Apparatus, system, and method for multistage water separation
US7527739B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 15, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S210/05
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for multistage water separation. A first separation layer separates water droplets from a fuel flow by repelling the first water droplets. A coalescing layer may coalesce fine water droplets in the fuel flow. In one embodiment, a centrifugal separator directs the fuel flow tangentially to a filter wall and the centrifugal force of the fuel flow directed tangentially along the filter wall biases water droplets from the fuel flow. A second separation layer separates second water droplets from the fuel flow.
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