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US 6,206,953 B1Granted
Condensate separator and collector
OwnerJonathan F. Bangsinventor
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Abstract
A fluid separator for separating a liquid such as oil/water from air delivered from a compressor during the condensate drain cycle of the compressor.
Claims14
An apparatus for separating an entrained liquid from a stream of compressed gaseous fluid, said apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a side wall and an inlet pipe and an outlet, said inlet pipe extending into an interior of said housing and terminating at an end;
- a stationary elbow disposed on said end of said inlet pipe and having an exit end directed perpendicularly toward said side wall such that a gaseous fluid flowing through said elbow perpendicularly impinges said side wall and rebounds from said side wall;
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- a first filter disposed within said housing in a position opposite said exit end of said elbow such that at least a portion of the gaseous fluid rebounding off said side wall passes through said first filter.
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A method for separating an entrained liquid from a stream of compressed gaseous fluid, comprising the steps of:
- a. introducing a stream of compressed gaseous fluid with an entrained liquid into a fixed inlet, said inlet extending into an interior of a housing and terminating at an end;
- b. imparting a swirl to the gaseous fluid in said inlet;
- c. directing said stream of gaseous fluid from said inlet end toward a side wall of said housing such that said fluid substantially perpendicularly impinges upon said side wall and rebounds from said side wall;
- d. passing at least a portion of said rebounding gaseous fluid through a first filter disposed with said housing in a position opposite said exit end of side inlet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.