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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2012
Stephanie L. Faber, Stoughton, WI (US);
Bradley A. Smith, Madison, WI (US);
Christopher E. Holm, Madison, WI (US);
Brian W. Schwandt, Fort Atkinson, WI (US);
Peter K. Herman, Stoughton, WI (US);
Stephanie L. Faber, Stoughton, WI (US);
Bradley A. Smith, Madison, WI (US);
Christopher E. Holm, Madison, WI (US);
Brian W. Schwandt, Fort Atkinson, WI (US);
Peter K. Herman, Stoughton, WI (US);
Cummins Filtration IP, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An inertial gas-liquid separator and method is provided, including variable orifice jet nozzle structure having a variable orifice area dependent upon axial movement of a plunger relative to a housing sleeve, and in another embodiment having first and second flow branches, with the first flow branch being continuously open, and the second flow branch having a variable flow controller controlling flow therethrough.