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Hollow fibre filter cartridge and header

US4876012A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 6, 1988
Grant dateOct 24, 1989
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Expiry dateMay 6, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S165/904
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A fluid filter has a bundle of porous hollow fibres (40) within a casing. At one end of the casing (40) there is a header (41) which has a feed passageway (55) therethrough and in communication with the interior of the casing (40) and the exterior of the fibres. The header (41) also has a filtrate passageway (64) therethrough and in communication with the open ends of the fibres. At the other end of the casing there is a second header (42) which has a treated feed passageway (72) therethrough and in communication with the interior of the casing (40) and the exterior of the fibres. The header (42) also has a filtrate passageway (74) therethrough and in communication with the open ends of the fibres. The feed, treated feed and filtrate passageways (55, 72, 64 & 74) area formed in the off set portions (56, 73, 65 & 75) of the headers (41, 42) that have planar parallel end faces whereby a plurality of filter units may be joined together without a manifold to form a bank of filters.

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