Fluid filtration system
US9610527B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D39/06
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A fluid filtration system is disclosed herein. The filtration system includes a main tubular housing defining an interior chamber and having an outlet opening at a top end thereof and an inlet opening at a bottom thereof. A tubular inlet housing extends vertically into the interior chamber of the main housing through the inlet opening of the main housing. The tubular inlet housing has a hollow interior filled with shards of permanent magnets, a plurality of outlet portals located in the interior chamber proximate the bottom of the main housing, and an inlet opening at a bottom thereof. An inlet conduit is connected to the inlet opening of the tubular inlet housing. An adjustable fluid pump and can force the fluid from a supply of fluid to be filtered upwards through the inlet conduit at varying speeds. A permeable but compact horizontal layer of medium capable of trapping particulates is provided in the interior chamber of the main tubular housing adjacent the tubular inlet housing. The layer includes filtering particles that are attached to the magnets. Forces of magnetism produced by the shards of permanent magnets and gravity constrain the horizontal layer of filtering medium to…
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