Fluid Separation Device
AssigneeNano-Porous Systems Limited
InventorsColin Billiet, Brian Austin
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Abstract
A fluid separation device (400) for separating water from a stream of compressed air, has a housing (402) defining a first volume (404) with two apertures (406, 408) therein in communication with the first volume, the first volume and the apertures being adapted to have a stream of air flowing there through, a first filter (414) contained within the first volume for separating liquid water from the air stream, and a plurality of desiccant beads contained within the first volume for separating water vapour from the air. An exhaust silencer for the fluid separation device is also disclosed.
Claims40
A fluid separation device for separating from a stream of a first fluid a second fluid, the device comprising:
- a housing defining a first volume, said housing having at least one first aperture in communication with said first volume, said first volume and said first aperture adapted to have at least one stream of at least one first fluid flowing therethrough;
- at least one first filter contained at least partially within said first volume for separating at least one impurity from said fluid stream;
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- at least one fluid separation medium contained at least partially within said first volume for separating at least one second fluid from said first fluid.
A fluid separation device as substantially herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings in FIGS. 4 and 5.
A valve comprising:
- a housing defining a first volume, said housing having at least three apertures adapted to act as inlets and/or outlets for transfer of fluid, said apertures being in communication with said first volume;
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- aperture blocking means for substantially preventing fluid flow through at least one said aperture and substantially allowing fluid transfer between said other apertures.
A valve as substantially herein described with reference to the accompanying drawing in FIG. 6.
A fluid disposal device comprising:
- at least one filter for separating water from a gaseous stream;
- heat generating means for heating at least one body portion;
- water transfer means for transferring water from said at least one said filter to said heat generating means in order to evaporate said water back to atmosphere.
A separation device for separating at least one liquid from a stream of gas, the device comprising:
- a first body portion defining at least one first volume;
- a second body portion defining at least one second volume;
- fluid transfer means for transferring fluid from said first volume to said second volume and for increasing a velocity of said fluid during said transfer;
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- liquid catching means, located adjacent said fluid transfer means, for catching droplets of liquid;
- wherein:
- said fluid moves in a first direction on exiting said fluid transfer means and then slows down and moves in a second direction, different from said first direction, as it passes into said second volume;
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- said catching means is located in line with said first direction.
A separation device substantially as herein before described with reference to FIG. 7 of the accompanying drawings.
An exhaust silencer for a fluid separation device, comprising:
- a first body portion defining a first volume having at least one first and at least one second aperture therein;
- at least one second body portion defining a second volume and having at least one input to receive at least one moving fluid, said second volume being in fluid communication with said first volume via said second aperture, wherein:
- said fluid moves in a first direction on passing from said second volume to said first volume through said second aperture, slows down and moves in a second direction, different from said first direction, as it passes through said first volume into the atmosphere via said first aperture.
An exhaust silencer as substantially herein before described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11 of the accompanying drawings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.