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Moisture separator for fluid compressor

US5853443A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Filing dateAug 8, 1997
Grant dateDec 29, 1998
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Expiry dateAug 8, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S55/17
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A moisture separator including a separator tank that defines a separation chamber, the separator tank having an inlet; and a separation element located at the separator tank inlet, the separation element including an outer ring having a first side and a second side, the outer ring defining a flow opening; a hub located in the flow opening; and a plurality of flow directing elements, each flow directing element including a rib joining the outer ring and the hub, and a first guide vane made integral with the rib and located along the first side of the outer ring, and a second guide vane made integral with the rib and located along the second side of the outer ring.

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