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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2009
Applicant:
Bruce Paradise, Avon, CT (US);
Inventor:
Bruce Paradise, Avon, CT (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Rockford, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 35/00 (2006.01); B01J 49/00 (2006.01); B01D 21/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cyclone separator includes a wall, a first passage, a second passage, and an oil debris monitor. The wall defines a cyclone cavity. The first passage has a first passage inlet positioned in the cyclone cavity and a first passage outlet at an exterior of the cyclone separator. The second passage has a second passage inlet positioned in the cyclone cavity and a second passage outlet at the first passage. The oil debris monitor detects debris flowing through the second passage.