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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2002
John R. Ford, Xenia, OH (US);
Ken Harstel, Thomasville, GA (US);
Ernie Beckwith, Sr., Oahlocknee, GA (US);
Centek Industries, Inc., Thomasville, GA (US);
Abstract
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 ( ).