Fluid control device
OwnerDavid Arthurinventor
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Abstract
A fluid control device includes an elongated member adapted to be disposed along an axial length of a separator element. The elongated member includes an interior and an exterior. The elongated member also includes a flow outlet disposed at one end. A plurality of annular flow inlets are disposed in the elongated member and adapted to guide fluid flow from a radial direction in the exterior of the elongated member to an axial direction in the interior of the elongated member.
Claims28
A fluid control device comprising:
- an elongated member adapted to be disposed along an axial length of a separator element, the elongated member comprising an interior, an exterior, a first end, and a second end;
- a flow outlet disposed at the first end of the elongated member;
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- a plurality of annular flow inlets disposed in the elongated member and adapted to guide fluid flow from a radial direction in the exterior of the elongated member to an axial direction in the interior of the elongated member.
A fluid control device comprising:
- a first cylindrical element comprising an inner diameter, an inner surface, a first end, and a second end, wherein the first end defines a fluid flow outlet;
- a second cylindrical element comprising an inner diameter, an outer diameter, an inner surface, an outer surface, a first end, and a second end, wherein the first end of the second cylindrical element is disposed adjacent the second end of the first cylindrical element, and wherein the inner diameter of the first cylindrical element is larger than the outer diameter of the second cylindrical element;
- wherein the second end of the first cylindrical element is circumferentially outwardly flared, and wherein a first fluid flow inlet is defined in part by the inner surface of the first cylindrical element and the outer surface of the second cylindrical element and a second fluid flow inlet is defined in part by the second end of the second cylindrical element.
A method for controlling the velocity profile in a fluid permeable cylindrical separator comprising a flow outlet and disposed in a vessel, the method comprising:
- providing a generally cylindrical elongated member between the separator and the flow outlet;
- providing between the separator and the flow outlet a plurality of annular fluid inlets distributed along the length of the generally cylindrical elongated member;
- introducing a fluid into the vessel;
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- guiding the fluid from a radial direction to an axial direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.