Composite fluid separator
OwnerGary David Hanksinventor
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Abstract
A composite fluid separator capable of isolating a first liquid from a composite fluid having a first and second liquid, in which the first and second liquids have differing specific gravities. An outer housing encloses a separation chamber. An inlet port delivers the composite fluid through an elongated spillway into the sump of the chamber. Positioned between the inlet port and the outlet port is a plurality of stacked baffles, composed of individual separation flow plates, placed in an inclined relationship. The plurality of baffles creates a flow path in which the composite fluid is forced to flow over each of the individual separation flow plates as it travels upward in the separation chamber toward the outlet port.
Claims31
A composite fluid separator, comprising:
- a chamber,
- said chamber having an inlet port and an outlet port,
- a plurality of stacked baffles at an inclined relationship extending between said inlet port and said outlet port.
A composite fluid separator, comprising:
- a chamber with a top and bottom surface, a wall surrounding the periphery of said chamber;
- an inlet port in said top surface of said chamber,
- an outlet port on said wall of said housing;
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- a plurality of separation flow plates at an inclined relationship extending between said inlet port and said outlet port.
A composite fluid separator, comprising:
- a separation chamber, said separation chamber having an inlet port and an outlet port;
- a plurality of baffles positioned between said inlet and outlet port, wherein each of said plurality of baffles has an upper and lower end, said plurality of baffles including a base baffle, said upper ends of each of said plurality of baffles attached to said base baffle in an inclined relationship;
- each of said plurality of baffles having an increasing angle of inclination with a vertical axis through said separation chamber as said baffles approach said outlet chamber.
A composite fluid separator, comprising:
- a separation chamber having an inlet port and an outlet port;
- a plurality of fluid separation plates, said fluid separation plates positioned between said inlet port and said outlet port;
- wherein said plurality of fluid separation plates are positioned in alternating spaced relationship with a first side wall and a second side wall of said separation chamber.
A composite fluid separator, comprising:
- a separation chamber having a base plate located therein, said base plate separating said chamber into a sump area and an outlet port;
- a plurality of fluid separation plates, said fluid separation plates placed in alternating stacked spaced relationship from a first side wall of said chamber and a second side wall of said chamber, said spaced relationship from said first side wall and said second side wall a first predetermined distance, each of said plates separated from a front wall of said separation chamber by a second predetermined distance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.