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US 2014/0360373 A1Published application
Air separation module with removable core
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsFrederick Peacos, Kenneth Crawford
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Abstract
A module for an inert gas system has a housing that includes a first portion, a second portion removable from the first portion, at least one fluid inlet port, and at least one fluid outlet port. The module also includes a replaceable selectively permeable membrane for separating components of a gaseous fluid placed within the housing.
Claims20
A module for an inert gas system comprising:
- a housing including:
- a first portion;
- a second portion removable from the first portion;
- at least one fluid inlet port;
- and
- at least one fluid outlet port;
- and
- a replaceable selectively permeable membrane for separating components of a gaseous fluid placed within the housing.
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An inert gas separation system comprising:
- a compressed fluid source;
- a fluid separation module comprising:
- a housing including:
- a first portion;
- a second portion removable from the first portion;
- a first inlet fluidly connected to the compressed fluid source;
- and
- a first outlet;
- and
- a replaceable membrane extending at least partially through the housing and fluidly connected to the first inlet, wherein the membrane is capable of separating components of a gaseous fluid placed within the housing.
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A method comprising:
- removing a first portion of a housing of an inert gas separation module;
- removing a first membrane from the housing;
- inserting a second membrane into the housing;
- reattaching the first portion of the housing.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.