Removal of ferromagnetic material from a fluid stream
US10875033B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB03C2201/28
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A magnetic filter assembly 1 is described which is suitable for incorporating into a fluid system such that a process fluid flows through the filter to remove ferromagnetic particles in the fluid. The filter assembly 1 comprises a housing 2 having a flow chamber. The housing also comprises one or more elongate hollow sleeves 10 extending into the flow chamber such that, in use, an exterior surface of each sleeve 10 is exposed to the process flow and an interior surface of each sleeve 10 is sealed from the process flow. Each sleeve 10 has an opening via which the interior surface of the sleeve is open or openable to the environment whilst remaining sealed from the process flow. Each sleeve has received in it a magnet 12, the magnet being removable from the sleeve via the opening. In this way, cleaning of the filter by removal of the magnets is facilitated, without exposing the process flow.
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