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Inertial gas-liquid impactor separator with flow director

US8961641B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20References

23Claims

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Assignee

Cummins Filtration IP, Inc. · US

Inventors

Stephanie F. Severance · Stoughton, US
Daniel Y. Hodges · Verona, US
Hamilton E. Harper · Madison, US
Benjamin L. Scheckel · Stoughton, US
Roger L. Zoch · McFarland, US
Merwyn I. Coutinho · Madison, US
Brian W. Schwandt · Fort Atkinson, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 6, 2012
Grant date	Feb 24, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 8, 2033

Classification

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

Abstract

An inertial gas-liquid impactor separator includes flow director guidance structure directing and guiding flow through the housing from the inlet to the outlet along a flow path from upstream to downstream. The flow director guidance structure may include a flow controller controlling and directing flow.

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