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Device with a channel conducting a flowable medium and a method for removing inclusions

US7887621B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. · DE

Inventors

Peter Koltay · March, DE
Christian Litterst · Frankfurt am Main, DE
Steffen Eccarius · Friedrichshafen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 31, 2006
Grant date	Feb 15, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 13, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/50
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a device which comprises a channel (1) carrying a flowable medium. The due operation and/or maintenance of the device is associated with the formation of inclusions (3) inside the channel (1) of a fluid or gas distinct from the aforementioned medium. The channel (1) is configured in such a manner that the inclusions are moved towards a channel exit (4) by capillary forces. The invention also relates to a method for removing inclusions (3) from corresponding devices.

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