Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
210512100 | TANGENTIAL FLOW OR CENTRIFUGAL FLUID ACTION | 57 |
20080290023 | Induced vortex particle separator - The induced vortex particle separator is a device for separating solid particulate matter from a liquid containing such particulate matter. The liquid enters a housing through an inlet port and is driven about a helical vane to form a helical flow path. Upon exiting the helical vane, the liquid is received within a central portion of the housing where a centralized structure including an annular stator and an inverted diffuser cone drive the liquid to form a free vortex. Under centrifugal force, the solid particulate matter is separated from the liquid and flows, under the force of gravity, into a lower region of the housing. Due to a negative pressure differential, the liquid is driven upwards within an inner cylindrical shell mounted within the housing to flow into a siphon for output through an outlet port. | 11-27-2008 |
20090032457 | Hydrocyclones - An inlet head for a cyclone, the inlet head including a feed chamber therein having an inner side wall, a top or end wall at one end of the side wall, an open end at the other end of the side wall, the open end being of circular cross-section with a central axis, an inlet port adjacent the top or end wall for delivering an inlet stream of material to be separated to the feed chamber, an overflow outlet in the top or end wall which is coaxial with the central axis, a vortex finder extending into the feed chamber in the direction of the central axis through which an overflow stream of separated material passes to the overflow outlet. The vortex finder includes a generally tubular body having a side wall with an outer side wall surface and a passageway which includes an inlet end and an outlet end the passageway extending through the body, the passageway having an inner side wall surface and an end face at the inlet end wherein the end face is generally annular shaped and is curved from the inner wall surface outwardly towards the outer side wall surface and towards the other end. | 02-05-2009 |
20090065431 | IN-LINE SEPARATOR - An in-line separator is provided for separating fluid phases of different density from a fluid stream. The in-line separator comprises a conduit having an inlet section ( | 03-12-2009 |
20090218277 | SEPARATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A separation apparatus and method are employed using a separation channel for rotation about an axis. Such channel includes radially spaced apart inner and outer side wall portions and an end wall portion. An inlet conveys fluid into the channel. A barrier is located in the channel intermediate of the inner and outer side wall portions. A first flow path communicates between upstream and downstream sides of the barrier. A collection region may be located downstream of the barrier for communication with the first flow path. An outer side wall section of the channel may be positioned radially outward of an upstream section thereof. The barrier may join the outer side wall portion along a substantial portion of an axial length of the channel. First and second exit flow paths may allow communication with the channel either upstream or downstream of the barrier or both. | 09-03-2009 |
20100012579 | Wastewater Separator - A wastewater separator comprises an inner pivoting assembly and an outer pivoting assembly. The wastewater is guided onto a blade which helically extends in the axial direction of the inner pivoting assembly. The inner pivoting assembly and the outer pivoting assembly are driven to pivot for enabling the impurity in the wastewater to fall off along the blade and the water in the wastewater to flow upwards along the outer pivoting assembly, so as to achieve the objective of separating the water from impurity in the wastewater. | 01-21-2010 |
20100051539 | INTEGRATING SYSTEM FOR A PRESSURIZED FLUID GENERATOR AND VORTEX SEPARATOR - An integrating system of a pressurized fluid generator and vortex separator comprises a pressurized fluid generator and a vortex separator. The pressurized fluid generator including a high pressure tank which connects to a fluid storage tank and a pressure indicator through; a heating element and a temperature indicating controller are installed in the high pressure tank; the vortex separator is connected to the pressurized fluid generator through transfer pipes; the vortex separator includes a vortex separating tank; the vortex separating tank has an outlet at a bottom side thereof; the outlet is connected to a plurality of collection bottles; a spindle is located in the vortex separating tank and is driven by a driving device; the spindle is installed with a penetrating fluid channel which is connected to a plurality of transfer pipes; each of the transfer pipes is installed with a plurality of electric controlled switches, respectively. | 03-04-2010 |
20100237008 | FLUID PURIFICATION USING HYDRAULIC VORTEX SYSTEM - An assembly for water purification comprising a series of vessels which allows fluid to communicate therebetween via fluid supply lines. The assembly is arranged so as to generate a plurality of co operating vortices generated by fluid impact on formations disposed on an inner surface of the vessels to cause an ascending fluid flow to be deflected back in the direction of fluid flow thereby creating local vortices. Water exiting said vessels has higher purity than water entering the vessel. | 09-23-2010 |
20100307969 | HYDROCYCLONE - A hydrocyclone ( | 12-09-2010 |
20100326903 | KEEPING SEWER DRAINLINES CLEAR WITH LOW FLUSH TOILETS OR CISTERNS | 12-30-2010 |
20110011795 | Fluid pressure driven centrifuge apparatus - A centrifuge, comprising an upright shaft, defining an axis, a fluid centrifuging chamber rotatable about the shaft axis, first porting extending endwise in the shaft and opening laterally to said chamber, to deliver fluid to be centrifuged, to the chamber, a structure in the chamber and into which contaminate in the fluid is centrifuged for separation from the fluid, during chamber high speed rotation, a rotor supporting the chamber for rotation about the axis, the rotor rotating with the chamber, there being at least one fluid outlet to jet fluid discharged from the rotor, and passage structure for delivering fluid that has been jetted via the fluid outlet. | 01-20-2011 |
20110147302 | Oil/Water Separator - An oil/water separator includes an ingress ( | 06-23-2011 |
20110226692 | Oil-water separator with self-priming pump - An object of the present invention is to provide an oil-water separator with self-priming pump of high oil-water separation ability that enables a mixed liquid to be introduced into the oil-water separator without causing emulsification. | 09-22-2011 |
20110259819 | CYCLONE APPARATUS - A cyclone apparatus for separating a mixture containing at least one fluid and a further constituent based on the densities of the mixture constituents, the apparatus comprising a first hollow pressure vessel open at each end, having at least one inlet located on its body, an overflow plate positioned at an overflow end of the first hollow pressure vessel, an end plate for sealing the overflow plate. The cyclone apparatus also comprises an underflow plate positioned at an under-flow end of the first hollow pressure vessel and a hollow pressure vessel with one end being sealed against the under-flow plate and another end being closed. The overflow plate and under-flow plate are both provided with through holes for supporting, in use, cyclone liners which pass there through, each cyclone liner having an inlet located between the overflow and underflow plate. The overflow plate and the end plate are shaped such that when they are brought together they form separate adjacent overflow compartments between them, the overflow outlets of the cyclone liners being located in the overflow compartments and each overflow compartment having an outlet. The underflow plate and the second hollow pressure vessel are shaped such that when they are brought together they form separate adjacent under-flow compartments between them which correspond to the overflow compartments, the under-flow outlets of the cyclone liners being located in the underflow compartments, and each under-flow compartment having an outlet. | 10-27-2011 |
20110290718 | JET DEFLECTION DEVICE - Devices for controlling fluid flow, in particular microfluidic devices, are described, which exploit gas/liquid interfaces to control liquid flow in accordance with application requirements. Devices for on/off flow switching, centrifugal separation, mixing, metering and aliquoting are described. | 12-01-2011 |
20120085699 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR EXTRACTION OF BITUMEN FROM OIL SANDS - An extraction system and process for extracting bitumen from a slurry containing bitumen, solids and water. The system comprises a cyclone separation facility for separating the slurry into a solids component stream and a bitumen froth stream with the bitumen froth stream including water and fine solids. The bitumen froth stream is then delivered to a froth concentration facility for separating the bitumen froth stream into a final bitumen enriched froth stream, and a water and fine solids stream. The final bitumen enriched froth stream is suitable for further processing. The system of the present invention is preferably mobile so that the cyclone extraction facility and the froth concentration facility can move with the mine face at an oil sands mining site, however, it is also contemplated that the system can be retrofitted to existing fixed treatment facilities to improve the operational efficiency of such fixed facilities. | 04-12-2012 |
20120118818 | HYDROCYCLONE FOR THE SEPARATION OF FLUIDS - It is disclosed a hydrocyclone type separator having small dimensions for possessing high capacity for fluid processing by virtue of structural characteristics for feeding, of an upper outlet orifice (overflow) and of a lower outlet orifice (underflow). The feeding comprises two equal channels ( | 05-17-2012 |
20120187040 | SOLID-LIQUID SEPARATOR - A solid-liquid separator that separates raw water containing suspended solids into suspended solids (solid) and treated water (liquid) in easy and a short time is provided. A solid-liquid separator includes a separation tub, an inflow pipe configured to rotate raw water which flowed from the outlet of the inflow pipe in the separation tub, a froth discharge pipe configured to discharge the suspended solids surfaced in the separation tub and a treated water discharge pipe configured to discharge treated water by which the suspended solids were removed from raw water from the separation tub. | 07-26-2012 |
20120325738 | Centrifugal Separator - A centrifugal separator of the present invention comprises an upper inlet chamber and separation barrel connected thereto. The upper inlet chamber comprises an inlet through which a solids-laden fluid is introduced. An upper portion of the separation barrel extends into the upper inlet chamber below the inlet, such that the interior wall of the upper inlet chamber and the upper portion of the separation volume define a space, called the vestibular chamber. The vestibular chamber is defined at its upper end by a horizontally disposed plate larger in diameter than the separation barrel, but smaller in diameter than the internal diameter of the upper inlet chamber. The upper portion of the separation barrel comprises a plurality of generally axially-oriented slots which may penetrate through the wall of the separation barrel tangentially, so as to generally induce a tangential flow pattern to fluid entering the separation barrel from the vestibular chamber. | 12-27-2012 |
20130026092 | OIL SEPARATION MEANS AND REFRIGERATION DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - An object is to provide centrifugal-separation oil separation means capable of improved cyclone efficiency and a refrigeration device equipped with the same. The oil separation means includes an outer cylinder ( | 01-31-2013 |
20130032531 | Contaminated water treatment system, method and apparatus - In one aspect the invention provides a fluid treatment apparatus for treating contaminated fluid. The apparatus comprises a container having base member and a peripheral containment wall and defining a total interior volume. The apparatus further comprises at least one container inlet to receive said contaminated fluid, at least one container outlet to discharge water separated from said contaminated fluid, a separation region suitable to receive said contaminated fluid, to allow separation of said contaminated fluids into less dense contaminants, water and denser contaminants, and to store said denser contaminants as a sediment layer on the base member. The apparatus further comprises a water collection region suitable to receive water from the separation region and direct said water to said at least one container outlet, and an oil collection region, suitable to receive less dense contaminants from the separation region. | 02-07-2013 |
20130043185 | Whirlpool skimmer - A whirlpool skimming device removes surface debris from a pool by creating a whirlpool having an upper bound at the surface of the pool. The uppermost portion of the whirlpool is free standing and is not bounded by the device. The device includes an outer cup-shaped portion and an inner cup-shaped portion coaxially disposed therein. An opening is disposed in the bottom of the inner cup-shaped portion which communicates with a source of suction which is preferably a Venturi tube feeding the outlet water to a filter bag. There is a first nozzle supplying water at an upper, inner edge of the inner cup-shaped portion at a slightly downward angle in a first direction, and there is a second nozzle supplying water at a lower, outer edge of the inner cup-shaped portion and mounted on an opposite side of the inner cup-shaped portion. The device causes coaxial rotational flow patterns relative to the inner cup-shaped portion, in which the outer rotational flow takes an upwardly spiral path outside the inner cup-shaped portion, and the inner rotational flow takes a downwardly spiral path inside the inner cup-shaped portion of the device. | 02-21-2013 |
20130056410 | WATER PURIFIER - A water purifier includes an outer tube having a partition wall dividing the outer tube into lower and upper storage chambers, an intermediate tube defining a guide receiving space and a plurality of angularly spaced-apart inclined through holes to fluidly communicate the guide receiving space and the upper storage chamber, and an inner tube defining a water-exit passage and a plurality of angularly spaced-apart inclined guide holes to fluidly communicate the guide receiving space and the water-exit passage. A guide unit includes a plurality of flow guide plates disposed at positions corresponding to the inclined through holes. | 03-07-2013 |
20130126421 | HYDROCLONE BASED FLUID FILTRATION SYSTEM - A variety of improved hydroclone based fluid filtering systems are described. The hydroclones generally include a tank having an internal chamber and a filter (preferably a surface filter) that is positioned within the internal chamber. The filter defines a filtered fluid chamber within the internal chamber of the tank. The hydroclone may be operated such that a vortex of flowing fluid is formed between the chamber wall and the filter with the filter being located in the center of the vortex. With this arrangement, the filter acts as a cross-flow filter. In one aspect of the invention, a circulating cleaning assembly is provided in the hydroclone region. In yet another aspect of the invention, improved hydroclone intake structures are described. | 05-23-2013 |
20130256216 | Choke Assembly - A choke assembly comprises an inlet ( | 10-03-2013 |
20140042083 | MULTI-CHAMBERED HYDROCLONE - A hydroclone ( | 02-13-2014 |
20140124436 | Vortex-Type Grit Chamber - A grit removal unit including an influent channel directing wastewater with grit into a round grit removal chamber and an effluent channel receives wastewater output from the chamber. A divider wall extends upwardly between the sides of the influent channel, and gates at the upstream end of the divider wall are adjustable to selectively open channel portions on opposite sides of the divider wall. An output guide member is mounted to allow selective adjustment of output flow opening width “c” to the effluent channel. The output guide member has a horizontal bottom extending from the chamber into the effluent channel across the width of the output opening, and a guide wall extending upwardly from the guide member bottom. The guide wall has a forward end spaced from the chamber annular vertical wall to define the output flow opening width therebetween. | 05-08-2014 |
20140124437 | FLOW DEFLECTING MEMBER FOR HYDROCYCLONE - A hydrocyclone ( | 05-08-2014 |
20140138306 | TUBULAR OIL-WATER SEPARATOR AND SPIRAL FLOW GENERATOR THEREFOR - The present invention discloses a cyclone generator for a pipeline type oil-water separator which separates oil from water using the principle of cyclone. The cyclone generator comprises: flow deflectors which are fixedly arranged along the circumferential direction of a pipe to generate, when an oil-water mixture flows through the flow deflectors, a centrosymmetric cyclone field to centrifugally separate oil from water. The present invention further discloses an oil-water separation device which uses the aforementioned principle, the mixture of oil and water flowing through the device forms a centrosymmetric cyclone field in which an oil core is distributed in the central area of a pipe without shifting significantly so as to achieve an excellent oil-water separation effect. | 05-22-2014 |
20140151290 | Centrifugal Separator - A centrifugal separator of the present invention comprises an upper inlet chamber and separation barrel connected thereto. The upper inlet chamber comprises an inlet through which a solids-laden fluid is introduced. An upper portion of the separation barrel extends into the upper inlet chamber below the inlet, such that the interior wall of the upper inlet chamber and the upper portion of the separation volume define a space, called the vestibular chamber. The vestibular chamber is defined at its upper end by a horizontally disposed plate larger in diameter than the separation barrel, but smaller in diameter than the internal diameter of the upper inlet chamber. The upper portion of the separation barrel comprises a plurality of generally axially-oriented slots which may penetrate through the wall of the separation barrel tangentially, so as to generally induce a tangential flow pattern to fluid entering the separation barrel from the vestibular chamber. | 06-05-2014 |
20140319052 | CLOSING VALVE UNIT FOR A CYCLONE - A closing valve unit for a centrifugal cleaner arrangement including first and second connecting members configured to connect a cyclone to a centrifugal cleaner group, and a movable valve sandwiched between the first and second connecting members, the moveable valve including apertures commensurate with openings to feed and reject conduits of the cyclone and to openings to feed and reject conduits of the cyclone cleaner group, wherein the movable valve has a first position in which the apertures are aligned with the cyclone and cleaner group feed conduits and with the cyclone accept and cleaner group accept conduits, and a control element connected to the moveable valve and configured to move the moveable valve between the first position and the second positions. | 10-30-2014 |
20150068975 | WEAR-RESISTANT LINER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system includes a wear-resistant liner that includes a matrix material and a plurality of inserts embedded within the matrix material. One or more inserts of the plurality of inserts includes a retention feature. The retention feature is configured to increase adhesion between the one or more inserts of the plurality of inserts and the matrix material. | 03-12-2015 |
20150129491 | Separator Device - A separator device is provided for removing particles from suspension in a fluid comprises a housing having first and second ports for ingress and egress of fluid into and out of the housing, the first and second ports being on the same vertical line; and at least one separation chamber for separating solid particles from the fluid. | 05-14-2015 |
20150306523 | SEPARATION VESSEL WITH ENHANCED PARTICULATE REMOVAL - A separation tank for crude oil. Fluid enters an inlet section of a center column of the tank via an offset inlet pipe so the fluid enters swirling. Solids that settle in the inlet section are removed by a center column drain and a solids removal system. Free gas rises and exits from the top of the tank. Liquid flows out of the center column via a diffuser that spirals the fluid evenly toward the wall of the tank where oil coalesces and wicks upward. Liquid flows downward around two flow diverting baffles where more oil coalesces and wicks upward via an oil conduit into the oil layer. The water flows under the lower flow diverting baffle and exits the tank through the outlet section. A large circular oil collector weir uniformly removes oil from the oil layer. Interface draw offs located below the oil-water interface remove excess BS&W. | 10-29-2015 |
20160038952 | Ring Grit Remover - A grit removal unit for a wastewater system including a grit removal chamber with a substantially annular vertical wall. A horizontal annular ring above the chamber bottom extends inwardly from the annular vertical wall, with an influent channel extending into the chamber beneath the ring and an effluent channel above the rim and extending out of the chamber. The influent and effluent channels both have inner side walls with a curved portion, with both curved portions extending through an arc of at least 90 degrees within the chamber annular vertical wall. | 02-11-2016 |
20160096749 | Contaminated water treatment system, method and apparatus - In one aspect the invention provides a fluid treatment apparatus for treating contaminated fluid. The apparatus comprises a container having base member and a peripheral containment wall and defining a total interior volume. The apparatus further comprises at least one container inlet to receive said contaminated fluid, at least one container outlet to discharge water separated from said contaminated fluid, a separation region suitable to receive said contaminated fluid, to allow separation of said contaminated fluids into less dense contaminants, water and denser contaminants, and to store said denser contaminants as a sediment layer on the base member. The apparatus further comprises a water collection region suitable to receive water from the separation region and direct said water to said at least one container outlet, and an oil collection region, suitable to receive less dense contaminants from the separation region. | 04-07-2016 |
20160129457 | BI-DIRECTIONAL LOWER CONE DILUTION DEVICE - 1. A hydrocyclone for separating a fiber suspension into a heavy fraction and including a distribution head for supplying a fluid to the separation chamber, which distribution head is situated centrally in the separation chamber relatively close to the other end. The distribution head has at least one outlet passage designed for spraying a fluid jet, the fluid jet having a flow component in the direction towards the other end of the separation chamber, and the fluid jet having another flow component directed towards the one end. | 05-12-2016 |
20170232366 | DE-SANDING TANK WITH CONICAL BOTTOM | 08-17-2017 |
20170232454 | Retrofit Attachments for Water Treatment Systems | 08-17-2017 |
210512200 | Multiple cyclone | 7 |
20090242481 | GAS/LIQUID SEPARATOR WITH NON-SQUARE-EDGED OUTLET OPENINGS - A gas/liquid separator including a housing, at least one swirl element positioned in the housing and at least one opening formed in the housing downstream of the at least one swirl element, wherein the at least one opening comprises a non-square-edged sidewall that defines at least a portion of the at least one opening. | 10-01-2009 |
20100213118 | MULTI-CYCLONE SEDIMENT FILTER - A multi-cyclone sediment filter having a sediment bowl with a hemispherical bottom and a sump for collecting sediment, a cylindrical cyclone housing disposed above and sealingly connected to the sediment bowl, a removable and replaceable cyclone cartridge inserted into the cyclone housing, a diffuser plate sealingly connected to the cyclone cartridge and cyclone housing, a fluid inlet for introducing fluid into the cyclone housing, and a fluid outlet for discharging fluid from the cyclone housing. The cyclone cartridge inserted in the cyclone housing includes a plurality of vertically disposed inverted cone-shaped fluid cyclones, each having a small opening at a lower end and larger opening at an upper end. The cartridge has a plurality of fluid flow paths that direct fluid to the cyclones where a vortex is induced in the moving fluid. As sediment is removed from the fluid in each cyclone, it is separated out and delivered down into the sediment bowl sump, while fluid is directed upwardly and out to the fluid outlet. | 08-26-2010 |
20110011796 | Compacted Hydrocyclone Apparatus in Vessels - A particular stacking configuration may be used for installing or orienting a plurality of hydrocyclones in a vessel in order to reduce vessel size and make process systems more compact at higher flow rates. Vessel size and footprint reduction may be achieved by stacking one or more hydrocyclone packs, modules or groups one above the other in a vertically oriented vessel. | 01-20-2011 |
20110042304 | Method And Apparatus To Enhance Separation Performance Of A Lean And Low Mean Size Dispersed Phase From A Continuous Phase - Two hydrocyclones used in series enhances the removal of a dispersed liquid phase from a continuous liquid phase by cyclonic action. The first hydrocyclone has no overflow outlet and serves to coalesce the droplets or particles of the disperse phase together thereby increasing contaminant size distribution. The second hydrocyclone functions as a separator operating at higher removal efficiency. The method and apparatus are useful to clarify produced water from hydrocarbon recovery operations. | 02-24-2011 |
20130299419 | Compacted Hydrocyclone Apparatus in Vessels - A particular stacking configuration may be used for installing or orienting a plurality of hydrocyclones in a vessel in order to reduce vessel size and make process systems more compact at higher flow rates. Vessel size and footprint reduction may be achieved by stacking one or more hydrocyclone packs, cassettes, modules or groups one above the other in a vertically oriented vessel. | 11-14-2013 |
20140001117 | JOINT SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR HYDROCYCLONE LINER | 01-02-2014 |
20160038953 | JOINT SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR HYDROCYCLONE LINER - A system includes a hydrocyclone liner. The hydrocyclone liner includes a head section having a fluid inlet formed in a first sidewall of the head section and an overflow outlet. The hydrocyclone liner also includes a separation section having an underflow outlet. A sleeve is disposed about at least a portion of the head section, a portion of the separation section, and an interface between the head section and the separation section. | 02-11-2016 |
210512300 | With movable means affecting flow | 12 |
20080257819 | Dual walled dynamic phase separator - Separating a multi-phase mixture influent even during excessive flows of specific phases. The dynamic phase separator includes a chamber divided into two regions by an inner wall disposed radially inward relative to an outer wall. A gross separation region is defined between the inner wall and the outer wall, while a fine separation region lies inside an area defined by the inner wall and top of the chamber. Influent to be separated is fed through an inlet into the gross separation region. A plurality of porous disks are mounted to a rotatable shaft and disposed in the fine separation region. The outer and inner walls are separated by a predetermined distance sufficient to allow for adequate rotational velocity of incoming tangential flow of the influent and dwell time sufficient for natural separation of lighter phases from heavier phases within the gross separation region. | 10-23-2008 |
20080314822 | Apparatus for Blood Component Separation - A device for loading a set of bags into the rotor of a centrifuge including a loading container having an annular rim extending outwardly such that the annular rim rests on the turn table of the rotor. | 12-25-2008 |
20100038309 | SEPARATOR DRUM AND COMPRESSOR IMPELLER ASSEMBLY - A fluid handling assembly is for a fluid machine that includes a casing and a shaft disposed within the casing so as to be rotatable about a central axis. An impeller is mounted on the shaft and has an inlet and a rotary separator is mounted on the shaft and has axially spaced apart inlet and outlet ends and an interior separation chamber. The separator is coupled with the impeller such that the separator and the impeller generally rotate as a single unit about the shaft axis and fluid within the separation chamber flows from the separator outlet end directly into the impeller inlet. Preferably, the separator includes a plurality of generally radially-extending blades disposed proximal to the separator inlet end and spaced circumferentially about the axis, the plurality of blades being configured to accelerate fluid flowing into the separator inlet end during rotation of the separator. | 02-18-2010 |
20100133174 | HORIZONTAL AGITATOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FLOW IN A CLEARING BASIN USING THE HORIZONTAL AGITATOR - The invention relates to a horizontal agitator for producing a flow in a clearing basin, wherein a propeller ( | 06-03-2010 |
20100300961 | MECHANICAL FLUID MIXER SYSTEM - A mixer body has an interior bore and an exterior surface. The exterior surface has first and third stages and an intermediate second stage. The mixer body forms a support ring. The second stage has threads. The third stage has holes. Pins are secured to the support ring. A turbine is rotatably coupled to each pin. The disk has arcuate ends and cut away sections. A cylinder has first and third stages and an intermediate second stage. The cylinder has an input end with a large opening for receiving a pipe. The cylinder has an output end with a discharge opening. The second stage of the cylinder has threads coupled to the mixer body. The third stage of the cylinder supports the turbines and the disk. When the mixing body and cylinder are threaded together, they form a chamber. | 12-02-2010 |
20110049046 | DEWATERING STRUCTURE FOR DEWATERING A WATER-CONTAINED OBJECT - A dewatering structure includes a receptacle body, a dewatering unit and an operation apparatus. The receptacle body includes a receptacle tub and an assembling space, in which the receptacle tub and the assembling space are independent from each other. The operation apparatus includes an operation unit and a base. The operation unit includes an active pedal and a driven pedal, which are pivotally coupled to the base and are intersected with each other. The driven pedal includes a free end slidably coupled with a driving block having a threaded through hole. The threaded through hole is provided for connection with a threaded rod sheathed in a spring member. When the active pedal and the driven pedal are repetitively pressed each other and then released, the dewatering unit is driven to rotate, thus producing a centrifugal force for removing the water from the water-contained object. | 03-03-2011 |
20110139710 | Cyclone Separator - The present invention discloses a cyclone separator ( | 06-16-2011 |
20110290719 | FLUID FILTRATION APPARATUS FOR APPLIANCES - Embodiments, presented herein are directed to a filtration system including an outer pipe, an inner pipe and a stirrer. The outer pipe is configured to receive a working fluid from a filter inlet. The outer pipe includes a venturi neck and an outer channel. The venturi neck is located downstream of the filter inlet. The outlet channel is located downstream of the venturi neck, wherein the outlet channel is configured to provide an outlet for a first type of impurity. The inner pipe is co-axially positioned with the outer pipe, wherein the inner pipe is configured to receive a second type of impurity. The stirrer is positioned inside the outer pipe, wherein the stirrer rotates with the inner pipe to substantially separate at least the first and the second types of impurities from the working fluid. | 12-01-2011 |
20120248035 | CYCLONIC FLOW SEPARATOR - The invention relates to a separator of fluid medium components, said separator including, along one axis, a movable assembly that is rotatable around the axis. Said separator moreover includes an output device. The movable assembly includes a cylindrical separation chamber having an inner wall. The output device includes a second outlet and a first outlet that is farther than the second outlet from the axis. The output device includes a third outlet that is farther than the first outlet from the axis and is intended for extracting a third fluid component comprising solid particles. Said third outlet includes an edge that is near an inner wall of the separation chamber. | 10-04-2012 |
20140151291 | CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATOR FOR SEPARATING FRUIT OR VEGETABLE JUICE FROM FRUIT OR VEGETABLE PULP - The present application relates to a centrifugal separator for separating fruit or vegetable juice from fruit or vegetable pulp. The centrifugal separator comprises a body ( | 06-05-2014 |
20140209535 | Retrofit Attachments for Water Treatment Systems - In at least one embodiment, the invention provides a retrofit for existing water treatment systems where the retrofit includes at least one of the following: a particulate separator, a supplementary inlet, and a waveform disk-pack turbine. In a further embodiment, the invention includes a water treatment system combined with at least one of the following: a particulate separator, a supplementary inlet, and a waveform disk-pack turbine. | 07-31-2014 |
20140299540 | CENTRIFUGAL-FORCE SEPARATOR AND FILTER ARRANGEMENT HAVING A CENTRIFUGAL-FORCE SEPARATOR OF SAID TYPE - A centrifugal-force separator for separating particles from a fluid has a housing having an inflow opening and an outflow opening. An axial core and a plurality of guide blades connected to the axial core are provided, wherein the axial core and the guide blades are disposed in the housing. The guide blades generate a turbulent flow of a fluid flowing in through the inlet opening into the housing in an inflow direction. The guide blades extend radially between a first helical line at the axial core and a second helical line at a housing wall of the housing. A first pitch of the first helical line is greater than a second pitch of the second helical line. | 10-09-2014 |