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Cyclone separator device for gas-oil separation

US8361179B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 27, 2008
Grant dateJan 29, 2013
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Expiry dateMay 3, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF01M2013/0427
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This cyclone device performs diphasic gas-oil separation to remove oil from the recirculated crank cases of an internal combustion engine. Mounted such that it can move vertically inside the cyclone is a body (7) exhibiting symmetry of revolution, particularly one of cylindro-conical overall shape. The body (7) delimits, with the walls of the cylindrical collecting zone (2) and/or of the conical zone (3) for recuperating the liquid oil, an annular gap (13) such that the passage cross section can vary according to the self-adjusting heightwise position of the body (7), as a function of the gas flow rate. The speed of the gases thus remains constant for variable gas flow rates.

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