Filter having spiral-shaped distributor channels
AssigneeMcAlister Technologies, LLC
InventorRoy Edward McAlister
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Abstract
Fluid distribution filters having spiral filter media and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, for example, a filter assembly can include a canister having a body portion positioned between a first opening and a second opening. The filter assembly can further include a filter media positioned in the body portion of the canister. The filter media can include at least one channel in fluid communication with the first and second openings. The channel can have a spiral-like shape and be configured to distribute incoming fluid across the filter media and move the fluid at a substantially equal velocity across the filter media.
Claims12
A filter assembly, comprising:
- a canister having a body portion positioned between a first opening at a first proximal end of the canister and a second opening at a second distal end of the canister opposite the proximal end of the canister;
- and
- a filter media in the body portion of the canister, the filter media forming at least a first channel and a second channel, wherein the second channel is spaced apart from the first channel,
- wherein:
- the first channel and the second channels each have a substantially spiral shape configured to distribute an incoming fluid substantially evenly across the filter media and move the fluid at a substantially equal velocity along an axial length of the body portion,
- the first channel has a first width,
- the second channel has a second width different than the first width, and
- the first and second channels are configured to filter the incoming fluid and separate the fluid based on density.
A filter system, comprising:
- a housing having a first opening, a second opening, and a body portion between the first and second openings, wherein the first opening is fluidly coupled with the second opening via the body portion;
- a plurality of spiral-shaped distributor channels extending through at least a top portion of the body portion, wherein the distributor channels are formed from a filter media configured to remove at least one constituent from a fluid;
- and
- wherein:
- the plurality of spiral-shaped distributor channels includes a first, second, and third spiral-shaped distributor channel,
- the first spiral-shaped distributor channel is spaced a first distance apart from the second spiral-shaped distributor channel, and
- the second spiral-shaped distributor channel is spaced a second distance different than the first distance apart from the third spiral-shaped distributor channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.