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Multistage variable impactor

US8118909B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10Claims

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Assignee

Cummins Filtration IP, Inc. · US

Inventors

Stephanie L. Faber · Madison, US
Bradley A. Smith · Madison, US
Christopher E. Holm · Madison, US
Brian W. Schwandt · Fort Atkinson, US
Peter K. Herman · Cookeville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 29, 2011
Grant date	Feb 21, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 29, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S55/14
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An inertial gas-liquid separator and method is provided, including variable orifice jet nozzle structure having a variable orifice area dependent upon axial movement of a plunger relative to a housing sleeve, and in another embodiment having first and second flow branches, with the first flow branch being continuously open, and the second flow branch having a variable flow controller controlling flow therethrough.

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