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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2007
Vipul P. Patel, Irvine, CA (US);
Allen K. Macknight, Signal Hill, CA (US);
Steven R. Eccles, Torrance, CA (US);
Leonard Walitt, Marina Del Rey, CA (US);
Vipul P. Patel, Irvine, CA (US);
Allen K. MacKnight, Signal Hill, CA (US);
Steven R. Eccles, Torrance, CA (US);
Leonard Walitt, Marina Del Rey, CA (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A centrifuge is employed to continuously remove particulates from a fluid. In one embodiment, the centrifuge removes small particles of soot from lubricating oil of diesel engines. The fluid is introduced into the centrifuge through a distribution rotor so that vortexes are not propagated in the fluid. Laminar flow of the fluid down the sides of the outer rotor may contribute to the soot-removal effectiveness of the centrifuge.