Filter Containing Flow Disrupter
OwnerMark Hall, Samuel Hayesinventors
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Abstract
A filter for removing particles held in suspension by a fluid. The filter includes (a) a manifold having an inlet and an outlet; and (b) a main filter body connected to the manifold. The main filter body includes a flow disrupter, the flow disrupter comprising a tiered plate assembly arranged in the filter body and each plate in the tiered plate assembly comprises an arrangement of apertures. The inlet of the manifold, the tiered plate assembly, the outlet of the manifold and a bottom of the main filter body define a flow path for fluid to be treated.
Claims20
A filter for removing magnetic and non-magnetic particles held in suspension by a fluid, the filter comprising:
- a. a manifold having an inlet and an outlet;
- b. a main filter body connected to the manifold, wherein the main filter body comprises a flow disrupter, the flow disrupter comprising a tiered plate assembly arranged in the filter body, wherein each plate in the tiered plate assembly comprises an arrangement of apertures,
- wherein the inlet of the manifold, the tiered plate assembly, the outlet of the manifold and a bottom of the main filter body are configured to define a flow path for fluid to be treated, the flow path entering through the inlet of the manifold, passing into the filter body and down through the apertures of the tiered plate assembly, and passing the bottom of the main filter body which is configured to collect the magnetic and non-magnet particles removed from suspension in the. fluid to settle into the bottom of the main filter body, and the flow path being redirected hack up through the tiered plate assembly to exit through le outlet of the manifold;
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- wherein the filter does not contain a magnet.
A method of treating a fluid to remove magnetic and non-magnetic particles from the fluid using a filter, wherein the filter comprises:
- a. a manifold having an inlet and an outlet;
- b. a main filter body connected to the manifold, wherein the main filter body comprises a top portion and a bottom portion and a flow disrupter arranged in the top portion of the main filter body, the flow disrupter comprising a tiered plate assembly, herein each plate in the tiered plate assembly comprises an arrangement of apertures,
- wherein the inlet of the manifold, the tiered plate assembly, the outlet of the manifold and the bottom portion of the main filter body are configured to define a flow path for fluid to be treated, the flow path entering through the inlet of the manifold, passing ow the ton portion of the main filter both and down through the apertures of the tiered plate assembly, and passing into the bottom portion of the main filter body which is configured to collect the magnetic and non-magnet particles removed from suspension in the fluid to settle into the bottom of the main filter body, and the flow path being redirected back up through the tiered plate assembly arranged in the top portion of the main filter body to exit through the outlet of the manifold, and wherein the filter does not contain a magnet;
- the method comprising the steps of:
- a) diverting fluid into the filter via a manifold inlet of the filter, wherein the fluid comprises magnetic and non-magnetic particles suspended therein;)
- b) flowing the fluid into the top portion of the main filter body and over and through tiered plate assembly from a top of the tiered plate assembly to a bottom of the tiered plate assembly and into the bottom portion of the main filter body;
- c) disrupting particles held in suspension by the fluid to direct the particles towards an area of low flow at the bottom portion of the main filter body;
- d) passing the fluid hack up through the tiered plate assembly from the bottom of the tiered plate assembly to the top of the tiered plate assembly and out of the filter via a manifold outlet of the filter;
- wherein particles held in suspension by the fluid are removed and settle into the bottom of the bottom portion of the main filter body.
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