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US 9,802,161 B2Granted
Fluid treatment assemblies
AssigneePall Corporation
InventorsCheryl Sayer, Sylvia Messier, James Covino
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Abstract
Fluid treatment assemblies may include first and second end pieces, at least one fluid treatment unit positioned between the first and second end pieces, and a retainer extending between the first and second end pieces and arranged to press the fluid treatment unit(s) and the first and second end pieces together. Each of the end pieces is formed from a nonmetallic material and has a flexural modulus of at least about 1.5×106 psi.
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A fluid treatment assembly comprising:
- at least one fluid treatment unit including a permeable fluid treatment medium having a feed side and a permeate side;
- a feed inlet and a feed passage extending from the feed inlet to the feed side of the permeable fluid treatment medium;
- a permeate outlet and a permeate passage extending from the permeate side of the permeable fluid treatment medium to the permeate outlet;
- first and second end pieces, each of the first and second end pieces closes off fluid passages of an adjacent fluid treatment unit, wherein each of the at least one fluid treatment unit is positioned between the first and second end pieces and wherein each of the first and second end pieces is formed from a nonmetallic material and has a flexural modulus of at least about 1.5×106 psi;
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- a retainer extending between the first and second end pieces and arranged to press the at least one fluid treatment unit and the first and second end pieces against one another, wherein the retainer extends between the first and second end pieces along the at least one fluid treatment unit and a distance between an outer periphery of the retainer and an outer periphery of the at least one fluid treatment unit is less than or equal to about 0.25 inch (six millimeters).
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A fluid treatment assembly comprising:
- first and second opposite end pieces, each of the first and second opposite end pieces being formed from a nonmetallic material and having a flexural modulus of at least about 1.5×106 psi;
- one or more manifolds positioned between the first and second opposite end pieces, wherein each of the one or more manifolds has at least one of a feed inlet, a permeate outlet, and a retentate outlet;
- one or more fluid treatment units positioned between the first and second opposite end pieces, each of the first and second opposite end pieces closes off fluid passages of an adjacent fluid treatment unit, wherein each of the one or more fluid treatment units includes a permeable fluid treatment medium having a feed side and a permeate side;
- a feed passage extending from the feed inlet through at least one of the one or more manifolds and at least one of the one or more fluid treatment units to the feed side of a permeable fluid treatment medium;
- a permeate passage extending from the permeate side of each of the permeable fluid treatment mediums through at least one of the one or more fluid treatment units and to the permeate outlet;
- a retentate passage extending from the feed side of the permeable fluid treatment medium through at least one of the one or more fluid treatment units and to the retentate outlet;
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- a retainer extending between the first and second opposite end pieces and arranged to press the one or more manifolds, the one or more fluid treatment units, and the first and second opposite end pieces against one another, wherein the retainer extends between the first and second opposite end pieces along the one or more fluid treatment units and a distance between an outer periphery of the retainer and an outer periphery of the one or more fluid treatment units is less than or equal to about 0.25 inch (six millimeters).
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.