Centek Industries, Inc.

Ken Harstel

John R Ford

Ernie Beckwith, Sr

A marine wet exhaust system ( ) which injects water into the exhaust flow for cooling and attenuating noise includes a particulate capture and containment system ( ) for removing particulates and fluid contaminants from the exhaust gas and the waste cooling water of the discharge. With a first embodiment, this is accomplished by separating the waste cooling water and entrained particulates from the exhaust gas in a muffler/separator ( ); accumulating the waste cooling water and entrained particulates in a reservoir ( ); and separating the entrained particulates from the waste cooling water in a filter ( ). The system further includes a reservoir discharge pump assembly ( ), a reservoir drain line ( ) and a bleed line ( ) to maintain water levels in the reservoir and the filter. With a second embodiment, a condensate trap ( ) separates particulates and condensates from the de-watered exhaust gas and returns them to the reservoir ( ).

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Thomasville, GA, United States of America

Ken Harstel