Oil-water separator system for vacuum pumps and method employing same
US11060515B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 13, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04C29/026
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An oil-water separation system for separating water from the oil of a vacuum pump used in maple sap extraction and returning filtered oil to the vacuum pump, includes a vacuum pump having an oil inlet port and an oil outlet port, an oil-water separator for separating water from oil having an inlet for receiving a waste water-oil mixture from the vacuum pump oil outlet port, a first outlet for returning filtered oil to the oil inlet port of the vacuum pump and a second outlet for removing water from the system.
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