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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7931719 | Revolution vortex tube gas/liquids separator A centrifugal separator for separating immiscible components of a wet gas stream is formed by an upright cylindrical vortex tube having an internal wall surface, a top with a gas outlet opening therein, a bottom providing a liquid outlet opening and a wet gas stream... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7842113 | Extended water level range steam/water conical cyclone separator An extended water level range steam/water conical cyclone separator for separating steam from water in a steam/water mixture supplied to a steam drum of a boiler, has a housing comprising a conical portion with upper and lower cylindrical portions, and a conical van... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7387653 | Apparatus and method for removing particulates from a fluid stream An assembly for cleaning particulates from fluid streams has a primary and secondary centrifuge collectors and may employ negative pressure to produce the fluid stream. The primary centrifuge collector forms an outer vortex to remove larger particles, then an inner ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7332133 | Cyclone system for disengaging solid and gaseous particles in FCC systems with reduced coke formation in disengager vessels An improved cyclone system for disengaging solid and gaseous particles in fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) processes with reduced coke formation in disengager vessels, without favoring release of the disengaged catalyst into cyclones in subsequent stages, said system ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316733 | Diffuser for separator vessel A third stage separator vessel includes a diffuser to promote uniform flow among an array of separation cyclones in the vessel. The vessel has an inlet to receive a gas stream containing solid particles, and the diffuser is mounted at the inlet so that at least some... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7309383 | Process for removing solid particles from a gas-solids flow Catalyst losses are prevented in riser reactor systems by using a low inlet velocity for the first cyclone separator in each multi-stage cyclone separator in the reactor. Catalyst particles not separated from the product output flow in an oxygenate-to-olefin reactor... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7279020 | Axial demisting cyclone Axial flow demisting cyclone for separation of a mixture of gas and liquid including an inlet 30 for gas containing liquid droplets and an outlet 31 for substantially dry gas, including a mainly cylindrical cyclone tube 16 with at least one path... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7266958 | Water separator for air-conditioning systems The invention relates to a water separator for air-conditioning systems, preferably for aircraft air-conditioning systems, comprising a swirl generator, a housing surrounding it, a separation chamber arranged around the housing for the collection of the water separa... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7244282 | Separator device A separator device, particularly a separator for separating particles from an air stream, which includes a first stage having at least one centrifugal separator through which the fluid flows along a first axial path. The centrifugal separator has a guide device for ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7192462 | Engine air filter and sealing system An air induction system for an engine to remove contaminants from intake air prior to delivery to the engine. The system includes an assembly for filtering air which is mounted in advance of the engine, and a duct for delivering air from the assembly to the engine. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7150773 | Liquid extractor A liquid device for extracting liquids entrained in gasses flowing through a pipeline consists of a housing having a separation and collection chamber for the extracted liquids and a flow through passage for the gasses being dried. As the gasses flow into an extract... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7144437 | Vertically arranged separator for separating liquid from a gas flow A vertically oriented separator for separating liquid from a gas stream, where the incoming fluid enters the separator through an inlet nozzle arranged mainly perpendicular to the center axis of the separator and communicates with a circular swirl-inducing inlet dev... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7077887 | Low pressure impact separator for separation, classification and collection of ultra-fine particles Impact type gas-particle separation is applied to ultra-fine particles by judiciously altering the aerodynamic drag on the particles with respect to their inertia by operation at sub-atmospheric pressures. An impact separator has a housing having a channel in which ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070645 | Process and apparatus for separating two phases from each other The invention relates to a method and apparatus for separating two phases from each other. According to the invention, a stream made up of at least two phases is directed to a separation apparatus, which comprises a separation container (25) and cyclones (... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070637 | Apparatus for separating particles from a fluid A particle separation device for removing particles from a fluid. An embodiment of the device includes a particle separation chamber with an annular tunnel. A plurality of inlet vanes extend within the annular tunnel for imparting a helical fluid flow by deflecting ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066987 | Separating cyclone and method for separating a mixture A separating cyclone for at least partially separating a mixture of fluids of different density into a light fraction with a relatively low density and a heavy fraction with a relatively high density, comprising a flow body in a flow space between the flow body and ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7048782 | Apparatus and process for power recovery Disclosed is a third stage separator which includes two main clean gas outlets. One main clean gas outlet communicates with a power recovery unit such as an expander turbine while the second main clean gas outlet communicates with a conduit that bypasses the expande... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7022153 | Apparatus and method for the removal of moisture and mists from gas flows Apparatus and method is provided for capturing centrifugally-liberated liquid from a gas stream including separator components installed in a cyclonic vessel. A plurality of concentric shells supported on a base form annular cavities arranged about a gas outlet for ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004987 | Intake air pre-cleaner with aspirator port chamber for collecting and holding particles for later aspiration A pre-cleaner for an air induction system of an internal combustion engine including a housing enclosing an upper chamber and an aspirator port chamber, the upper chamber containing a plurality of particulate separator tubes for removing particles from air flowing t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6969420 | Method of collecting nanoparticles by using a cyclone and method of designing the cyclone A cyclone is used to collect nanoparticles and is formed of a chamber, and a guide wing located in the chamber such that the guide wing and the chamber form a passage. A flow entraining the nanoparticles is moved through the passage in such a way that the flow is ca... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6932849 | Serviceable vortex-type filter assembly and method for servicing same A vortex-type filter assembly comprising a housing, a removable inlet module, and a removable outlet module. The housing comprises an inlet portion, a filtration chamber, and an outlet portion. The inlet module separates the inlet portion from the filtration chamber... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6902593 | Separation device to remove fine particles A multi-cyclone gas/solids separator with reduced solids re-entrainment is disclosed. The separator uses a plurality of cyclones spaced horizontally apart from adjacent cyclones to process flue gas containing residual catalyst fines. Each cyclone has a body that has... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6863703 | Compact footprint CFB with mechanical dust collector A circulating fluidized bed (CFB) unit utilizing a mechanical dust collector located in a vertical flue above at least one heat exchange surface, and at least partially underneath the floor of a non-vertical flue, includes a plurality of individual collection elemen... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6858130 | Method and apparatus for separating solids from a gaseous phase The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for separating particulate matter from a gaseous stream. According to the method, the gaseous stream containing the suspended particulates is passed into a separator apparatus which includes at least two multip... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6797026 | Apparatus and process for separating fine solid particulates from a gas stream A novel cyclone is disclosed that is effective for separating, from a contaminated gas stream, solid particulates having diameters as low as 4 to 5 microns. When multiple cyclones of the present invention are affixed between upper and lower tube sheets in a separato... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6673133 | Cyclone for separating fine solid particles from a gas stream A novel cyclone is disclosed that is effective for separating, from a contaminated gas stream, solid particulates having diameters as low as 4-5 microns. When multiple cyclones of the present invention are affixed between upper and lower tube sheets in a ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6620217 | Centrifugal separator for separating off water A centrifugal separator is provided for separating water out of wet steam, and comprises a first cylindrical tube and a second cylindrical tube that is coaxially disposed in the first tube. The inner diameter of the first tube is greater than the outer di... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6432173 | Centrifugal separator arrangement for powder coating recovery system and methods Methods and systems for recovering paint include utilizing a plurality of centrifugal separator modules downstream of a paint booth. Each of the centrifugal separator modules includes a plurality of centrifugal separators. Each of the centrifugal separato... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6176900 | Method and device for treating of a gas/liquid admixture Method and device for treating a gas/liquid mixture, the device comprising: an inlet for infeed of the mixture; a flow element placed in the line of the inlet and having one or more swirling members to cause turbulence of the mixture; an outlet placed in ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6174339 | Multiple separator arrangement for fluid-particle separation An apparatus for the recovery of fine particulate material of the type that uses a tube sheet arrangement and a multiplicity of centrifugal separation devices provides improved separation by extending a skirt to confine a particle outlet stream and raise ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6083292 | Domestic vacuum cleaner with axial cyclone Domestic vacuum cleaner with multiple cyclones arranged in cascade, in which a first tangential cyclone supplied with a flow of dust-laden air captures the coarser particles in a first container arranged below said first cyclone and discharges the air flo... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5735919 | Exhaust gas processing system An exhaust gas processing system is provided with a particle separating apparatus capable of separating and removing particles contained in an exhaust gas from the exhaust gas disposed between a front and a back exhaust pipes forming the exhaust gas disch... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5690709 | Separation apparatus to remove particles from a gas stream A separator (13) to remove particles from a gas stream, the separator (13) includes a casing (11) divided into three zones (A,B,C) by two divider plates (9,10). A plurality of uniflow cyclone separators (12) are supported by the divider plates (9,10) and ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5472463 | Pressure side integrated air filter and filtering networks for engines A pressure side integrated air filter assembly for a turbocharged engine includes an air filter carrier which is designed and arranged to receive an air filter element and which is adapted to mount to the intake manifold of the turbocharged engine. The ai... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5320653 | Air precleaning apparatus A vortex air precleaner having snap-fit, self-sealing vortex tubes. Each vortex tube includes a flexible lip projecting laterally outward from the tube and spaced from an end of the tube. An annular shoulder is located between the lip and the tube end and... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5300132 | Contacting device A device for the counter-current contacting of gas and liquid comprises a normally vertical column having a gas inlet and a liquid outlet at the lower end thereof and a gas outlet and a liquid inlet at the upper end thereof. The column contains gas/liquid... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5167932 | Circulating fluid bed reactor A circulating fluid bed reactor comprises a reactor chamber having a circumscribing wall, a particle separator to receive a particle - gas suspension from the reactor chamber, and means for returning the particles separated by the particle separator to th... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5163986 | Vortex chamber separator The invention relates to a vortex chamber separator (1) with at least one vortex chamber and at least one immersion pipe (11, 12). Each immersion pipe is arranged coaxially in the vortex chamber and is connected to a pure gas outlet. In the region of the ... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5149341 | Paper coater skip prevention and deaeration apparatus and method Deaeration apparatus for removing entrained air from liquid paper coating and method includes a cylindrical vortex tube which has an inlet end with a vortex generator insert formed with helical flighting surrounding a solid center shaft. The flighting has... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5129124 | Cleaning machine A cleaning machine includes a frame having wheels, a suction blower having an air inlet and an air outlet and mounted on the frame, an intake opening communicating with the air inlet of the suction blower for sucking dirt containing relatively large dirt ... | 07/14/1992 |
