Lubricating liquid separator
US7967901B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 2, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB04C2009/004
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A lubricating liquid separator which can damp compressor pulsation noise effectively and improve the lubricating liquid separating performance without greatly enlarging the size of the separator itself. A demister having a sound absorbing performance is disposed on an outer periphery of a partition plate. Compressed gas which enters the interior of a housing through a compressed gas inlet port flows as rotating flow in a flow path between the partition plate and a portion of a side wall of the housing opposed to the partition plate. Pressure pulsation of the compressed gas is diminished by the demister, and a compressor pulsation noise by the rotating flow of the compressed gas is diminished by the sound absorption of the demister. Further, with the demister, reflection of the compressed gas at a wall surface of the partition plate is suppressed, and scattering of lubricating liquid separated from the compressed gas is suppressed.
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