Central core element for a separator assembly

A central core element for a separator assembly comprising:

• two porous exhaust conduits;
• said porous exhaust conduits comprising an exhaust channel and one or more openings which allow fluid communication between an exterior surface of the porous exhaust conduit and the exhaust channel,
• at least one of said porous exhaust conduits comprising a flow control element,
• said porous exhaust conduits comprising at least one spacer element defining a cavity between said porous exhaust conduits,
• said cavity being configured to accommodate a first portion of a membrane stack assembly.

A central core element for a separator assembly comprising:

• a pair of central core element components, each central core element component comprising a pair of identical quarter-cylinder shaped porous exhaust conduits;
• each porous exhaust conduit comprising an exhaust channel and one or more openings which allow fluid communication between an exterior surface of the porous exhaust conduit and the exhaust channel,
• said porous exhaust conduits defining two cavities,
• each of said cavities being configured to accommodate a first portion of a membrane stack assembly,
• wherein for each central core element component, the exhaust channels share a common exit cavity,
• and wherein the central core element is configured such that during operation of a separator assembly comprising the central core element, flow through the exhaust channels of two of the porous exhaust conduits is in one direction while flow the exhaust channels of the remaining two porous exhaust conduits is in the opposite direction.

A central core element for a separator assembly comprising:

• at least two porous exhaust conduits;
• said porous exhaust conduits comprising an exhaust channel and one or more openings which allow fluid communication between an exterior surface of the porous exhaust conduit and the exhaust channel,
• at least one of said porous exhaust conduits comprising a flow control element,
• said porous exhaust conduits independently defining a cavity between said porous exhaust conduits,
• said cavity being configured to accommodate a first portion of a membrane stack assembly.