US 11,724,431 B2 · Modular fluid processing apparatuses, modular components and related methods

Abstract

Modular fluid processing apparatuses, modular components and related methods are provided. A fluid processing apparatus for use in fluid processing systems can include a housing comprising first body half and a second body halves that are secured together. The first body half has one or more half bores that extend along a length of the first body half and the second body half has one or more half bores that extend along a length of the second body half with the one or more half bores in the first body half aligning with the one or more half bores in the second body half forming one or more full sleeve-receiving bores. The fluid processing apparatus can include one or more sleeves that are securable between the first and second body halves within the one or more sleeve-receiving bores to form piston pathways within the housing for receiving pistons.

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Dependent claims

A modular fluid processing apparatus for use in a fluid processing system, the modular fluid processing apparatus comprising:

a housing comprising a first body half and a second body half that are secured together, the first body half having a half bore that extends along a length of the first body half and the second body half having a half bore that extends along a length of the second body half with the half bore in the first body half aligned with the half bore in the second body half to form a full first sleeve-receiving bore;
a sleeve comprising a metal that is heat-treated post machining of the sleeve to withstand the heat and pressures of a fluid processing line, the sleeve being securable between the first body half and the second body half within the sleeve-receiving bore to form a piston pathway within the housing for receiving a piston.

A modular screen changer for use in a fluid processing system, comprising:

a screen changer housing comprising a first body half and a second body half that are secured together, the first body half having a first open half bore that extends along a length of the first body half and the second body half having a first open half bore that extends along a length of the second body half with the first open half bore in the first body half aligning with the first open half bore in the second body half to form a full first sleeve-receiving bore;
a first sleeve comprising a metal that is heat-treated post machining of the sleeve to withstand the heat and pressures of a fluid processing line, the first sleeve being securable between the first body half and the second body half within the first sleeve-receiving bore to form a first piston pathway within the screen changer housing for receiving a first piston;
the first body half having a second open half bore that extends along the length of the first body and the second body half having a second open half bore that extends along the length of the second body half with the second open half bore in the first body half aligning with the second open half bore in the second body half to form a full second sleeve-receiving bore;
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a second sleeve comprising a metal that is heat-treated post machining of the sleeve to withstand the heat and pressures of a fluid processing line, the second sleeve being securable between the first body half and the second body half within the second sleeve-receiving bore to form a second piston pathway within the screen changer housing for receiving a second piston.

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Modular fluid processing apparatuses, modular components and related methods

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Modular fluid processing apparatuses, modular components and related methods

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