoming gas to a temperature in order to encourage a phase change in certain constituents of the gas to occur within the nozzle to further enhance separation.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2011Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Tenoroc LLCInventor: Michael R. Bloom
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Patent number: 8287613Abstract: Gas-solids separator comprises a tubular housing, an inlet for introducing a gas-solids mixture at one end of said housing, which inlet is executed such that it imparts a swirl to the gas-solids mixture, a solids outlet opening at the opposite end of said housing, and a co-axially positioned tubular gas outlet conduit placed at an end of said housing, which separator further comprises a vortex stabilizer, comprising a pin placed on a stabilizing plate, in which separator the pin runs along the axis of the tubular housing and in which a passageway is provided through the stabilizer plate and the pin.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2008Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Ye-Mon Chen, Hubertus Wilhelmus Albertus Dries, Kee-Khoon Foo
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Publication number: 20120174546Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator and more specifically, but not exclusively, to a centrifugal separator for the cleaning of a gaseous fluid. A centrifugal separator is provided as comprising a housing defining an inner space, and a rotor assembly for imparting a rotary motion onto a mixture of substances to be separated. The rotor assembly is located in said inner space and is rotatable about an axis relative to the housing. The rotor assembly comprises an inlet for receiving said mixture of substances, an outlet from which said substances are ejected from the rotor assembly during use, and a flow path for providing fluid communication between the inlet and outlet, wherein the outlet is positioned more radially outward from said axis than the inlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2012Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE ABInventors: Olle Törnblom, Thomas Eliasson, Janke Burmeister, Mats-Orjan Pogén, Per Stjernswärd
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Publication number: 20120174547Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator and more specifically, but not exclusively, to a centrifugal separator for the cleaning of a gaseous fluid. A centrifugal separator is provided as comprising a housing defining an inner space, and a rotor assembly for imparting a rotary motion onto a mixture of substances to be separated. The rotor assembly is located in said inner space and is rotatable about an axis relative to the housing. The rotor assembly comprises an inlet for receiving said mixture of substances, an outlet from which said substances are ejected from the rotor assembly during use, and a flow path for providing fluid communication between the inlet and outlet, wherein the outlet is positioned more radially outward from said axis than the inlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2012Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE ABInventors: Olle Törnblom, Thomas Eliasson, Janke Burmeister, Mats-Orjan Pogén, Per Stjernswärd
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Patent number: 8202354Abstract: An air pollution control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a stack that discharges flue gas discharged from a boiler outside; a blower that is provided downstream of the stack and draws in the flue gas; and a CO2 recovering apparatus that recovers CO2 in the flue gas drawn in by the blower. The stack includes a controlling unit that suppresses release of the flue gas outside from the stack and suppresses inflow of atmosphere to the stack, and the controlling unit is a channel forming unit that forms a serpentine channel through which the flue gas and the atmosphere in the stack flow.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2009Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Masaki Iijima
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Patent number: 8097059Abstract: An exhauster bypass system 20 receives an input flow of gases and entrained fine solid particles 15 from a pulverizer 12 and separates the input flow into a particle-deficient gas flow and a particle-laden gas flow. The particle-deficient gas flow is provided to a fan of an exhauster assembly through a central outlet, while the particle-laden gas flow is provided to the exhauster assembly away from the fan through a bypass outlet. The bypass system includes a housing that provides a chamber for separating the particles from the hot gases to produce the particle-laden gas flow and a particle-deficient gas flow. The bypass system further includes a plurality of vertically stacked louvers disposed before the central outlet for separating the particles from the input gas flow. The outlet may include a seal or bypass fan in fluid communication with the bypass outlet to provide the particle-laden gas flow to the exhauster assembly.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2008Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: ALSTOM Technology LtdInventor: Douglas Whitney Crafts
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Patent number: 8097070Abstract: A forced air open-ventilation systems for cooling electrical machines is provided. The forced air open-ventilation system includes an air cleaner having an air chamber with a first end, where air is drawn in from the surroundings, and a second end, opposite the first end, where air is drawn out of the air chamber, via a first outlet. A rotating means is contained within the air chamber and may be driven to rotate about an axis that extends between the first end and the second end of the chamber. The rotating means applies a centrifugal force to any airborne particles entering the air chamber and throws them radially outwards from the central axis. These particles are then drawn out of the air chamber, via at least one second outlet formed adjacent to a radially outer edge of the rotating means, by a high-velocity outlet stream of the open-ventilation system.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2008Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Converteam Technology Ltd.Inventor: Graham Le Flem
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Patent number: 8016901Abstract: Multiple designs and methods for aerodynamic separation nozzles and systems for integrating multiple aerodynamic separation nozzles into a single system are disclosed herein. These aerodynamic separation nozzles utilize a combination of aerodynamic forces and separation nozzle structure to induce large centrifugal forces on the gases that in combination with the structure of the nozzle are used to separate heavier constituents of the process gas from lighter constituents. In some embodiments a number of separation nozzles are combined into a single system suitable for dynamic processing of a process gas. In other embodiments the separation nozzles are temperature controlled to condition the incoming gas to a temperature in order to encourage a phase change in certain constituents of the gas to occur within the nozzle to further enhance separation.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2008Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Tenoroc LLCInventor: Michael R. Bloom
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Patent number: 8007554Abstract: An air purifier (10) for an animal transport vehicle, such as a horse float (12), has a first air flow passageway (22) for receiving air and directing it in a first direction, and a second air flow passageway (40) continuous with the first air flow passageway and adapted to direct air received from the first air flow passageway in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction. There is a bend region (42) joining the first and second air flow passageways where the change in the direction of air occurs. An air egress passageway (34) has an opening (36) adjacent the bend region so as to divert some of the air therethrough. The passageway (34) is so configured as to create a venturi effect on the diverted air. A filter (43) is located downstream of the second air flow passageway (40) and is mounted across an opening of the transport vehicle so that air flowing through the second air flow passageway is filtered before entering the transport vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2007Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Inventor: Giovanni Bercich
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Patent number: 7976597Abstract: A cyclonic separation apparatus comprises a plurality of series-connected separation stages 50,51, each comprising a plurality of cyclone separators 16/23 connected in parallel and disposed in a generally annular arrangement about a main vertical axis of the apparatus, with their respective longitudinal cyclone axes extending parallel to the main axis. The successive separation stages 50,51 in the direction of fluid flow are disposed radially inwardly of each other with respect to the main axis of the apparatus and are also vertically staggered upwardly, so that the outlet 20 of one separation stage 50 leads directly into the inlet 22 of the next downstream stage 51. The multi-stage, series connected cyclone separators of the apparatus provide a high separation efficiency, yet the annular arrangement of the stages 50,51 makes the apparatus compact and enables the apparatus to be utilized in a vacuum cleaner.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2008Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Hoover LimitedInventor: David Benjamin Smith
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Publication number: 20110146215Abstract: An oil separator comprises: a hollow outer body having an inlet and a drain hole; and an inner tube spaced apart from an inner peripheral surface of the outer body and having a discharge hole at a center thereof. The inner peripheral surface of the outer tube guides oil toward the drain hole opposite to the discharge hole. The present invention provides an oil separator that maximizes an oil separating effect through enhancement of a centrifugal force. The present invention also provides an oil separator that maximizes an oil separating performance by preventing gas and oil from being remixed by guiding the flow direction of the oil separated by a centrifugal force using a spiral portion and a taper.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2009Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicants: DOOWON TECHNICAL COLLEGE, DOOWON ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Geonho Lee, Inhwe Koo, Young chang Han
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Publication number: 20110120068Abstract: A dilute phase entrainment suppression device is provided for reducing the amount of particulates from a gas stream above a fluidized bed of particulate. The apparatus reduces the particulate concentration in the gas stream by use of a low pressure drop device that operates at low gas velocities. On low temperature applications the unit could be mounted directly to the vessel wall, while for hot applications it would be supported from the cyclone system contained within the vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2009Publication date: May 26, 2011Inventor: Jonathan A. Zenz
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Patent number: 7905946Abstract: Apparatus and methods for separating a fluid are provided. The apparatus can include a separator and a collector having an internal volume defined at least in part by one or more surfaces narrowing toward a bottom portion of the volume. The separator can include an exit port oriented toward the bottom portion of the volume. The internal volume can receive a fluid expelled from the separator into a flow path in the collector and the flow path can include at least two directional transitions within the collector.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2008Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationInventors: Mark M. Weislogel, Evan A. Thomas, John C. Graf
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Patent number: 7806955Abstract: A gas-liquid separation system and a method thereof are disclosed. The said system comprises a gas-liquid separation conduit and a drain pipe. The drain pipe is curled and one side of the drain pipe connects to the gas-liquid separation conduit and the other side connects to a sewage pipe. According to the U-Tube principle, the gas and the liquid which both are exhausted by a machinery can be separated in the said system and therefore the said system can prevent related processes causing exhaust piping jam.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2008Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Inotera Memories, Inc.Inventors: Chia Chun Wang, Fei Chih Yang
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Publication number: 20100212274Abstract: Gas-solids separator comprises a tubular housing, an inlet for introducing a gas-solids mixture at one end of said housing, which inlet is executed such that it imparts a swirl to the gas-solids mixture, a solids outlet opening at the opposite end of said housing, and a co-axially positioned tubular gas outlet conduit placed at an end of said housing, which separator further comprises a vortex stabiliser, comprising a pin placed on a stabilising plate, in which separator the pin runs along the axis of the tubular housing and in which a passageway is provided through the stabiliser plate and the pin.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2008Publication date: August 26, 2010Inventors: Ye-Mon Chen, Hubertus Wilhelmus Albertus Dries, Kee-Khoon Foo
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Publication number: 20100186592Abstract: The present invention provides an air cleaner suitable for forced air open-ventilation systems used to cool electrical machines. The air cleaner comprises an air chamber with a first end where air is drawn in from the surroundings, via an inlet, by the open-ventilation system and a second end, opposite the first end, where air is drawn out of the air chamber, via a first outlet, by the open-ventilation system. A rotating means is contained within the air chamber and may be driven to rotate about an axis that extends between the first end and the second end of the chamber. When driven to rotate, the rotating means applies a centrifugal force to any particles contained in the air entering the air chamber and throws them radially outwards from the central axis. These particles are then drawn out of the air chamber, via at least one second outlet formed adjacent to a radially outer edge of the rotating means, by a high-velocity outlet stream of the open-ventilation system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2008Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: CONVERTEAM LTD.Inventor: Graham Le Flem
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Patent number: 7740674Abstract: A high-pressure separator with improved efficiency is provided. The separator comprises a centrifugal separator located inside of a gravity separator. The centrifugal separator has an enclosed upper portion and desirably comprises a single cylinder. The high-pressure separator is particularly suitable for use in the production of low-density polyethylene under high pressure.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2007Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignee: Westlake Longview CorporationInventors: Bailey James Salmon, Wayne Scott Strasser, Kenneth Alan Dooley, Justin Dean Hearron, Mark Dwayne Lorenz
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Publication number: 20090211439Abstract: A separator for separating particulates from a gas stream including: a housing including a first cylindrical chamber defining a curved flow path for the gas stream passing through the separator and a second cylindrical chamber, wherein the first cylindrical chamber is adjacent the second cylindrical chamber and the chambers are separated by a dividing wall; a rotor assembly in the first cylindrical chamber; the first cylindrical chamber having an outer radial zone extending radially between the rotor assembly and the first cylindrical chamber; a flow inlet port to the first cylindrical chamber and a fiber outlet port to the first cylindrical chamber, wherein the inlet port and outlet port are each arranged aligned with the outer radial zone of the first chamber, and wherein the second cylindrical chamber is at a lower pressure such that gas from the gas stream is drawn through the gas passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2009Publication date: August 27, 2009Applicant: ANDRITZ INC.Inventors: Dietmar Ulm, Anthony M. Riotto
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Publication number: 20080307961Abstract: A system and process to extract one or more rare gases from a feed gas using a centrifuge.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2008Publication date: December 18, 2008Inventors: Robert J. Howard, John W. Rapp
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Patent number: 7458564Abstract: The invention relates to equipment for use in the removal of relatively fine particulates from a first substance, using a second substance.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2003Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: Mittal Steel South Africa LimitedInventors: Richard George Paxton, Michael Fellows-Smith, Friedrich Michael Mindszenty, Christian Alexander Mindszenty
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Publication number: 20080264017Abstract: A multi cyclone dust-separating apparatus is disclosed that includes a cyclone unit having a first cyclone, a plurality of second cyclones, and a dust collecting unit. The first cyclone is disposed so that a longitudinal axis thereof is substantially vertically arranged. The first cyclone separates relatively large dust or dirt from air drawn in through a first air inflow part. Each of the second cyclones is disposed so that longitudinal axes thereof are substantially vertically arranged. Each of the second cyclones has a second air inflow part to communicate with the first cyclone and an air discharging part to discharge the air. The second cyclones separate relatively minute dust or dirt from the air drawn in through the second air inflow part. The dust collecting unit is disposed below the cyclone unit to collect and store the dust or dirt separated from the air by the cyclone unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2007Publication date: October 30, 2008Inventors: Jang-Keun Oh, Jung-Gyun Han, Min-Ha Kim
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Publication number: 20080264006Abstract: An inertial separator includes a main duct having a first half (H1) with high aspect ratio and positive curvature and a latter half (H2) with larger average curvature and an outside wall section removed; a boundary layer suction part (H3) formed on the side of the outside wall of the latter half (H2) with the section removed; a curved duct (H4c) of a final collection part succeeding the boundary layer suction part (H3), having a larger mean curvature and a smaller radial channel width than the latter half (H2) of the main duct, with an outside wall section removed; and a collection chamber part formed on a side of the outside wall of the curved duct (H4c) with the section removed. A hybrid air cleaner combines the inertial separator with an air filter, removably having an allergen suction device sucking allergen from hair, bedding and so on, and a separated blowing mouth whereby the suspended allergen may be transported away during a patient's sleep.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2008Publication date: October 30, 2008Applicant: Nakamura Medicine and Engineering Research Institute Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masanobu Nakamura
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Publication number: 20080173363Abstract: A Joule-Thompson or other throttling valve comprises an outlet channel (7) in which swirl imparting means (10) impose a swirling motion to the cooled fluid stream discharged by the valve, thereby inducing liquid droplets to swirl towards the outer periphery (7A) of the fluid outlet channel (7) and to coalesce into enlarged liquid droplets (17) which can be separated easily from a gaseous or other carrier fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2005Publication date: July 24, 2008Inventor: Marco Betting
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Publication number: 20080006250Abstract: A separator system has a plurality of separator stages (11, 12, 13) and operates to remove particulates from air, particularly in the inlet to an engine. Each stage includes a plurality of side-by-side inertial separators (26) through which the air flows and by which particulates are removed. Each stage (11, 12, 13) produces a pressure drop and the additional total pressure drop produced by each stage after the first is less than the additional total pressure drop produced by the preceding stage in an upstream direction. This allows particulates to be removed by the separator stages (11, 12, 13) alone without the use, in normal operation, of a barrier filter (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2004Publication date: January 10, 2008Applicant: Pall CorporationInventors: Eric Bula, Steve Simpson, Jeff Stamp
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Patent number: 7141095Abstract: A precursor delivery system includes a flow path from a precursor container to a reaction space of a thin film deposition system, such as an atomic layer deposition (ALD) reactor. A staging volume is preferably established between the precursor container and the reaction space for receiving at least one dose of the precursor material from the precursor container, from which a series of pulses is released toward the reaction space. The precursor material is typically vaporized after loading it in the precursor container by heating or reducing the pressure inside the precursor container. A vacuum line is preferably coupled to the precursor container and bypasses the reaction space for reducing pressure inside the precursor container without drawing particles into the reaction space. A high conductivity particle filter having inertial traps may be included, preferably between the precursor container and a staging volume, for filtering particles from the precursor material.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2003Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: Planar Systems, Inc.Inventors: Bradley J. Aitchison, Jarmo Maula, Hannu Leskinen, Teemu Lang, Pekka Kuosmanen, Kari Härkönen, Martti Sonninen
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Patent number: 6981995Abstract: A separator device for separating heavier small particles, solids and liquids, in suspension in a fluid that are forced through a wound conduit member with a plurality of through openings on the outermost wall portion. The fluid is forced by a pressure differential between the inlet and the outlet. That causes said fluid to achieve a predetermined speed inside the conduit member. A housing covering the conduit member collects and/or contains the heavier matter that exits the through openings by the effect of centrifugal forces acting thereon. The centrifugal force generated will be proportional to the speed square and inversely proportional to the radius of curvature. Inwardly extending walls trap or force small particles outwardly through the through openings. Also, outwardly extending walls prevent the small particles and/or water in suspension from re-entering the conduit member.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2004Date of Patent: January 3, 2006Inventor: Jorge L. Lombana