Apparatus for removing air and/or debris from a flow of liquid
AssigneeThrush Incorporated
InventorAaron Schipper
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Abstract
An apparatus removes air or debris from a flow of liquid. The apparatus includes a shell having an inlet, an outlet, and an elongate inner cavity in fluid communication with each of the inlet and the outlet. A plurality of elongate coalescing medium assemblies are disposed within the cavity of the shell such that the coalescing medium assemblies are oriented substantially parallel to each other. Each coalescing medium assembly includes a plurality of wire mesh tubes oriented substantially parallel to each other. A wire mesh retaining wall substantially surrounds the tubes and holds the tubes together.
Claims42
An apparatus for removing air or debris from a flow of liquid, the apparatus comprising:
- a shell having an inlet, an outlet, and an inner cavity in fluid communication with each of the inlet and the outlet;
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- at least one elongate coalescing medium assembly disposed within the cavity of the shell, each coalescing medium assembly including a plurality of wire mesh tubes oriented substantially parallel to each other, each wire mesh tube having ends, a longitudinal axis extending between the ends, and a side wall extending between the ends, and the flow of liquid being directed to travel in a radial direction across the plurality of wire mesh tubes to radially enter and radially exit the side walls of the plurality of wire mesh tubes;
- the at least one assembly further including at least one elongate core element contacting the plurality of wire mesh tubes and oriented substantially parallel to the plurality of wire mesh tubes, the elongated core element having a rigidity greater than the wire mesh tubes to support the plurality of wire mesh tubes against the flow of liquid in the radial direction across the plurality of wire mesh tubes.
An apparatus for removing air or debris from a flow of liquid, the apparatus comprising:
- a shell having an inlet, an outlet, and an inner cavity in fluid communication with each of the inlet and the outlet, the inner cavity having a direct flow path space positioned directly between the inlet and outlet, and
- a plurality of tubes positioned within the inner cavity of the shell such that the tubes are oriented substantially parallel to each other and upper ends of the tubes being positioned above the inlet, each of the tubes having a longitudinal axis, and at least one of the tubes having a surface with a plurality of apertures, a minority portion of the plurality of tubes being positioned in the direct flow path space with the flow of fluid between the inlet and outlet flowing directly across the minority portion of the plurality of tubes in a substantially radial direction, a majority portion of the plurality of tubes being larger than the minority portion of the plurality of tubes and positioned outside of the direct flow path space;
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- an air vent positioned to release air that is removed from the flow of liquid by the plurality of tubes.
An apparatus for removing air or debris from a flow of liquid, the apparatus comprising:
- a shell having an inlet, an outlet, and an inner cavity in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet;
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- at least one elongate coalescing medium assembly disposed within the inner cavity of the shell, each coalescing medium assembly including:
- at least one elongate core element;
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- a plurality of wire mesh tubes, each of the wire mesh tubes having a longitudinal axis, the wire mesh tubes cooperating to define at least one interior space therebetween, and the at least one elongate core element having a rigidity greater than the plurality of wire mesh tubes and being positioned within the interior space in an orientation substantially parallel to the plurality of wire mesh tubes to support the plurality of wire mesh tubes against the flow of liquid through the apparatus.
An apparatus for removing air or debris from a flow of liquid, the apparatus comprising:
- a shell having an inlet, an outlet, and an inner cavity in fluid communication with each of the inlet and the outlet;
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- at least one elongate coalescing medium assembly disposed within the inner cavity of the shell, each coalescing medium assembly including a plurality of wire mesh tubes oriented substantially parallel to each other, each wire mesh tube having ends and a longitudinal axis extending between the ends, and the flow of liquid flowing in a direction substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the plurality of wire mesh tubes, each coalescing medium assembly further comprising a wire mesh retaining wall surrounding the plurality of tubes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.