Device for separating liquids from gases
US8267071B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01M2013/0427
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for separating liquids from gases, especially for separating oil particles from blow-by gases of the crankcase ventilation of internal combustion engines.Proceeding from the drawbacks of the known prior art, a device is to be provided that is characterized by a simple, cost-effective and space-saving construction and with which a high separation performance can be achieved. As a solution, it is proposed that the individual flow tubes 2 have at least one tangentially arranged gas inlet 3 at their end facing towards the direction of gas inlet and are closed at the front side 2a adjacent thereto by means of a cover 5, wherein a combined rotational and axial flow with a vortex component is generated in the flow tubes 2, wherein the rotational flow in the individual tubes 2 repeatedly rotates by 360°.The individual flow tubes 2 are part of a base support that has a circumferential edge 1a. A base support has, for example, from 30 to 40 flow tubes 2 that are immediately adjacent to one another or are arranged in the form of groups. The flow tubes 2 have an inner diameter D of, for example, 5 mm and a length of from 10 to 20 mm.Due to the tangential intro…
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