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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Fred Edelstein, Hauppauge, NY (US);
Maria Liandris, Long Island City, NY (US);
Richard F Brown, Hauppauge, NY (US);
Assignee:
Grumman Aerospace Corporation, Bethpage, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
55159 ; 55160 ; 55210 ;
Abstract
An in-line, non-condensible gas trap for a liquid line which includes an interior mesh tube through which fluid can flow to a trap outlet. Non-condensible gas is trapped outwardly of the mesh tube due to capillary action and periodically the collected gas is vented thereby ridding the liquid line of the non-condensible gas. The present trap operates well in outer space environments (zero gravity) as well as normal ambient conditions (1 g).