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Class 96/210 - Including tangential outlet


Subclass of Class 96 - Gas separation: apparatus
Definition: Apparatus in which an outlet fluid flow conduit is also
No. of patents: 38
Last issue date: 10/14/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7435290Centrifugal gas/liquid separators
A centrifugal gas/liquid separator for location in a liquid reservoir comprises a generally cylindrical wall defining a separation chamber having a closed end, an open end, an inlet in the cylindrical wall for supplying a gas/liquid mixture into the separation chamb...
10/14/2008
7353809Evaporative emissions canister with integral liquid fuel trap
An evaporative emissions canister is used in an automotive evaporative emission system to separate liquid fuel entrained with fuel vapor and to control emission of fuel vapors to the atmosphere, the system including a fuel tank coupled to an automotive engine. The c...
04/08/2008
7288138Three-phase cyclonic fluid separator
An apparatus separates liquid, gas and solid components of a mixture in an engine lubricating system. An inlet for receiving the mixture opens tangentially into a separation chamber and a gas outlet has an opening in a first end wall adjacent the inlet to allow gas ...
10/30/2007
7179374Device for shear-thinning of solids containing material
The invention relates to a device to be used in connection with thickening and clarifying apparatuses for shear-thinning of solids containing material, such as slurry, which device contains one conduit for feeding material to be shear-thinnned and another conduit fo...
02/20/2007
7172647Coolant mixture separator assembly for use in a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell power plant
A liquid-gas separator assembly is used in separating gas bubbles from a liquid coolant. The assembly includes a cylindrical housing containing a central tube which is surrounded by an annular chamber. The annular chamber is defined by the outer surface of the centr...
02/06/2007
7160347Waste separating device for vacuum cleaner
The invention concerns a device for separating and collecting waste driven by an air stream, comprising an intake duct (52) emerging along a tangential direction in a waste separating chamber (53) defining an internal volume having substantially the sh...
01/09/2007
7118819Coolant mixture separator assembly for use in a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell power plant
A liquid-gas separator assembly is used in separating gas bubbles from a liquid coolant which liquid coolant is used in a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell power plant. The assembly includes a cylindrical housing containing a central tube which is surroun...
10/10/2006
6348087Three phase cyclonic separator
A cyclonic separator is provided for separating a mixture containing three phases of mater into the constituent phases. The separator contains three concentric cylindrical chambers in fluid connection with each other. These three chambers are an upper cha...
02/19/2002
6238110Apparatus and a method for preparing a processing bath, a manifold, and a use of a manifold
An apparatus for the preparation of a bath (15) for processing photographic material comprises a tank (14) adapted for holding the bath, a container (18) for holding a feedstock fluid and a separator (1) in fluid communication with the container to receiv...
05/29/2001
6176903Device for removing gases from fluids
A device for removing gases from fluids, in particular from a dialyzing fluid, includes a container, which in the position of normal use is provided with a bottom first orifice and a bottom second orifice. Disposed inside the container is a partition wall...
01/23/2001
5807427Gas/liquid separator with controllable variable liquid level
A gas/liquid separator for separating an inlet stream of a mixture of a gas and a liquid into a substantially liquid stream and a substantially gaseous stream, the separator having a controllable, variable liquid level, includes an elongate cylindrical bo...
09/15/1998
5693125Liquid-gas separator
An improved liquid/gas separator is disclosed for separating liquid and gas from a mixture that is mostly gas, within a zero gravity or variable gravity working environment. The separator includes a main housing that defines a pre-swirl chamber for receiv...
12/02/1997
5622545Separator for removing gases from water
A dynamic separator for removing gases from water includes a vortex tube with an internal cylindrical wall along which a stream of water is directed in a downward helical path. A perforated separator tube extends along the center of the vortex tube and re...
04/22/1997
5587068Multi-attitude deaerator for oil tank
The deaerator includes a chamber that includes vortex generators that centrifuge the oil/air to separate the components and the chamber may operate in all attitudes. In addition wake separators mounted in the inlet of the chamber remove a large percentage...
12/24/1996
5554343Particle and light and heavy fluid separator
A fluid centrifuge device for separating fluids and/or solids comprises a non-rotatable containment vessel (6) and a rotatable shroud (6A) of conical or other form within said vessel (6). The vessel (6) is located between an inlet assembly (2) including a...
09/10/1996
5514206Air/gas separator device
A gas/air or bubble separator is disclosed, particularly for use with supplying air/gas or bubble free coating liquid to a paper coater. The separator includes three cast elements containing three formed chambers, a distribution chamber at the top of the ...
05/07/1996
5338341Separator for removing gases from water
A separator for removing gases from water. An elongated vortex tube with an interior cylindrical wall houses a concentric separator tube of smaller diameter, leaving a vortex region between them. Perforations through the wall of the separator tube connect...
08/16/1994
5203891Gas/liquid separator
A gas/liquid separator which includes a hollow cylindrical separator body ving: 1) an inlet port for receiving a tangential inflow of a gas/liquid mixture, and 2) an outlet port for allowing liquid separated from the mixture to tangentially exit the cylin...
04/20/1993
5085677Oil deaerator device
An oil deaerator device for an oil tank comprises a cylindrical chamber having a tangential inlet duct in its lower portion for the introduciton of pressurized oil to be deaerated, tangential outlet ducts for the deaerated oil in the upper portion of the ...
02/04/1992
5028318Cyclonic system for separating debris particles from fluids
This invention discloses a particle separator adapted for use in a pressurized lubrication system for mechanical drives to separate debris particles from the fluid. Fluid tangentially injected into the housing impinges on the inner cylindrical wall in a m...
07/02/1991
4978374Liquid hydrocarbon delivery means including means for monitoring gas content
When a hydrocarbon liquid is pumped (11) for retail delivery, it is degassed by means of a vortex device (13). A control valve (21) shuts off delivery if the gas content in the degassed liquid being delivered via a main duct (16) is too high. Unlike prior...
12/18/1990
4975192Cyclone separator
A cyclone separator including a cylindrical vessel having a tangentially extending inlet at one axial end and a tangentially extending outlet at the other axial end so that fluid is introduced into the vessel from the inlet and produces a swirl flowing to...
12/04/1990
4940473Cyclone solids separator and de-gasifier
A combination solids separator and de-gasifier for a recirculating hot water system comprises a generally cylindrical vertically oriented reservoir having a wall separating the reservoir into upper and lower chambers, a central opening in the wall communi...
07/10/1990
4848987Vortex motion phase separator for zero gravity liquid transfer
A vortex motion phase separator for transferring a liquid in a zero gravity environment while at the same time separating the liquid from vapors found within either the sender or the receiving tanks. The separator comprises a rigid sender tank having a ci...
07/18/1989
4555253Gas-liquid vortex separator-eliminator
A gas-liquid vortex separator-eliminator which is adapted to be connected in a closed liquid circulating system having supply and return lines including a circulating pump connected therein for circulating liquid in the circulating system. The upright mai...
11/26/1985
4505789Dynamic gas disengaging apparatus and method for gas separation from electrolyte fluid
In an electrolytic cell there is provided an improved gas-liquid disengager design which employs an arcuate interior periphery in conjunction with the existing kinetic energy of the electrolyte fluid as the fluid exits the electrolysis compartment of each...
03/19/1985
4483697Compact gas liquid separator
Compact gas-liquid separator comprising a cylindrical separation chamber including an inlet head and a degasifying vessel. The inlet head comprises an inlet tube supporting a nozzle positioned adjacent to the inner wall of a cover situated within the axis...
11/20/1984
4458494Preventing vaporization of the liquid in a centrifugal gas-liquid separator
This patent refers to a gas-liquid separation process by centrifugal force, which takes place in a fast turning vortex confined in a tube, similar to inventor's former patents. Against the separating centrifugal force the thermal (Ranque) effect tends to ...
07/10/1984
4456456Hot-water heating system having an air eliminator
An improved forced-liquid flow, circulatory system for removing gas entrained or dissolved in the liquid. The system includes a circulatory liquid-flow network and means for forcing the liquid to flow through the circulatory network. A by-pass line is sit...
06/26/1984
4428839Separator for oil, gas and water
A cyclone separator for separating a crude oil feed containing gas and water into (i) gas, (ii) liquid oil and (iii) water comprises a vessel having an inlet disposed so that feed introduced under a pressure gradient is caused to form a downwardly flowing...
01/31/1984
4390351Gas-liquid separator
A centrifugal separator for separating gas bubbles from a liquid incorporates a spiral liquid passage with inlet and outlet ends as defined by a top plate, a bottom plate and a strip spirally coiled between the plates and otherwise constructed so that by ...
06/28/1983
4363641Liquid degasser with self-throttling exhaust orifice
A centrifugal (cyclone) separator for extracting entrained gas from a liquid which includes a cylindrical member carrying vanes which extend into the vortex created by fluid swirling through the separator. The cylindrical member is mounted for rotation ab...
12/14/1982
4361424Gas separating device
A device for separating gas from a liquid sample stream including a housing defining a vertical, cylindrical chamber, a tangential fluid inlet for introducing a sample stream into the top portion of the chamber, a tangential outlet through which the liqui...
11/30/1982
4162147Apparatus for treating effluents
An apparatus for removing harmful substances from effluents has two chambers located symmetrically at opposite sides of an effluent channel. Each chamber contains two or more stacked trays which are each provided with a spiral flow path descending from a ...
07/24/1979
4123237Low pressure drop girth baffle steam separator
A separator for separating water from a mixture of water and steam in which an elongated, outer, water scroll is concentrically spaced from an elongated, inner, steam scroll. One longitudinal edge of each scroll is connected to a girth baffle disposed adj...
10/31/1978
4120673Apparatus for separating gases from liquids
An apparatus for separating gases from fluids, which apparatus includes a closed cylindrical receptacle and a cylindrical insert which divides the interior of the receptacle into an annular outer part and a cylindrical inner part. The outer part is provid...
10/17/1978
4070168Inlet assembly for an oil separator
The inlet assembly is mounted within a separator vessel and comprises a housing similar in shape to that of a snail shell. This housing has a generally spiral side wall closed in by top and bottom end walls. A feed pipe delivers pressurized crude oil tang...
01/24/1978
3996027Swirling flow bubble trap
A device for separating low density materials such as gas bubbles from a liquid is disclosed which comprises a chamber defined by an inner wall which in turn defines generally circular, transverse cross-sections about a longitudinal axis. The liquid inlet...
12/07/1976
 
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