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In-line smoke attenuator

US8118918B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

9References

16Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Xtralis Technologies, Ltd. · BS

Inventors

Ron Knox · Hastings, AU
Scott James Martin · Bow, US
Scott Wilson · Melbourne, AU

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 20, 2007
Grant date	Feb 21, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 19, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2001/227
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

In one form the present invention provides an apparatus in an airflow path before a particle detector, wherein the apparatus removes a substantially constant proportion of all sizes of airborne particles from the airflow over time. In an example the apparatus includes a flow splitting arrangement configured to divide a fluid flow into a plurality of sub-flows, the splitting arrangement 10 including means for defining a plurality of substantially identically dimensioned flow apertures configured to direct a portion of the fluid into a respective sub-flow.

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