Apparatus for continuous reconditioning of hydrocarbon fluids
AssigneeAdfiltech Corporation
InventorRalph Reichert
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Abstract
Apparatus for the continuous reconditioning of non-conductive hydrocarbon fluids from a system utilizing such fluids includes an arrangement of interconnected filters having at least two different type filters, with means for mechanically and electrically arranging the filters to allow a continuous reconditioning of the fluid with the option of re-refining some selected portions of the fluid. A monitor is provided at the end of at least one of the filtering functions for monitoring the quality of the fluid, and the fluid is automatically rerouted to either a clean reservoir or to recycling.
Claims11
Apparatus arranged for the continuous reconditioning of non-conductive hydrocarbon fluids from a system utilizing said fluids comprising:
- an arrangement of interconnected filters having separate inlets and comprising at least two different type filters, the interconnected filters including at least one filter means for removing water from said non-conductive hydrocarbon fluids,
- means for mechanically and electrically arranging said interconnected filters to allow a continuous reconditioning of said non-conductive hydrocarbon fluids with optional re-refining of selected portions of said fluids;
- means for monitoring the moisture content of said fluids following their passage through said arrangement;
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- means responsive to said monitoring for automatically and selectively rerouting said fluids to ether a clean reservoir or to recycling to said arrangement of interconnected filters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.